Bluegrass Stakes

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Grand Circuit Heads To The Red Mile

September 24, 2019

The annual fortnight of Grand Circuit racing at The Red Mile begins on Thursday, Sept. 26 with three divisions of the $315,500 Bluegrass Stakes for two-year-old trotting colts.

Stars Out At The Red Mile Sunday

October 05, 2018

A total of 12 sophomore colts will compete in two six-horse eliminations for the $620,000 Kentucky Futurity on Sunday, Oct. 7 while 16 fillies dropped into two eight-horse eliminations for the $320,00...

Stay Hungry Rebounds In Lexington

September 30, 2018

After being disqualified to fourth in his first Little Brown Jug heat as he attempted to claim the Pacing Triple Crown, millionaire Stay Hungry came back to take the first of two divisions of the $183...

Freshman Fillies In Bluegrass Spotlight

September 29, 2018

The newly-minted National Driving Champion Doug McNair took his show on the road Friday and was triumphant amid Grand Circuit stakes action at The Red Mile.

Sophomores To Spar At The Red Mile

September 28, 2018

The three-year-olds take the stage on Sunday (Sept. 30) at The Red Mile with filly trotters competing in three divisions of the $206,000 Cantab Hall Bluegrass Stakes, colt trotters contesting in two d...

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Cantab Fashion Quickest In Bluegrass

September 27, 2018

Jim Campbell trainee Cantab Fashion collected his fourth consecutive win from five starts career when trotting to an open-length 1:55.3 victory in the final division of the $343,000 Uncle Peter Bluegr...

Ariana G, Filibuster Hanover Lead Bluegrass Winners

October 01, 2017

Three-year-olds took centre stage at Lexington’s Red Mile on Sunday (October 1), with eleven Bluegrass Stakes events carrying a total of nearly $800,000 in purses. Ariana G continued her march to sup...

Nutcracker Sweet Quickest In Bluegrass

September 30, 2017

Nutcracker Sweet sat the pocket as Closing Statement moved for the top, besting the 4-5 favourite in the stretch to win the second of four divisions of the $302,000 Western Ideal Bluegrass Two-Year-Ol...

Forty-One To Star In Bluegrass Kickoff

September 26, 2017

Peter Haughton winner You Know You Do will start from Post 1 in the first of five divisions of the Bluegrass two-year-old colt and gelding trot, presented by Hickory Lane Horse Farm, on the first day ...

Ariana G Impresses At Red Mile

October 07, 2016

After having overtaken pacesetter Cool Cates near the half-mile pole, Ariana G strolled around the far turn and through the stretch to win one of four divisions of the International Stallion Stakes fo...

Bluegrass Battle For Fillies

September 27, 2016

Freshmen trotting fillies will race in the spotlight on Friday, September 30 at The Red Mile, with five divisions of the $298,000 Bluegrass Stakes scheduled for the nine-race program.

Grand Circuit Hits The Red Mile

September 26, 2016

The annual Grand Circuit meeting at the Red Mile commences on Thursday, September 29 with six divisions of the $334,500 Bluegrass Stakes for two-year-old colt and gelding trotters.