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Friday, May 19

Black-Eyed Susan

Preakness 148 weekend will open with the 98th Black-Eyed Susan Day on Friday, May 19 and once again feature the $250,000 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G1). In 2021, 1/ST and the Maryland Jockey Club announced the renaming of this historic race to honor the late George E. Mitchell and his work within the Park Heights community.

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