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Learn more about the history of Keeneland’s Blue Grass Stakes, and check out expert picks for Saturday’s key Kentucky Derby prep race.
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In the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, there are plenty of smart win-place-show-exacta-trifiecta-superfecta options for bettors.
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The race was revived at Keeneland in the spring of 1937. In 1943–1944, the Blue Grass was renewed as a part of the Keeneland-at-Churchill Downs meeting. In 1945, the Blue Grass was run as part of the Churchill Downs meeting. Today it is part of the Keeneland program. From 2007 to 2014, the race was held on a synthetic "all-weather" surface ...
Today, Churchill Downs covers 147 acres (59 ha). The usual number of people seated at the derby is 50,000 people, though crowds can reach over 150,000 on Derby day. The dirt oval main track, on which the Derby is run, is one mile (1.6 km) in circumference and is 79–80 feet (24.1–24.4 m) wide, with a 120-foot-wide (37 m) section for the ...
After the race's name reverted to the Keeneland Turf Mile Stakes for 2021, it was announced that John Magnier's Coolmore Stud would become the title sponsor. The Coolmore Turf Mile will carried a $1 million purse for its 2022 running [ 4 ] and was increased to $1,250,000 in 2024.
Horses go from Keeneland wins to the Breeders’ Cup. The 22 stakes races that took place during this year’s Keeneland Fall Meet offered a record combined purse amount of $9.85 million.