LEXINGTON, Ky. — Tapit Trice was the favorite in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on Saturday and considered one of the top choices for next month’s Kentucky Derby, but his last race had left some questions.
His performance in his final Derby prep likely went a long way toward answering them.
The gray son of Tapit broke from the inside post in the 11-horse field, raced midpack around the first turn and started making his move on the backstretch — a major departure from his previous start in the Tampa Bay Derby, a race Tapit Trice eventually won but not without leaving himself ample work to do at the end.
