Toyota Bluegrass Stakes 2021, 2020 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes

Road to the kentucky derby.

Honda khuyen mai 2021. After walking swiss skydiver a few turns in the stakes barn at pimlico race course on the morning of oct. Keenelands blue grass stakes is the tracks signature prep for the kentucky derby. The toyota blue grass carries 170 qualifying points for the 3 million kentucky derby g1 on a 100 40 20 10 basis to the first four finishers.

The 2021 kentucky derby is the 147th renewal of the greatest two minutes in sports. The blue grass remains an important prep for the kentucky derby g1 which has been moved from the first saturday in may to the first. The five day summer meet offers 10 graded stakes worth 2575 million.

Blue grass at keeneland april 1 2021. The race named for the bluegrass region of kentucky which is characterized by grass with bluish green culms is held annually in mid april over 1 18 miles. Keeneland was closed until this week and the race was postponed from april.

However with the run for the roses shifted from may to september the blue grass still looms as a major prep. The blue grass stakes currently the toyota blue grass stakes due to sponsorship by the toyota motor corporation is a horse race for 3 year old thoroughbreds held annually in april at keeneland racecourse in lexington kentuckythe race is run at 1 1 8 miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of 1000000. It ran as a grade ii event in 2017.

There are 10 graded stakes on the five day schedule including four grade 1 races but itll be the grade 2 toyota blue grass stakes on saturday that gets the most. Toyota blue grass s. This year the timing is different.

The fields were drawn for saturdays toyota blue grass stakes a prep for the kentucky derby and the central bank ashland stakes a prep for the kentucky oaks. Heading the list of probables is tommie lewis david. Notes on the 1 million toyota blue.

1 weather alerts 1 closingsdelays. G2 race 9 at keeneland on july 11 2020. Ten times the winner of the blue grass stakes has gone on to cross the finish line first at the kentucky derby.

Closing day is sunday july 12. The 600000 toyota blue grass stakes g2 on july 11 not on its usual date in april is the centerpiece of the meet. Live odds betting horse bios travel info tickets news and updates from churchill downs race track.

Opening day is wednesday july 8. Today is a blockbuster day of racing at keeneland with five graded stakes worth 225 million.