My Juliet (1972–2001) was an American Thoroughbred champion racehorse who defeated both male and female competitors when earning the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Sprint Horse in 1976.
In the spring of 1975, My Juliet suffered the only three-race losing streak in her career when she finished second in the Ashland, third in the La Troienne and tenth in the Kentucky Oaks.
[3] On May 16, My Juliet's connections decided to run her in the what was then the de facto second jewel of the filly triple crown, the Grade II $65,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
That day in Baltimore, Maryland My Juliet beat a strong field of six stakes winners including favorite Gala Lil and Funalon.
Although she tired in the final furlong to finish fifth (beaten by just four lengths), she earned the respect of sportswriter Steve Haskin, who called her something special.
She ended the year winning nine of fifteen starts and established herself as one of the top sprinters of either sex racing in the United States.
[1][3][4] My Juliet was rated at 123 pounds by the Daily Racing Form in their Free Handicap for three-year-old fillies, second to the great Ruffian.
She began her campaign on January 1 in California with a win against a field of females in the Las Flores Handicap at Santa Anita Park.
She won at 14 different racetracks in 10 states: Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, California, Illinois, Nebraska, Delaware and Michigan.