Blue Grass Stakes Favorites Year Horse Odds $1.00 Finish Year Horse Odds $1.00 Finish Year Horse Odds $1.00 Finish 2017 McCraken 1.60 3 1985 Chief’s Crown .30 1 1957 Round Table 1.00 1 2016 Zulu 2.10 12 1984 Taylor’s Special 1.80 1 1956 Career Boy .40 2 2015 Carpe Diem .40 1 1983 Marfa (dq from 2nd) 1.50 4 Nasomie .40 7 2014 Bobby’s Kitten 3.80 12 1982 Linkage .90 1 (C.V. Whitney entry) 2013 Rydilluc 3.50 4 1981 Proud Appeal .50 1 1955 Jean’s Joe 1.80 2 2012 Hansen 1.20 2 Golden Derby .50 3 1954 Goyamo 1.70 1 2011 Santiva 2.30 9 (Gaines, Lehmann, Winfield et al entry) 1953 Straight Face .90 2 2010 Interactif 3.00 4 1980 Rockhill Native .50 1 1952 Gushing Oil .90 1 2009 Hold Me Back 2.20 2 1979 Spectacular Bid .05 1 1951 (1st) Jumbo 2.10 4 2008 Pyro 1.00 10 1978 Alydar .10 1 1951 (2nd) Big Stretch 1.60 5 2007 Street Sense 1.10 2 1977 Run Dusty Run 1.30 2 1950 Oil Capitol .80 2 2006 Bluegrass Cat 1.80 4 Bob’s Dusty 1.30 5 1949 Old Rockport .80 4 2005 High Limit 2.50 2 (Golden Chance Farm, R. N. Lehmann entry) 1948 Coaltown .30 1 2004 Lion Heart .90 2 1976 Honest Pleasure .10 1 1947 Faultless .20 1 2003 Peace Rules .60 1 1975 Master Derby 1.30 1 1946 Lord Boswell .90 1 2002 Harlan’s Holiday .70 1 1974 Judger 1.80 1 Colony Boy .90 5 2001 Dollar Bill 2.20 3 1973 Forego 2.60 5 (Maine Chance Farm entry) 2000 High Yield 1.90 1 1972 Riva Ridge .30 1 1945 Burning Dream 1.80 9 1999 Wondertross 1.90 6 1971 Dynastic 2.30 3 1944 Challenge Me 1.00 2 STAKES 1998 Lil’s Lad .40 2 1970 Naskra 2.30 3 1943 Amber Light 1.60 2 1997 Pulpit .40 1 1969 Arts and Letters .30 1 1942 Bless Me .70 2 1996 Editor’s Note 1.90 3 1968 Forward Pass 1.10 1 1941 Whirlaway .50 2 1995 Thunder Gulch 1.30 4 1967 Successor .60 4 1940 Bimelech .10 1 1994 Holy Bull .60 1 1966 Graustark .20 2 Bashful Duck .10 3 1993 Corby 1.60 7 1965 Lucky Debonair .30 1 (E.R. Bradley entry) 1992 Dance Floor 1.20 4 1964 Northern Dancer .20 1 1939 Third Degree .60 2 1991 Fly So Free .30 2 1963 Chateaugay 1.30 1 Hash .60 5 1990 Summer Squall .30 1 1962 Ridan .90 1 (Greentree Stable entry) 1989 Western Playboy 1.00 1 1961 Flutterby 1.60 2 1938 Bull Lea .60 1 1988 Regal Classic .90 3 1960 Tompion .30 1 1937 Billionaire .70 2 1987 Alysheba (dq from 1st) .90 3 1959 Tomy Lee .30 1 Brooklyn .70 3 1986 Icy Groom 2.30 4 1958 Can Trust 3.00 4 (E.R. Bradley entry) Keeneland/Coady In the 93rd Toyota Blue Grass (G2), Wild Shot (5) took the lead out of the gate and set the pace with eventual winner Irap (6) in closest pursuit. On the final turn, Irap took over and held off two-time Grade 1 winner Practical Joke (7) with previously undefeated McCraken (No. 2) finishing third. 62 2018 Keeneland Media Guide | Stakes Rev. 2/21/18 ®.