Edited Release – Post positions for Saturday’s 97th running of the Toyota
Blue Grass (G2) and 84th running of the Central Bank Ashland (G1) were drawn today at Keeneland.
$800,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G2), 3-year-olds, 1 1/8 miles
Weight: 123 lbs. * Race 11 * Post time: 6:35 p.m. ET
1 Hidden Stash Vicki Oliver Rafael Bejarano 20-1
2 Untreated Joel Rosario Todd Pletcher 8-1
3 Highly Motivated Javier Castellano Chad Brown 7-2
4 Essential Quality Luis Saez Brad Cox 3-5
5 Rombauer Florent Geroux Michael McCarthy 15-1
6 Leblon Albin Jiminez Paulo Lobo 30-1
7 Hush of a Storm Santiago Gonzalez William Morey 15-1
8 Sittin On Go Corey Lanerie Dale Romans 30-1
9 Keepmeinmind David Cohen Robertino
Diodoro
8-1
The Toyota Blue Grass will be the final race of Keeneland’s April 3 card with a 6:35 p.m. ET post.
NBC Sports Network will televise the race along with the Wood Memorial (G2) Presented by
Resorts World Casino from Aqueduct and Runhappy Santa Anita Derby (G1) from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
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$400,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1), 3-year-old fillies, 1 1/16 miles
Weight: 121 lbs. * Race 9 * Post time: 5:30 p.m.
Post Horse Trainer Jockey MorningLine Odds
1 Curlin’s Catch Mark Casse Chris Landeros 8-1
2 Pass the Champagne George Weaver Javier Castellano 4-1
3 Simply Ravishing Kenny McPeek Luis Saez 5-2
4 Moon Swag Brendan Walsh Adam Beschizza 10-1
5 Malathaat Todd Pletcher Joel Rosario 9-5
6 Will’s Secret Dallas Stewart Jon Court 7-2
Toyota Blue Grass and Central Bank Ashland are classic preps: For 3-year-olds, the Toyota
Blue Grass and the Central Bank Ashland are respective major preps for the Kentucky Derby
Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) on May 1 and Kentucky Oaks (G1) on April 30. The Toyota
Blue Grass and Central Bank Ashland both carry 170 qualifying points for the Derby and Oaks on a
100-40-20-10 scale to the first four finishers.
Saturday’s card: Eleven races begin at 1:05 p.m.
Saturday graded stakes lineup: Six graded stakes are worth a total of $2.1 million.
Race 6 (3:51 p.m.) $200,000 Appalachian (G2) Presented by Japan Racing Association
Race 7 (4:24 p.m.) $200,000 Commonwealth (G3)
Race 8 (4:57 p.m.) $200,000 Shakertown (G2)
Race 9 (5:30 p.m.) $400,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1)
Race 10 (6:02 p.m.) $300,000 Madison (G1)
Race 11 (6:35 p.m.) $800,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G2)
Wagering: $500,000 Guaranteed All-Stakes Pick Five and $500,000 Guaranteed All-Stakes Pick Four.
