My Miss Mo’s connections were disappointed when deciding to pass on the Longines Kentucky Oaks (USA-G1) because of veterinary concerns that might have landed the filly on the vet’s list had they persisted in trying to make the filly Classic. But they got a nice consolation prize last Friday when, given two extra weeks to clear up any nagging little issues, My Miss Mo had no trouble landing the trophy in the George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (USA-G2). The win was the first of 2026 for the filly, who was second in the Davona Dale Stakes (USA-G2) and Gulfstream Park Oaks (USA-G2) in her other outings this season, and raised her lifetime record to two wins and three seconds from six starts.
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (or Pimlico Oaks, as it was originally known) has had some excellent broodmares on its list of winners, among them Gallorette, Nellie Morse, Real Delight, Serena’s Song, and Vagrancy. It is questionable as to whether My Miss Mo has the talent to equal this list of equine queens, all of whom were champions on the track as well as matriarchs of the breed, but she has the pedigree to suggest that becoming a top broodmare is easily within her reach. A daughter of the late Uncle Mo, whose daughters have already produced the likes of Thorpedo Anna and Journalism, she comes from the female line of Iltis, which forged its way from the blue-collar ranks of a regional market to the heights of international breeding.
A daughter of War Relic, Iltis showed only moderate form as a racehorse, running for claiming tags as low as US$4,500, but it was her good fortune to be purchased by Ocala Stud in 1956 following her racing career. Mated repeatedly to Rough’n Tumble, she produced three key daughters by that sire. The first, My Dear Girl, was the American champion 2-year-old filly of 1959 and helped build Rough’n Tumble’s reputation as the first Florida-based stallion of national importance. My Dear Girl was also a blue hen mare, producing seven stakes winners including the excellent racer and sire In Reality (by Intentionally).
My Dear Girl’s full sister Me Next produced two stakes winners and became the granddam of 1985 Preakness Stakes (USA-G1) winner Tank’s Prospect (by Mr. Prospector), but it was Treasure Chest, the result of Iltis’s 1961 mating to Rough’n Tumble, who elevated the family to international acclaim. The winner of the 1966 Modesty Handicap in track record time during her own racing days, she produced 1975 Margate Handicap (USA-G3) winner Diomedia (by Sea-Bird), 1984 Princess Elizabeth Stakes (ENG-G3) winner Kanz (by The Minstrel), and stakes winner Gold Treasure (by Northern Dancer). She is also the dam of stakes-placed Crown Treasure (by Graustark), whose sons Glint of Gold and Diamond Shoal (both by Mill Reef) were both champions and multiple Group 1 winners in Europe.
Gold Treasure is the dam of juvenile stakes winner Crown Silver (by Spectacular Bid) and of stakes-placed Golden Guinea (by Fappiano), dam of the sharp sprinter Bop (by Rahy). In addition, Gold Treasure is the dam of Isle of Spice (by Diesis), dam of 2001 Oaks d’Italia (ITY-G1) winner Zanzibar (by In the Wings) and second dam of 2009 Elkhorn Stakes (USA-G2) winner Spice Route.
Gold Treasure’s 1987 Slew o’ Gold daughter, No More Ironing, also became a stakes producer, foaling multiple listed stakes winner and Kentucky Oaks third Sneaky Quiet (by Seeking the Gold) and multiple stakes winner Ironman Dehere (by Dehere). In addition, No More Ironing is the dam of Polyester (by Tiz Wonderful), dam of 2020 Pimlico Special Stakes (USA-G3) winner Harpers First Ride (by Paynter). Polyester’s 2018 filly by Quality Road, In a Dream, won one of her three starts and produced My Miss Mo as her first foal. Her subsequent foals are a 2025 filly by Flightline and a colt by Flightline that arrived on March 2, 2026.
Future racing plans have yet to be announced for My Miss Mo, who to date has not yet shown quite the same level of ability as the top fillies of the division. Nevertheless, a Grade 2 win is nothing to sneeze at, and her combination of pedigree, performance, and conformation make her a very attractive broodmare prospect. Any further laurels that she adds to her record will only boost her marketability—and that of her future foals—when her racing career is done.
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (or Pimlico Oaks, as it was originally known) has had some excellent broodmares on its list of winners, among them Gallorette, Nellie Morse, Real Delight, Serena’s Song, and Vagrancy. It is questionable as to whether My Miss Mo has the talent to equal this list of equine queens, all of whom were champions on the track as well as matriarchs of the breed, but she has the pedigree to suggest that becoming a top broodmare is easily within her reach. A daughter of the late Uncle Mo, whose daughters have already produced the likes of Thorpedo Anna and Journalism, she comes from the female line of Iltis, which forged its way from the blue-collar ranks of a regional market to the heights of international breeding.
A daughter of War Relic, Iltis showed only moderate form as a racehorse, running for claiming tags as low as US$4,500, but it was her good fortune to be purchased by Ocala Stud in 1956 following her racing career. Mated repeatedly to Rough’n Tumble, she produced three key daughters by that sire. The first, My Dear Girl, was the American champion 2-year-old filly of 1959 and helped build Rough’n Tumble’s reputation as the first Florida-based stallion of national importance. My Dear Girl was also a blue hen mare, producing seven stakes winners including the excellent racer and sire In Reality (by Intentionally).
My Dear Girl’s full sister Me Next produced two stakes winners and became the granddam of 1985 Preakness Stakes (USA-G1) winner Tank’s Prospect (by Mr. Prospector), but it was Treasure Chest, the result of Iltis’s 1961 mating to Rough’n Tumble, who elevated the family to international acclaim. The winner of the 1966 Modesty Handicap in track record time during her own racing days, she produced 1975 Margate Handicap (USA-G3) winner Diomedia (by Sea-Bird), 1984 Princess Elizabeth Stakes (ENG-G3) winner Kanz (by The Minstrel), and stakes winner Gold Treasure (by Northern Dancer). She is also the dam of stakes-placed Crown Treasure (by Graustark), whose sons Glint of Gold and Diamond Shoal (both by Mill Reef) were both champions and multiple Group 1 winners in Europe.
Gold Treasure is the dam of juvenile stakes winner Crown Silver (by Spectacular Bid) and of stakes-placed Golden Guinea (by Fappiano), dam of the sharp sprinter Bop (by Rahy). In addition, Gold Treasure is the dam of Isle of Spice (by Diesis), dam of 2001 Oaks d’Italia (ITY-G1) winner Zanzibar (by In the Wings) and second dam of 2009 Elkhorn Stakes (USA-G2) winner Spice Route.
Gold Treasure’s 1987 Slew o’ Gold daughter, No More Ironing, also became a stakes producer, foaling multiple listed stakes winner and Kentucky Oaks third Sneaky Quiet (by Seeking the Gold) and multiple stakes winner Ironman Dehere (by Dehere). In addition, No More Ironing is the dam of Polyester (by Tiz Wonderful), dam of 2020 Pimlico Special Stakes (USA-G3) winner Harpers First Ride (by Paynter). Polyester’s 2018 filly by Quality Road, In a Dream, won one of her three starts and produced My Miss Mo as her first foal. Her subsequent foals are a 2025 filly by Flightline and a colt by Flightline that arrived on March 2, 2026.
Future racing plans have yet to be announced for My Miss Mo, who to date has not yet shown quite the same level of ability as the top fillies of the division. Nevertheless, a Grade 2 win is nothing to sneeze at, and her combination of pedigree, performance, and conformation make her a very attractive broodmare prospect. Any further laurels that she adds to her record will only boost her marketability—and that of her future foals—when her racing career is done.
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