Blue Grass Stakes 2024 Entries, Odds, Analysis and Free PPs
- Updated: April 3, 2024
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Blue Grass Stakes 2024 entries are set and post positions have been drawn for this Kentucky Derby prep race to be run at Keeneland on Saturday. A field of 11 three-year-old colts is set to compete in this $1 million, Grade 1 race, which serves as a crucial steppingstone on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
The top five finishers in the Blue Grass Stakes will vie for as many as 200 valuable qualifying points toward a secure spot in the starting gate on Saturday, May 4, in the 2024 Kentucky Derby.
Risen Star winner Sierra Leone has been made the 2-1 morning line favorite
Sierra Leone is 2-1-0 in three career starts. He made his 3-year-old debut Feb. 17 in the Risen Star at Fair Grounds, winning by a half-length over Track Phantom.
A son of Gun Runner trained by Chad Brown, Sierra Leone will break from post position 10 in a field of 11 for the Blue Grass.
Other top contenders include Dornoch at 3-1 odds, and Just a Touch who will open at 7-2 odds in the morning line.
Trained by Danny Gargan, Dornoch enters off a victory in the Grade 1 Fountain of Youth on March 2 at Gulfstream. The son of Good Magic is 3-2-0 in five career starts and has won three in a row.
Just a Touch, trained by Brad Cox, was second behind Deterministic in the Grade 3 Gotham on March 2 at Aqueduct. The son of Justify is 1-1-0 in two career starts.
Blue Grass Stakes odds, full lineup, jockeys and post time
Purse: $1 million.
Grade: 1. Distance: 1 1/8 miles.
All horses carry: 123 pounds.
TV: FanDuel TV will broadcast the Blue Grass Stakes.
Kentucky Derby qualifying points: 100 for first place, 50 for second place, 25 for third place, 15 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place.
PP Horse, jockey, trainer, odds
1. Top Conor, Jose Ortiz, Chad Brown, 15-1
2. Be You, Irad Ortiz Jr., Todd Pletcher, 8-1
3. Seize the Grey, Nik Juarez, D. Wayne Lukas, 20-1
4. Dornoch, Luis Saez, Danny Gargan, 3-1
5. Good Money, Javier Castellano, Chad Brown, 20-1
6. Just a Touch, Florent Geroux, Brad Cox, 7-2
7. Lat Long, Brian Hernandez Jr., Kenny McPeek, 30-1
8. Epic Ride, Adam Beschizza, John Ennis, 20-1
9. Mugatu, Joe Talamo, Jeff Engler, 30-1
10. Sierra Leone, Tyler Gaffalione, Chad Brown, 2-1
11. Encino, Flavien Prat, Brad Cox, 12-1
Post time for the Blue Grass Stakes is 5:42 p.m. EDT on Saturday, and will culminate a rich 11-race card on opening weekend at Keeneland. Free PPs for the Blue Grass Stakes 2024. See Chad Brown.
