Black-eyed Susan flowers are actually made up of many small florets, two kinds. The florets in the center of each flower — the eye — lack petals and are dark. Hence, the black eye.

However, because the Black-eyed Susan usually blooms in June, the blanket is made of Viking Poms for the race winner. Thousands of flowers make up the final product (seen above on last year's ...

Smarty Jones isn't John Servis' only starter this weekend. He will send out longshot Pilfer for Friday's Black-Eyed Susan. Bob Baffert's Yearly Report is favored in the nine-furlong race.

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia) has won award after award, deservedly so. Skip to Article. ... 5-inch flowers, light yellow petals and green cone, 'Prairie Sun' especially speaks to me.

Black-eyed Susan is the fitting name for flowers with bright yellow petals around a dark center eye. The name is applied to two very different plants. Thunbergia alata is a vining, heat-loving ...

Here’s a straightforward recipe for the black-eyed Susan, adapted from “The Bartender’s Best Friend” (Wiley, 2010) by Mardee Haidin Regan. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, build the ...

A nod to the state's official flower—theyellow-pedaled black-eyed Susan—are Friday's races by the same name, which kick off at 11:30 a.m. at Pimlico Race Course.

What is the drink of the Preakness Stakes? The cocktail of choice for the Preakness Stakes is the Black-Eyed Susan. The drink, created in 1973 by Harry Stevens, who served as one of Pimlico’s longtime ...

The second jewel of the Triple Crown shines with traditions. Don't miss the 2025 Preakness Stakes, this Saturday, May 17, at 2:30 PM ET on Peacock.