Blue Grass Stakes top three finishers

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 held at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky.[1][2] (List 1973–present)

Year
Winner
Second
Third
Starters
2023 11
2022 Zandon Smile Happy Emmanuel 11
2021 Essential Quality Highly Motivated Rombauer 9
2020 Art Collector Swiss Skydiver Rushie 13
2019 Vekoma Win Win Win Signalman 14
2018 Good Magic Flameaway Free Drop Billy 14
2017 Irap Practical Joke McCraken 7
2016 Brody's Cause My Man Sam Cherry Wine 14
2015 Carpe Diem Danzig Moon Ocho Ocho Ocho 8
2014 Dance With Fate Medal Count Pablo Del Monte 14
2013 Java's War Palace Malice Charming Kitten 14
2012 Dullahan Hansen Gung Ho 13
2011 Brilliant Speed Twinspired King Congie 13
2010 Stately Victor Paddy O'Prado First Dude 9
2009 General Quarters Hold Me Back Massone 11
2008 Monba Cowboy Cal Kentucky Bear 12
2007 Dominican Street Sense Zanjero 7
2006 Sinister Minister Storm Treasure Strong Contender 9
2005 Bandini High Limit Closing Argument 7
2004 The Cliff's Edge Lion Heart Limehouse 8
2003 Peace Rules Brancusi Offlee Wild 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 Cat Thief Vicar 8
1998 Halory Hunter Lil's Lad Cape Town 5
1997 Pulpit Acceptable Stolen Gold 7
1996 Skip Away Louis Quatorze Editor's Note 7
1995 Wild Syn Suave Prospect Tejano Run 6
1994 Holy Bull Valiant Nature Mahogany Hall 7
1993 Prairie Bayou Wallenda Dixieland Heat 9
1992 Pistols and Roses Conte Di Savoya Ecstatic Ride 11
1991 Strike the Gold Fly So Free Nowork all Play 6
1990 Summer Squall Land Rush Unbridled 5
1989 Western Playboy Dispersal Tricky Creek 6
1988 Granacus Intensive Command Regal Classic 9
1987 War Leo Castelli Alysheba 5
1986 Bachelor Beau Bolshoi Boy Bold Arrangement 11
1985 Chief's Crown Floating Reserve Banner Bob 4
1984 Taylor's Special Silent King Charmed Rock 9
1983 Play Fellow Desert Wine Copelan 12
1982 Linkage Gato Del Sol Wavering Monarch 9
1981 Proud Appeal Law Me Golden Derby 11
1980 Rockhill Native Super Moment Gold Stage 11
1979 Spectacular Bid Lot o' Gold Bishop's Choice 4
1978 Alydar Raymond Earl Go Forth 9
1977 For the Moment Run Dusty Run Western Wind 11
1976 Honest Pleasure Certain Roman Inca Roca 7
1975 Master Derby Honey Mark Prince Thou Art 9
1974 Judger Big Latch Gold and Myrrh 14
1973 My Gallant Our Native Impecunious 9

References

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  1. ^ Stakes Histories, The Original Racing Almanac 2009, page 477 on June 26, 2008.
  2. ^ "Blue Grass - Past Winners (with link to charts)". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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