She died of a heart attack on August 28, 1992, at Del Mar Racetrack after an adverse reaction to a routine vitamin shot by her veterinarian.
She produced a sustained run on the inside to overtake La Spia in the final strides to win by a head with Cadillac Women two and a half lengths back in third ahead of Speed Dialer, Spinning Round and Vivano.
Despite her indifferent early form, the filly started second choice in the betting behind the odds-on favorite Prospectors Delite for the Kentucky Oaks on May 1.
[8] In the Acorn Stakes at Belmont Park three weeks later, the filly finished second of the twelve runners, beaten two lengths by Prospectors Delite after being forced to the outside on the final turn.
[9] Jerry Bailey took over the ride, when Pleasant Stage was moved up in distant for the CCA Oaks over ten furlongs at Belmont on July 11.
In late August at Del Mar, Pleasant Stage had what her trainer described as an "apoplectic reaction" to a routine veterinary injection and died within two minutes.