The 2018 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 94th running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place on May 18, 2018, and was televised in the United States on the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN). Ridden by jockey Paco Lopez, Red Ruby won the race by four and three quarter lengths over runner-up Coach Rocks. Approximate post time on the Friday evening before the Preakness Stakes was 4:51 p.m. Eastern Time. The Maryland Jockey Club supplied a purse of $250,000 for the 94th running. The race was run over a sloppy (sealed) track in a final time of 1:50.17.Daily Racing Form, May 19, 2018 Chart of the Race The Maryland Jockey Club reported a Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Day attendance of 48,265. The attendance at Pimlico Race Course that day was the second best crowd ever for Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Day and the seventh largest for a thoroughbred race in North America in 2018.
Payout
The 94th Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Payout Schedule
Program Number Horse Name Win Place Show4 Red Ruby $7.80 $4.00 $3.203 Coach Rocks - $4.20 $3.208 Indy Union - - $4.60
$2 Exacta: (4–3) paid $ 30.60
$2 Trifecta: (4–3–8) paid $ 255.80
$1 Superfecta: (4–3–8-9) paid $ 475.30
The full chart
Finish PositionLengths BehindPost PositionHorse nameTrainerJockeyOwnerPost Time OddsPurse Earnings1st04 Red Ruby Kellyn Gorder Paco Lopez Sandra Sexton2.90-1$150,0002nd4-3/43 Coach Rocks Dale Romans Luis Saez West Point Thoroughbreds3.00-1$50,0003rd9-3/48 Indy Union Jeremiah Englehart Jose Ortiz Robert Hahn11.60-1$25,0004th14-1/29 Sara Street Kiaran McGlaughlin Dylan Davis Westrock Stables LLC2.80-1 favorite$15,0005th14-3/47 Goodonehoney Jason Egan Steve Hamilton Godolphin, LLC3.30-1 $7,500
Winning Breeder: Hargus Sexton, Sandra Sexton & SilverFern Farm, LLC; (KY) Final Time: 1:50.17 Track Condition: Sloppy (Sealed) Total Attendance: Record of 48,265
See also 2018 Preakness Stakes Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Stakes "top three finishers" and # of starters
References
External links Official Black-Eyed Susan Stakes website Official Preakness website