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Keeneland Library Meadors Collection - start of Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, 1958.jpg
The start of the 1958 Blue Grass Stakes. Plion went on to win with Dave Erb up. Trained by Tom Jolley, the colt edged out second place finisher Warren G by three-quarters of a length.

Essential Quality out of the gate - Joyce Patci.jpg
Heavily favored approaching the 2021 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes on the heels of four wins from four starts, Essential Quality prevailed by a neck in the 97th running of the Blue Grass Stakes. Trained by Brad Cox, the colt was piloted by Luis Saez.

Keeneland Association Marshall P Hawkins - start of Bluegrass Stakes at Keeneland, 1976.jpg
Horses break from the gate at the start of the 1976 Bluegrass Stakes. Honest Pleasure, ridden by Braulio Baeza, would capture the victory and go on to a second place showing in the Kentucky Derby. 

Triangle - 1942-01-09 Hialeah Park - schooling 2 year olds at gate 1.jpg
This photograph, taken in January of 1942, features two-year-olds being "schooled at the gate" at Hialeah Park Race Track.
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