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The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes currently sponsored by the Toyota Motor Corporation is an American Grade 1 horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in mid April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington Kentucky.It was named for the Bluegrass region of Kentucky characterized by grass having bluish-green culms which is known as the heart of the thoroughbred racing industry.First run at the Kentucky Association track in Lexington in 1911 the Blue Grass has from its inception served as an important prep for the Kentucky Derby.