LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Santiva leads a field of 12 3-year-olds for Saturday’s $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.
The bay colt, trained by Eddie Kenneally and ridden by Julien Leparoux, will start from the No. 3 post as the 3-1 morning line favorite for the 1 1/8-mile race over Polytrack.
Santiva is coming off a second-place finish to Mucho Macho Man in the Risen Star at the Fair Grounds on Feb. 19, his only start this year. He posted the first win of his career last fall at Churchill Downs in the Kentucky Jockey Club.
King Congie, trained by Tom Albertrani, is the 5-1 second choice.
The winner will have enough graded stakes earnings to qualify for next month’s Kentucky Derby.
