Article: Kentucky Derby Contenders Today's prep races: Grade II $325,000 Lexington Stakes (Keeneland); $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes (Pimlico).

Article: Kentucky Derby Contenders These top 3-year-olds are making a run ...
The Washington Post;  April 7, 2007 ;     513 words ... ... NafzgerCalvin BorelBlue Grass Stakes New synthetic Keeneland ... this horse in the Blue Grass.2. Scat DaddyJohannesburgTodd ... pointed toward deeper Blue Grass.4. Great HunterAptitudeDoug ... NeillCorey NakataniBlue Grass Stakes It's O'Neill ... JonesMario PinoBlue ...

Article: Hard Spun's schedule still a work in progress: The 3-year-old ...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  April 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... saying we're not running in the Blue Grass." But don't be surprised if the Blue Grass Stakes on April 14 at Keeneland is run ... best for this horse." As for the Blue Grass, Jones is aware that it is shaping ...

Article: Horse racing: Dominican pulls upset in Blue Grass ...
Capital (Annapolis);  April 15, 2007 ;     649 words ... ... the final stride to win the $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland yesterday. The first Blue Grass on Polytrack produced the most thrilling ... Street Sense came into the 1 1-8-mile Blue Grass off a nose victory over Any Given Saturday ...

Article: PULPIT AMONG NOMINEES FOR BLUE GRASS ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  March 12, 1997 ;     459 words ... ... 108 horses nominated to the $700,000 Blue Grass Stakes on April 12 at Keeneland. The Blue Grass, a 1-mile race sponsored by Toyota ... Triple Crown classic races have run in the Blue Grass since 1989 -- Summer Squall (1990 Preakness ...

Article: Eurosilver to Miss Blue Grass Stakes
AP Online;  March 26, 2004 ;     356 words ... ... an infection and will miss the Blue Grass Stakes on April 10. Trainer Nick Zito ... spiked a temperature" and the Blue Grass "is out of the question." Zito ... been pointing Eurosilver to the Blue Grass since last fall, when the colt ...

Article: Hold Me Back early favorite for Blue Grass ...
AP Online;  April 8, 2009 ;     463 words ... ... drawn the No. 10 post for the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. Hold Me Back tops ... Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Blue Grass, a final prep for the Kentucky ... Desormeaux. The 1 1/8-mile Blue Grass is run on Polytrack. Hold Me ...

Article: BLUE GRASS STAKES ENJOYABLE FOR ZITO
Evansville Courier & Press;  April 13, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... his Strike the Gold captured the Blue Grass Stakes and Derby. Or 1994's Derby ... Acceptable (1997) to runner-up Blue Grass finishes. Can Zito rekindle his ... Keeneland's $750,000 Grade I Blue Grass Stakes? He will try with 10-1 outsider ...