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Alysheba in 1987 Blue Grass
1987 Champion Three-Year-Old Male, 1988 Horse of the Year, and future Racing Hall of Famer Alysheba, Chris McCarron up, in the 1987 running of the Blue Grass Stakes. Alysheba won the race but was disqualified and placed to third, giving trainer D.…
1984 Blue Grass Stakes field
This photograph showcases the field, including favored winner Taylor's Special, approaching the final stretch in the 1984 Blue Grass Stakes. The 1984 race would be Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day's first of four Blue Grass wins.
Chief's Crown in 1985 Blue Grass
This photograph showcases Chief's Crown, Don MacBeth up, capturing the 1985 Blue Grass Stakes.
Halory Hunter wins 1998 Blue Grass
A muddy Halory Hunter, Gary Stevens up, being led to the winner's circle after claiming the 1998 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes by 2 1/2 lengths. After taking the race, Halory Hunter went on to a 4th place finish at the Kentucky Derby.
Holy Bull wins 1994 Blue Grass
This photograph shows Holy Bull, Mike Smith up, at the finish of the 1994 Blue Grass Stakes with Valiant Nature and Mahogany Hall trailing. Taking the Blue Grass by 3 1/2 lengths, the race gave Mike Smith back-to-back Blue Grass wins.
Menifee wins 1999 Blue Grass
Menifee, Pat Day up, approaching the finish of the 1999 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes. Trained by W. Elliott Walden for owners Arthur B. Hancock III and James H. Stone, Menifee finished second in his next two starts — the Kentucky Derby and Preakness…
Play Fellow (inside) duels with Marfa
This photograph features Play Fellow, Jean Cruguet up, dueling with Marfa in the 1983 Blue Grass Stakes. Play Fellow's win was Cruguet's first Blue Grass victory, and the colt's trainer, Harvey Vanier, would go on to claim another with Western…
Prairie Bayou wins 1993 Blue Grass
Racing Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith piloting Prairie Bayou to their 1993 Blue Grass victory. Prairie Bayou, future Champion Three-Year-Old Male, finished second in the Kentucky Derby before winning the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in his next start.
Pulpit wins 1997 Blue Grass
Pulpit, Shane Sellers up, handily winning the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes in 1997. Bred and campaigned by Claiborne Farm, the A.P. Indy colt dominated the seven-horse Blue Grass field before finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby in his next start three…
Skip Away wins 1996 Blue Grass
This photograph showcases Skip Away, Shane Sellers up, capturing the 1996 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes by 6 lengths. The victory gave Shane Sellers his first of three Blue Grass Stakes wins.