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The 2016 Blue Grass Stakes field turns for home
A field of 14 contesting the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes in 2016. Luis Saez piloted Brody’s Cause to victory in the 92nd running of the Blue Grass. Brody’s Cause, trained by Dale Romans, gave the Albaugh Family Stable (Dennis Albaugh) its first win in…
Irap (inside) wins 2017 Blue Grass Stakes over Practical Joke
Irap, Julien Leparoux up, in the final stretch of the 2017 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes with Practical Joke trailing in second.
Trained by Doug O’Neill and owned by Reddam Racing, the Tiznow colt out of the Storm Cat mare Silken Cat was tested by…
Trained by Doug O’Neill and owned by Reddam Racing, the Tiznow colt out of the Storm Cat mare Silken Cat was tested by…
Strike the Gold wins 1991 Blue Grass
Strike the Gold, Chris Antley up, nearing the finish line to secure the jockey's single Blue Grass Stakes win in 1991. Strike the Gold finished second in the Florida Derby in March before his impressive performance in the Blue Grass, setting the colt…
Pat Day celebrates aboard Summer Squall
Summer Squall, with Racing Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day up, after their 1990 Blue Grass Stakes win.
Sporting Cot Campbell’s Dogwood Stable colors, Summer Squall went undefeated in all five of his starts as a two-year-old. By his three-year-old…
Sporting Cot Campbell’s Dogwood Stable colors, Summer Squall went undefeated in all five of his starts as a two-year-old. By his three-year-old…
Lucky Debonair with Bill Shoemaker up at Keeneland
Lucky Debonair was the third consecutive runner to claim the Kentucky Derby after securing a Blue Grass win. The betting favorite, piloted by Bill Shoemaker (up), bested Swift Ruler by 1/2 length. Shoemaker’s Derby victory the following week was the…
Chateaugay ahead of 1963 Blue Grass
This photograph features Chateaugay, Braulio Baeza up, at the 1963 Blue Grass Stakes.
One of 11 Blue Grass winners to also notch Kentucky Derby victories, Chateaugay won the 1963 Blue Grass Stakes by a head for Darby Dan Farm. Trained by James P.…
One of 11 Blue Grass winners to also notch Kentucky Derby victories, Chateaugay won the 1963 Blue Grass Stakes by a head for Darby Dan Farm. Trained by James P.…
Tomy Lee in the Keeneland Paddock
This photograph shows Tomy Lee in Keeneland’s paddock before the Blue Grass in 1959. Bred in England and owned by Texans Fred Turner Jr. and his wife Juliette, Tomy Lee, piloted by Bill Shoemaker, broke a track record in Keeneland’s Forerunner Stakes…
Jack Westrope aboard Fencing
Trained by Earl Sande (far left) and piloted by Jack Westrope, Fencing beat the odds to win the first Blue Grass Stakes run at Keeneland. The race, inaugurated in 1911 at the Kentucky Association racetrack near downtown Lexington, was revived at…
Northern Dancer with trainer Horatio Luro
Northern Dancer, with Racing Hall of Fame trainer Horatio Luro, at Keeneland in April 1964.
Northern Dancer swept the 1964 Flamingo Stakes, Florida Derby, and Blue Grass Stakes en route to the Kentucky Derby. He won the 1964 Derby by a neck under…
Northern Dancer swept the 1964 Flamingo Stakes, Florida Derby, and Blue Grass Stakes en route to the Kentucky Derby. He won the 1964 Derby by a neck under…
Jockey Eddie Arcaro aboard Shut Out
This photograph showcases racing Hall of Famer Eddie Arcaro on Shut Out after their 1942 Blue Grass win. On the heels of his success in Keeneland’s Triple Crown prep race, Shut Out claimed the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes before securing his…