BALTIMORE – Failing to have his filly Beguine draw into the Kentucky Oaks from the also-eligible list didn’t bother trainer Dan Peitz all that much the day after the Oaks. Then came the Kentucky Derby. “Everybody was stirring me up,” Peitz recalled of the reaction to Rich Strike having drawn into the Derby, then winning it. “All I can say is we’d have paid 60 bucks, not $180.” Peitz said he was “kind of disappointed” not to get in, but after watching the top contenders of the Oaks all perform well, “we were probably up against it to hit the board.” With that in the rearview mirror, Beguine will try to get a significant consolation prize on Friday at Pimlico, when she starts in a competitive edition of the Grade 2, $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. :: For the first time ever, our premium past performances are free! Get free Formulator now! “This is probably a better spot,” Peitz admitted. Better, yes. Easy? Oh no. The Black-Eyed Susan, at 1 1/8 miles, drew a bulky field of 13, and they’re coming from all over the country to compete. The morning-line favorite is Adare Manor, who was upset as the odds-on favorite in the Grade 2 Santa Anita Oaks, a performance that looked significantly better after the filly who beat her, Desert Dawn, came back to run third in the Kentucky Oaks. Favor, third in the Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks behind the victorious Echo Zulu, and Interstatedaydream, third in the Grade 1 Ashland to Kentucky Oaks runner-up Nest, both bypassed the Kentucky Oaks to point for this. Distinctlypossible, second to the high-class Juju’s Map when still a maiden in last year’s Grade 1 Alcibiades, returned from a six-month layoff to win a maiden race at Keeneland in her last start. And the locals are well represented by Luna Belle, who comes into the race having won five straight stakes, all at Laurel for Hamilton Smith. The Black-Eyed Susan, with a listed post time of 5:44 p.m. Eastern, is race 13 on a 14-race card that begins at 11:30 a.m. There are six stakes, four graded, including the historic Grade 3 Pimlico Special for 3-year-olds and up, which goes as race 12. One of the most significant races on the undercard finds Pizza Bianca, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner, in the Hilltop, race 9. The Black-Eyed Susan commences a double that concludes with the Preakness on Saturday. The forecast is for a high temperature of 88 degrees, but no rain. The heat should be on, too, as far as pace in the Black-Eyed Susan. Missy Greer figures to go from an inside draw, Midnight Stroll has won two straight making the lead, Interstatedaydream usually lays close, and Adare Manor has significant speed that she’ll likely have to use to get over from post 10. All that could compromise the chances of Beguine, who beat maidens in front-running fashion before finishing second in the Grade 3 Fantasy at Oaklawn, in which she got a career-best Beyer Speed Figure of 86. :: Want to start playing with a $510 bankroll and have access to free Formulator? Learn more Adare Manor scored a pair of runaway victories going long at Santa Anita, pairing 94 Beyers, before being upset in the Santa Anita Oaks. After beginning her career with Bob Baffert and racing in the Santa Anita Oaks for Tim Yakteen, she subsequently was moved to Sean McCarthy, who will be making his first visit to Pimlico this week. “Her works have been super,” said McCarthy, who has worked Adare Manor four times. “I’m really, really happy with her. “Her last work,” McCarthy said of a five-furlong drill in 58.60 seconds Saturday that was the best of the morning at the distance, “was fantastic. I’m cautiously optimistic.” Interstatedaydream was wheeling back in less than four weeks for the April 8 Ashland following her first start in seven months. The extra time to this race should be of benefit, trainer Brad Cox said. “I think she bounced a little in the Ashland,” Cox said. “Now she has six weeks. We’ll see if she can step up.” Favor acquitted herself well in the Fair Grounds Oaks, her stakes debut. Her trainer, Todd Pletcher, said the Black-Eyed Susan seemed like a better option than attempting to get into the Kentucky Oaks. “She had some subtle trouble,” he said of the Fair Grounds Oaks. “It was a good effort, and based on that, we did consider the Kentucky Oaks. But she’s light on experience. And at the time it looked like she might have a tough time getting in.” Distinctlypossible intrigues, as she figures to move forward off her return and has a late-running style that could be ideal here. But she must improve, as her best Beyer is a 78. Miss Yearwood, second to Distinctlypossible at Keeneland, also figures to make a late impact. Luna Belle has yet to face fillies of this quality, but is in peak form, having recorded Beyers of 86 and then 87 winning her last two races. Radio Days, a distant second in the Grade 3 Beaumont, tries two turns for the first time. Trainer Graham Motion doubles up with the longshots Candy Light, second last out to Luna Belle, and Divine Huntress. Morning Matcha, exiting a dull try in the Grade 3 Gazelle, now must overcome the outside post in this big, competitive field.