The 2012 running of the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1) is set for Saturday, April 14 at Keeneland, and will be televised on CNBC during a one hour telecast that gets underway at 6:00 ET.
The race drew a field of thirteen three-year-olds looking to use the race as a springboard to the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in three weeks.
The champion 2011 juvenile champion Hansen is the 6/5 Blue Grass morning line betting favorite for the race. The Mike Maker trainee is coming off a victory in the Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct on March 3.
Others in the Blue Grass expecting to take betting action include Palm Beach (G3) winner and runner up Howe Great and Dullahan, who are both listed at 6/1 in wagering odds.
Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner Prospective is 10/1 on the morning line and the wagering odds of Swale (G2) third place finisher Ever Do Lucky is 12/1.
Complete Morning Line Odds for the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland
- 1. Heavy Breathing 12/1
- 2. Gung Ho 30/1
- 3. Prospective 10/1
- 4. Hansen 6/5
- 5. Russian Greek 50/1
- 6. Dullahan 6/1
- 7. Poliicallycorrect 30/1
- 8. Midnight Crooner 15/1
- 9. Holy Candy 30/1
- 10. Howe Great 6/1
- 11. Ever So Lucky 12/1
- 12. Hero of Order 12/1
- 13. Scatman 12/1
Michael Dempsey provides his selections for Aqueduct and Keeneland each racing day. Mike’s Best Plays Report is available each weekend, with his strongest plays and selections including the top stakes races.
