Blue Grass Picks, Betting, Contenders and Results

On Saturday, April 9, 2022, Zandon won the $1 million Toyota Blue Grass (G1) at Keeneland. With the win, Zandon earned 100 points in the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series.

No matter if you’re looking for 2022 Blue Grass contenders, entries, odds, 2021 results and payouts, news, past winners, picks and tips, or handicapping advice, you will have the most updated information here.

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2022 BLUE GRASS RESULTS AND PAYOUTS

Zandon with Flavien Prat Up wins the 2022 Toyota Bluegrass for trainer Chad Brown and owner Jeff Drown, 2022 Keeneland Spring Meet

Race Recap/Replay

Trained by Chad Brown and ridden by Flavien Prat, the Jeff Drown owned Zandon weaved through Smile Happy to win the 2022 Blue Grass Stakes. The 3-year-old Upstart colt’s win gives him a career record of 4-2-1-1 with earnings at $713,000.

Get results and payouts to the 2022 Blue Grass below. Also, click the link to download our Inside Track to the 2022 Blue Grass wagering guide. These wagering guides are included at least once a month as part of our premium picks packages.

	HORSE	TRAINER	JOCKEY	WIN	PLACE	SHOW
4	Zandon	Chad Brown	Flavien Prat	6.20	3.20	2.40
10	Smile Happy	Kenny McPeek	Corey Lanerie		3.20	2.40
6	Emmanuel	Todd Pletcher	Luis Saez			3.60

WAGER TYPE	NUMBERS	PAYOFF	POOL
$0.50 Pick 3	4-10-4 (3 Correct)	$10.55	$195,429
$0.50 Pick 4	3-4/10-7/10-4 (4 Correct)	$21.90	$667,085
$0.50 Pick 5	10-3-4/10-7/10-4 (4 Correct)	$2.50	$0
$0.50 Pick 5	10-3-4/10-7/10-4 (5 Correct)	$84.60	$996,466
$1.00 Pick 6	10-10-3-4/10-7/10-4 (6 Correct)	$663.30	$214,748
$1.00 Pick 6	10-10-3-4/10-7/10-4 (5 Correct)	$13.50	$0
$1.00 Daily Double	10-4	$5.30	$136,240
$1.00 Exacta	4-10	$7.60	$1,149,104
$0.10 Superfecta	4-10-6-7	$33.56	$488,694
$0.50 Trifecta	4-10-6	$16.50	$808,119

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PAST BLUE GRASS WINNERS

The Blue Grass Stakes (G2) has been the highlight of Keeneland’s spring meet since 1937. The 1 1/8-mile dirt race has produced many Kentucky Derby winners over its illustrious history. Here are the past winners since 1937:

YEAR	WINNING HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	OWNER	FINAL TIME
2022	Zandon	Flavien Prat	Chad Brown	Jeff Drown	1:50.35
2021	Essential Quality	Luis Saez	Brad Cox	Godolphin, LLC	1:48.50
2020	Art Collector	Brian Hernandez, Jr.	Tommy Drury	Bruce Lunsford	1:48.11
2019	Vekoma	Javier Castellano	George Weaver	R. A. Hill Stable and Gatsas Stables	1:50.93
2018	Good Magic	Jose Ortiz	Chad Brown	e Five Racing and Stonestreet Stables	1:50.18
2017	Irap	Julien Leparoux	Doug O'Neil	Reddam Racing LLC	1:50.39
2016	Brody's Cause	Luis Saez	Dale 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 Nakatani	Peter Eurton	Alesia/Bran Jam Stable/Ciaglia Racing	1:50.06
2013	Java's War	Julien Leparoux	Kenny McPeek	Charle Fipke	1:50.27
2012	Dullahan	Kent Desormeaux	Dale Romans	Donegal Radcing	1:47.94
2011	Brilliant Speed	Joel Rosario	Thomas Albertrani	Live Oak Plantation	1:50.92
2010	Stately Victor	Alan Garcia	Mike Maker	F. Thomas and Jack Conway	1:48.69
2009	General Quarters	Eibar Coa	Thomas McCarthy	Thomas McCarthy	1:49.26
2008	Monba	Edgar Parado	Todd Pletcher	Starlight Stables	1:49.71
2007	Dominican	Rafael Bajarano	Darrin Miller	Silverton LLC	1:51.33
2006	Sinister Minister	Garrett Gomez	Bob Baffert	Mercedes Stable	1:48.85
2005	Bandini	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	Michael Tabor	1:48.85
2004	The Cliff's Edge	Shane Sellers	Nick Zito	Robert LaPenta	1:49.42
2003	Peace Rules	Edgar Prado	Bobby Frankel	Edmund Gann	1:51.73
2002	Harlan's Holiday	Edgar Prado	Kenny McPeek	Starlight Stable	1:51.51
2001	Millennium Wind	Laffit Pincay Jr.	David Hoffmans	D & J Heerensperger	1:48.32
2000	High Yield	Pat Day	D Wayne Lukas	Tabor/Lewis/Magnier	1:48.60
1999	Menifee	Pat Day	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 Brothers	Claiborne Farm	1:49.80
1996	Skip Away	Shane Sellers	Sonny Hine	Carolyn Hine	1:47.20
1995	Wild Syn	Randy Romero	Thomas Arnemann	Jurgen Arnemann	1:49.20
1994	Holy Bull	Mike Smith	Warren Croll Jr.	Warren Croll Jr.	1:50.00
1993	Prairie Bayou	Mike Smith	Tom Bohannan	Loblolly Stable	1:49.60
1992	Pistols and Roses	Jacitno Vazquez	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 Howard	Dogwood Stable	1:48.60
1989	Western Playboy	Randy Romero	Harvey Vanier	R Vanier/R. Roncari	1:51.20
1988	Granacus	Jacinto Vazquez	Pat Collins	Steve A. Stavro	1:52.20
1987	War	Herb McCauley	D Wayne Lukas	Tom Gentry	1:48.40
1986	Bachelor Beau	Larry Melacon	Phillip Hauswald	R. A. Waterfield/J. B. Tafel	1:51.20
1985	Chief's Crown	Don MacBeth	Roger Laurin	Star Crown Stable	1:47.60
1984	Taylor's Special	Pat Day	Bill Mott	William Lucas	1:52.20
1983	Play Fellow	Jean Cruguet	Harvey Vanier	Vanier/Lauer/Victor	1:49.40
1982	Linkage	Bill Shoemaker	Henry Clark	Christiana Stable	1:48.00
1981	Proud Appeal	Jeffery Fell	Stanley Gough	Gainesway Farm	1:51.40
1980	Rockhill Native	John Oldham	Herbert Stevens	Harry A. Oak	1:50.00
1979	Spectacular Bid	Ronnie Franklin	Bud Delp	Hawksworth Farm	1:50.00
1978	Alydar	Jorge Velazquez	John Veitch	Calumet Farm	1:49.60
1977	For the Moment	Angel Cordero Jr.	LeRoy Jolley	Gerald Robins	1:50.20
1976	Honest Pleasure	Braulio Baeza	LeRoy Jolley	Bertram Firestone	1:49.40
1975	Master Derby	Darrel McHargue	Smiley Adams	Golden Chance Farm	1:49.00
1974	Judger	Lafitt Pincay Jr.	Woody Stephens	Seth Hancock	1:49.20
1973	My Gallant	Angel Cordero Jr.	Lou Goldfine	Arthur Appleton	1:49.60
1972	Riva Ridge	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable	1:49.60
1971	Impetuosity	Eric Guerin	George Poole	W. P. Rosso	1:49.40
1970	Dust Commander	Mike Manganello	Don Combs	Robert Lehmann	1:51.20
1969	Arts and Letters	Bill Shoemaker	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stable	1:47.80
1968	Forward Pass	Ismael Valenzuela	Henry Forrest	Calumet Farm	1:47.80
1967	Diplomat Way	Johnny Sellers	John Meaux	Harvey Peltier	1:49.60
1966	Abe's Hope	Bill Shoemaker	Del Carroll	Grand Prix Stable	1:49.20
1965	Luck Debonair	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Catrone	Ada Rice	1:49.00
1964	Northern Dancer	Bill Hartack	Horatio Luro	Windfields Farm	1:49.80
1963	Chateaugay	Braulio Baeza	James Conway	Darby Dan Farm	1:48.00
1962	Ridan	Manuel Ycaza	LeRoy Jolley	Jolley/Woods/Greer	1:47.60
1961	Sherluck	Braulio Baeza	Harold Young	Jacob Sher	1:48.60
1960	Tompion	Bill Shoemaker	Robert Wheeler	C. V. Whitney	1:48.60
1959	Tommy Lee	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Childs	Fred Turner Jr.	1:48.60
1958	Plion	David Erb	Tom Jolley	Edward Potter Jr.	1:52.80
1957	Round Table	Ralph Neves	William Molter	Kerr Stable	1:47.40
1956	Toby B.	Robert Baird	R. E. Wingfield	Van Deren & Deming	1:51.00
1955	Racing Fool	Henry Moreno	Loyd Gentry Jr.	Cain Hoy Sable	1:51.80
1954	Goyamo	Eddie Arcaro	Woody Stephens	Woodvale Farm	1:50.60
1953	Correspondent	Eddie Arcaro	Wally Dunn	Mrs. Gordon Gulberson	1:49.00
1952	Gushing Oil	Steve Brooks	Whitney Jansen	Sam Wilson Jr.	1:52.40
1951	Mamaluke Ruhe	Ramon Adair Job Dean Jessop	Sylvester Veitch Robert McGarvey	C. V. Whitney Mrs. Emil Denmark	1:54.40 1:54.20
1950	Mr. Trouble	Douglas Dodson	Sylvester Veitch	C. V. Whitney	1:50.40
1949	Halt	Conn McCreary	Woody Stephens	Woodvale Farm	1:52.60
1948	Coaltown	Newbold Pierson	Ben Jones	Calumet Farm	1:49.20
1947	Faultless	Douglas Dodson	Ben Jones	Calumet Farm	1:51.20
1946	Lord Boswell	Eddie Acaro	James Smith	Maine Chance Farm	1:51.60
1945	Darby Dieppi	Melvin Calvert	Charles Gentry	Mrs. W. G. Lewis	1:53.40
1944	Skytracer	Mike Cafferella	Frank Baker	Manuel Goff	1:52.60
1943	Ocean Wave	Wendell Eads	Ben Jones	Calumet Farm	1:53.80
1942	Shout Out	Eddie Arcaro	John Gaver Sr.	Greentree Stable	1:52.40
1941	Our Boots	Conn McCreary	Steve Judge	Woodvale Farm	1:51.20
1940	Bimelech	Fred Smith	Bill Hurley	Edward Bradley	1:51.00
1939	Heather Broom	Basil James	Earl Sande	John Hay Whitney	1:54.20
1938	Bull Leah	Irving Anderson	Frank Kearns	Calumet Farm	1:49.60
1937	Fencing	Jack Westrope	Earl Sande	Maxwell Howard	1:57.20