Baltimore, MD (My Sportsbook) - Payton d'Oro, ridden by Terry Thompson, held off Bon Jovi Girl through the stretch to capture Friday's running of the $150,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. The 1 1/8 mile race for three-year-old fillies is the sister event to Saturday's Preakness Stakes.

Trained by Larry Jones, Payton d'Oro took the lead the first time under the wire and led the eight-horse field around the clubhouse turn and into the backstretch.

Pressing the pace was Stage Trick followed by Casanova Move and Don't Forget Gil. Payton d'Oro took the field around the final turn with Stage Trick still second on the outside with Combinate and Bon Jovi Girl close behind.

At the top of the stretch Bon Jovi Girl, with Jose Caraballo riding, took over second behind the leader. Payton d'Oro kept to her task down the stretch even as Bon Jovi Girl cut into the lead.

Payton d'Oro, the 5-2 second choice, hit the wire 1 1/4-lengths ahead of Bon Jovi Girl with 8-5 favorite Casanova Move finishing third followed by Stage Trick, Combinate, Stone Legacy, Renda and Don't Forget Gil.

The time for the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was 1:49.75 on a fast track.

Program favorite Hooh Why and Oro Blanco were scratched.

Payton d'Oro is owned by John Ferris and Mike Pressley, and adds $90,000 to her earnings. The filly, who has now won four straight, has victories in half of her eight career starts for $197,710.

Payton d'Oro returned $7.20, $4.40 and $3.00. Bon Jovi Girl paid $7.40 and $4.20, and Casanova Move paid $2.60 to show.

Jones plans on retiring from active training at the end of this year and knows that he may be approaching his final win as a trainer.

"Every time we do something we realize that it could very well be the last time it's done. We're trying to enjoy everything as we go through it," said Jones. "Some of it we're going through, thinking, 'Thank God, we don't have to do this again.'

"We're still going to be involved. My wife (Cindy) still has a horse or two, and we still have a few horses in partnership with other people. Those people, we're going to be connected with, not training them the way I am right now. I'm hoping I'm their exercise boy, and I'll find someone to train them. I'll still get to work around the barn in some capacity. But we have stallion seasons. We'll be focusing more on our own private stable."

It was learned earlier in the day that retired jockey and racing steward Bill Passmore passed away Thursday night at the age of 76.