Blue Grass Stakes top three finishers
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This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Blue Grass Stakes
, an American
Grade 1
race for three year-olds at 1-1/8 miles on polytrack held at Keeneland Racecourse
in Lexington, Kentucky
. (List 1973-present)
Blue Grass Stakes
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, an American
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Grade 1
Graded stakes race
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race for three year-olds at 1-1/8 miles on polytrack held at Keeneland Racecourse
Keeneland
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in Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
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. (List 1973-present)
| Year |
Winner |
Second |
Third |
Starters |
| 2011 | Brilliant Speed | Twinspired | King Congie | 13 |
| 2010 | Stately Victor Stately Victor Stately Victor is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He ran in the 2010 Kentucky Derby, coming in eighth. Bred by Frank Stronach's Adena Springs, he is a son of the great Ghostzapper, the 2004 American Horse of the Year and ranked number one in the world that year... |
Paddy O'Prado | First Dude First Dude (horse) First Dude is an American Thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He was sired by Stephen Got Even, who in turn was a son of leading sire A P Indy. He is out of the mare Run Sarah Run, who is the daughter of Smart Strike.... |
9 |
| 2009 | General Quarters General Quarters (horse) General Quarters is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was a contender for the 2009 U.S. Triple Crown. He was sired by Sky Mesa, winner of the 2002 Grade I Hopeful Stakes, a son of the 1997 Blue Grass Stakes winner, Pulpit... |
Hold Me Back | Massone | 11 |
| 2008 | Monba | Cowboy Cal | Kentucky Bear | 12 |
| 2007 | Dominican | Street Sense Street Sense (horse) Street Sense is an American Thoroughbred racehorse, U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt and winner of the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2007 Travers Stakes and runner up in the 2007 Preakness Stakes by a head. Owned and bred by James B... |
Zanjero | 7 |
| 2006 | Sinister Minister Sinister Minister (horse) Sinister Minister is a thoroughbred race horse. As a foal born on March 29, 2003, he was a possible contender for the Triple Crown in 2006.-Connections:... |
Storm Treasure | Strong Contender | 9 |
| 2005 | Bandini | High Limit | Closing Argument | 7 |
| 2004 | The Cliff's Edge | Lion Heart | Limehouse | 8 |
| 2003 | Peace Rules Peace Rules Peace Rules , is a multiple Grade I winning American Thoroughbred race horse. By Jules Peace Rules (bred and foaled in Florida at Newchance Farm on April 26, 2000), is a multiple Grade I winning American Thoroughbred race horse. By Jules Peace Rules (bred and foaled in Florida at Newchance Farm on... |
Brancusi | Offlee Wild Offlee Wild Offlee Wild is an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. Bred by Dorothy A. Matz, he was sired by Wild Again, out of the mare Alvear, whose sire, Seattle Slew, was a Triple Crown winner and was inducted into National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.Offlee Wild bears a striking resemblance to... |
9 |
| 2002 | Harlan's Holiday | Booklet | Ocean Sound | 6 |
| 2001 | Millennium Wind | Songandaprayer | Dollar Bill | 7 |
| 2000 | High Yield | More Than Ready | Wheelaway | 8 |
| 1999 | Menifee Menifee Menifee is an American Thoroughbred racehorse that competed in the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1999. His rivalry with Triple Crown contender Charismatic was compared at times with the rivalry between 1978 contenders Affirmed and Alydar, who won and placed in all three races that year.... |
Cat Thief Cat Thief Cat Thief is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Regally bred, he is the son of Storm Cat, an outstanding Champion sire and the grandson of both the 20th Century's most important sire, Northern Dancer and whose damsire was the legendary U.S. Triple Crown champion, Secretariat. Cat Thief's dam was... |
Vicar | 8 |
| 1998 | Halory Hunter | Lil's Lad | Cape Town | 5 |
| 1997 | Pulpit Pulpit (horse) Pulpit , is an American Thoroughbred stallion who now performs stud duties at Claiborne Farm for a fee of $60,000 per live foal. His sire is the 1992 Eclipse Award winner for American Horse of the Year and American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse, A.P. Indy... |
Acceptable | Stolen Gold | 7 |
| 1996 | Skip Away Skip Away Skip Away , a gray Thoroughbred race horse, was named America's Champion 3 Year Old Male in 1996 and twice named America's Champion Handicap Horse... |
Louis Quatorze Louis Quatorze (horse) Louis Quatorze is an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He was sired by Sovereign Dancer, who in turn was a son of the great 1964 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Northern Dancer out of the mare, On To Royalty.... |
Editor's Note Editor's Note Editor's Note is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat.Trained by D... |
7 |
| 1995 | Wild Syn | Suave Prospect | Tejano Run Tejano Run Tejano Run is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Catesby W.Clay at his Runnymede Farm , he was purchased and raced by Roy K. Monroe and his wife, Joyce.... |
6 |
| 1994 | Holy Bull Holy Bull Holy Bull is an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Great Above, whose dam was the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame filly Ta Wee.-Race History:... |
Valiant Nature | Mahogany Hall | 7 |
| 1993 | Prairie Bayou Prairie Bayou Prairie Bayou was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse owned and bred by Loblolly Stable of Lake Hamilton, Arkansas. Named for a bayou between Little Rock and Hot Springs in Arkansas, he was sired by Little Missouri and out of the mare Whiffling... |
Wallenda | Dixieland Heat | 9 |
| 1992 | Pistols and Roses Pistols and Roses Pistols and Roses is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Happy Alter, he was sired by Darn That Alarm, whose sire, Jig Time, was a son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Native Dancer... |
Conte Di Savoya | Ecstatic Ride | 11 |
| 1991 | Strike the Gold Strike the Gold Strike the Gold is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1991 Kentucky Derby. Upon the death of 1987 Derby winner Alysheba in March 2009, Strike the Gold became the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner.... |
Fly So Free Fly So Free Fly So Free was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. A grandson of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Damascus, Fly So Free was owned by New York City Broadway theatre producer and music publishing company owner Tommy Valando and his wife Elizabeth.In 1990, Fly So Free capped off a... |
Nowork all Play | 6 |
| 1990 | Summer Squall Summer Squall Summer Squall is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by Storm Bird, who in turn was a son of 1964 U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt Northern Dancer, "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history." His dam was Weekend Surprise, a daughter of the great U.S. Triple Crown... |
Land Rush | Unbridled Unbridled Unbridled was a Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse.The colt was sired by Fappiano , by Mr. Prospector, and his dam Gana Facil, by Le Fabuleux. Unbridled retired with a career record of 8 wins, 6 places and 6 shows in 24 starts, and $4,489,475 in career earnings... |
5 |
| 1989 | Western Playboy | Dispersal | Tricky Creek | 6 |
| 1988 | Granacus | Intensive Command | Regal Classic Regal Classic Regal Classic is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Sam-Son Farm, he was by the highly successful sire, Vice Regent and out of Sam-Son Farm's foundation mare, No Class... |
9 |
| 1987 | War | Leo Castelli | Alysheba Alysheba Alysheba was an American Thoroughbred race horse who won two legs of the Triple Crown in 1987. A successful sire, he produced 11 stakes winners.... |
5 |
| 1986 | Bachelor Beau | Bolshoi Boy | Bold Arrangement | 11 |
| 1985 | Chief's Crown Chief's Crown Chief's Crown was an American-bred Thoroughbred race horse who won the 1984 Breeders' Cup Juvenile and was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Two-Year-Old Male Horse. He later became a successful sire.-Background:... |
Floating Reserve | Banner Bob | 4 |
| 1984 | Taylor's Special | Silent King | Charmed Rock | 9 |
| 1983 | Play Fellow | Desert Wine Desert Wine Desert Wine was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A descendant of Nearco, he was sired by U.S. Hall of Fame inductee Damascus, himself the son of another Hall of Fame horse, Sword Dancer... |
Copelan | 12 |
| 1982 | Linkage | Gato Del Sol Gato Del Sol Gato Del Sol was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was foaled at Stone Farm in Paris, Kentucky, the son of U.S... |
Wavering Monarch | 9 |
| 1981 | Proud Appeal | Law Me | Golden Derby | 11 |
| 1980 | Rockhill Native Rockhill Native Rockhill Native was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was the 1979 two-year-old champion colt.Rockhill Native won the Cowdin, Futurity and Sapling Stakes as a two-year old in 1979 and also won the Jefferson Cup for his owner Harry A. Oak. Rockhill Native did not run the 1980 Preakness... |
Super Moment Super Moment Super Moment was an American Thoroughbred racehorse bred and raced by Maxwell H. Gluck's Elmendorf Farm. Racing in California for future Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally, Super Moment won the 1981 Strub Stakes and the 1982 San Bernardino and San Marcos Handicaps but is best known for winning... |
Gold Stage | 11 |
| 1979 | Spectacular Bid Spectacular Bid Spectacular Bid was an American Thoroughbred race horse. "The Bid" as he was known was one of the most dominant gallopers of his time... |
Lot o' Gold | Bishop's Choice | 4 |
| 1978 | Alydar Alydar Alydar was a chestnut colt and an American thoroughbred race horse who was most famous for finishing a close second to Affirmed in all three races of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a feat not achieved before or repeated since.-Racing career:Trained by John M... |
Raymond Earl | Go Forth | 9 |
| 1977 | For the Moment | Run Dusty Run | Western Wind | 11 |
| 1976 | Honest Pleasure Honest Pleasure Honest Pleasure was an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. Bred in Florida by Waldemar Farms, he was sired by leading American sire What A Pleasure, out of the mare Tularia, whose sire, Tulyar, was owned and bred by The Aga Khan IV and was a stakes winner in Ireland and England.Guided by... |
Certain Roman | Inca Roca | 7 |
| 1975 | Master Derby Master Derby Master Derby was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1975 Preakness Stakes.-Background:He was bred by Robert E. Lehmann at his Golden Chance Farm in Paris, Kentucky... |
Honey Mark | Prince Thou Art | 9 |
| 1974 | Judger | Big Latch | Gold and Myrrh | 14 |
| 1973 | My Gallant | Our Native | Impecunious | 9 |