The Blue Grass Stakes, starting in 1937, has been raced in early April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, KY. The Prep Race is scheduled for 3-year-olds in their quest to qualify for Kentucky Derby. The most famous Blue Grass Stakes winner was Strick the Gold who ended up winning the Kentucky Derby in 1991.
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| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Zandon | Flavien Prat | Chad C. Brown | Jeff Drown | 1:50.35 |
| 2021 | Essential Quality | Luis Saez | Brad H. Cox | Godolphin | 1:48.50 |
| 2020 | Art Collector | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Thomas Drury Jr. | Bruce Lunsford | 1:48.11 |
| 2019 | Vekoma | Javier Castellano | George Weaver | R.A. Hill Stable/Gatsas Stables | 1:50.93 |
| 2018 | Good Magic | Jose Ortiz | Chad Brown | eFive Racing Thoroughbreds/Stonestreet Stables | 1:50.18 |
| 2017 | Irap | Julien Leparoux | Doug O'Neill | Reddam Racing LLC | 1:50.39 |
| 2016 | Brody's Cause | Luis Saez | Dale L. Romans | Albaugh Family Stable | 1:50.20 |
| 2015 | Carpe Diem | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | WinStar Farm/Stonestreet Stables | 1:49.77 |
| 2014 | Dance With Fate | Corey S. Nakatani | Peter Eurton | Alesia/Bran Jam Stable/Ciaglia Racing | 1:50.06 |
| 2013 | Java's War | Julien Leparoux | Kenneth G. McPeek | Charles E. Fipke | 1:50.27 |
| 2012 | Dullahan | Kent Desormeaux | Dale Romans | Donegal Racing | 1:47.94 |
| 2011 | Brilliant Speed | Joel Rosario | Thomas Albertrani | Live Oak Plantation | 1:50.92 |
| 2010 | Stately Victor | Alan Garcia | Michael J. Maker | F. Thomas & Jack Conway | 1:48.69 |
| 2009 | General Quarters | Eibar Coa | Thomas R. McCarthy | Thomas R. McCarthy | 1:49.26 |
| 2008 | Monba | Edgar Prado | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Stables et al. | 1:49.71 |
| 2007 | Dominican | Rafael Bejarano | Darrin Miller | Silverton Hill LLC | 1:51.33 |
| 2006 | Sinister Minister | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Mercedes Stable et al. | 1:48.85 |
| 2005 | Bandini | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael Tabor | 1:48.85 |
| 2004 | The Cliff's Edge | Shane Sellers | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 1:49.42 |
| 2003 | Peace Rules | Edgar Prado | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | 1:51.73 |
| 2002 | Harlan's Holiday | Edgar Prado | Ken McPeek | Starlight Stable | 1:51.51 |
| 2001 | Millennium Wind | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | David Hofmans | D & J Heerensperger | 1:48.32 |
| 2000 | High Yield | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Tabor/Lewis/Magnier | 1:48.60 |
| 1999 | Menifee | Pat Day | W. Elliott Walden | Hancock / Stone | 1:48.60 |
| 1998 | Halory Hunter | Gary Stevens | Nick Zito | Celtic Pride Stable | 1:47.80 |
| 1997 | Pulpit | Shane Sellers | Frank L. Brothers | Claiborne Farm | 1:49.80 |
| 1996 | Skip Away | Shane Sellers | Sonny Hine | Carolyn Hine | 1:47.20 |
| 1995 | Wild Syn | Randy Romero | Thomas K. Arnemann | Jurgen K. Arnemann | 1:49.20 |
| 1994 | Holy Bull | Mike E. Smith | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | Warren A. Croll, Jr. | 1:50.00 |
| 1993 | Prairie Bayou | Mike E. Smith | Tom Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 1:49.60 |
| 1992 | Pistols and Roses | Jacinto Vasquez | George Gianos | Willis Family Stables | 1:49.00 |
| 1991 | Strike the Gold | Chris Antley | Nick Zito | BCC Stable | 1:48.40 |
| 1990 | Summer Squall | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | Dogwood Stable | 1:48.60 |
