On the biggest race day of the year at Keeneland, the best horse prevailed in the Blue Grass Stakes. Tapit Trice was challenged early and often. Just when you thought the horse was done, it battled back again and again until the talented 3-year-old crossed the finish line first, just a neck head of Verifying.
Tapit Trice, winner of the Tampa Bay Derby, was the morning line favorite that went off at 8-5. Trained by Todd Pletcher and sired by Tapit, jockey Luis Saez made an early move on the far side of the track. It positioned the horse five-wide in the middle of the track, forcing Tapit Trice to go a long way to catch up with Verifying at the front of the pack.