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Blue Grass Stakes: Essential Quality beats Highly Motivated

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Blue Grass Stakes: Essential Quality beats Highly Motivated

Essential Quality won the Grade 2 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. He is the top-ranked horse on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The winner will go to Churchill Downs in four weeks. The top 18 points earners are guaranteed spots in the Run for the Roses. Any open spot in 20-horse field will be filled by the next eligible horse. It would be the first Derby win for trainer Cox. His stable Godolphin USA is also looking for their first ever Derby victory. They are looking to win the race. There are six 100-point Derby prep races in America. Essential Quality is only favorite to get to one of them.

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