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2026 Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Laurel Park: Picks and Predictions
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2026 Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Laurel Park: Picks and Predictions

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The Black-Eyed Susan has been the filly counterpart to the Preakness Stakes for decades, and this year both classics share a venue at Laurel Park while Pimlico undergoes reconstruction. The Grade 2, $300,000 event drew a field of 10 for 1 1/8 miles on dirt, with a 6:14 p.m. Eastern post. Aragona and Beer split on top, and neither uses the 3-1 morning-line favorite, No. 7 Jumping the Gun. The fault line in this race runs through one of the late-season Oaks preps and one of the local Laurel options. Aragona is going to a Florida shipper on price. Beer is staying with the runner-up from the local prep, the Weber City Miss, betting the right trip awaits her. Aragona's win contender: No. 6 Haute Diva No. 6 Haute Diva ran two flat efforts in Florida this winter, including a wide trip in the Gulfstream Park Oaks that Aragona is willing to throw out. The class drop from those Kentucky Oaks preps is the angle, and trainer Patrick Biancone has an equipment angle working too.…

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