Burnham Square, with Brian Hernandez Jr. up, wins the 101st running of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on Tuesday by a nose over East Avenue.

Burnham Square wins Blue Grass Stakes on Road to Kentucky Derby. Burnham Square was the winner of the major Kentucky Derby prep race contested during this year’s Spring Meet at Keeneland. An Ian ...

Burnham Square — now the 12th horse to win the Blue Grass Stakes from post position No. 3 — will try to become the 11th horse to do the Blue Grass-Kentucky Derby double.

Keeneland reported the total Spring Meet on-track handle as being $13,290,263, a decrease of more than 16% compared to last year. Burnham Square won the 2025 edition of the Blue Grass Stakes on ...

Jockey Manny Franco was scheduled to replace Saez aboard Admiral Dennis in the Blue Grass. Saez won the Belmont in 2021 aboard Essential Quality before riding Dornoch to a half-length victory over ...

Burnham Square banked 100 qualifying points toward the Kentucky Derby with his victory at Keeneland. In addition to Burnham Square, fellow Blue Grass runners Owen Almighty, East Avenue and River ...

Burnham Square, winner of Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, aims to win 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs for jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., trainer Ian Wilkes.

Spectators attend Keeneland's Blue Grass Stakes at the track in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Lexington Herald-Leader - Video Posted: April 9, 2025 | Last updated: April 9, 2025 ...

On Tuesday, the post position draw took place for Saturday’s 101st edition of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, a key 1 1/8-mile prep race ahead of next month’s Kentucky Derby.