Horse Betting - Blue Grass, Arkansas Derby = Exciting

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BetUS Sportsbook is excited! The Blue Grass Stakes has produced two-dozen Kentucky Derby champions since Judge Himes finished third in 1903 before capturing the 29th Run for the Roses.

However, sports betting faithful be warned, only two runners that captured the key prep in the past three decades visited the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs: Strike the Gold, ’91, and Spectacular Bid, ’79.

There have been 10 horses that took both races starting with Shut Out in ’42.

Last year’s Blue Grass was the most exciting in memory when a nose and two heads separated the top four finishers. However, it was the 57th slowest of 83 races: 1:51 1/5 for the 1 1/8 miles.

Dominican edged Street Sense, Zanjero ran third and Teuflesberg was fourth. But Street Sense got sweet revenge on the first Saturday in May when he roared to victory. His time for the 1 ¼ miles was 2:02, about the seventh fastest in the last 20 years.

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