The Bluegrass Stakes is one of my favorite preps for the Kentucky Derby. The most recent Kentucky Derby winner to exit the race was Street Sense in 2007. He finished second in the Bluegrass. Before him the race produced Derby winners like Strike the Gold, Spectacular Bid and Riva Ridge. 1996 winner Skip Away went ...
It’s about time somebody stepped up to the plate. Churchill Downs has agreed to pay NBC $2 million to broadcast the Louisiana Derby, Lanes End Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial, Bluegrass Stakes and Arkansas Derby. The broadcast will be called “Road to the Kentucky Derby” and will last for one hour. The races will be ...
