Burnham Square — trained by Ian Wilkes and ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr. — won a photo finish in a distinct 101st running of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Toyota Blue Grass Stakes on Tuesday night at ...

Keeneland’s top Kentucky Derby prep race is in a drought when it comes to producing winners of horse racing’s signature event. It has been more than 30 years since the winner of the Blue Grass Stakes ...

The Blue Grass was the penultimate race in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, with only one more minor prep to go, the April 12 Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. Tuesday's race distributed ...

Going off at 4-1, Burnham Square was not a long shot, but his grit and heart as he clawed past East Avenue to take the race by a nose was stunning. He’s the points leader headed into the Derby now.

Keeneland presented two grade 1 races April 8, and trainer Ian Wilkes won them both, sending out Burnham Square to win the $1,225,625 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) two races after Positano Sunset took the ...