First Samurai Leads Pack at Blue Grass

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Posted on Thursday, April 13th, 2006

First Samurai was installed as the 8-5 favorite when he drew post position five in the nine-horse field entered for Saturday’s 82nd running of the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky.

Televised live on ABC from 5-6 p.m. EDT, the telecast will also include live coverage of the Arkansas Derby (gr. II) from Oaklawn Park.

Here’s the complete llineup, post position, jockey and morning line odds for 206 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes:

1 — Little Cliff, Corey Nakatani, 10-1
2 — Bluegrass Cat, John Velazquez, 5-2
3 — Storm Treasure, Mark Guidry, 15-1
4 — Strong Contender, Edgar Prado, 4-1
5 — First Samurai, Rafael Bejarano, 8-5
6 — Court Folly, Javier Castellano, 12-1
7 — Sinister Minister, Garrett Gomez, 15-1
8 — Sadler’s Trick, Julien Leparoux, 15-1
9 — Seaside Retreat, Patrick Husbands, 15-1

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