Getty The 2023 Blue Grass Stakes take place on Saturday, April 8.
The 2023 Blue Grass Stakes will be held on Saturday, April 8 at Keeneland Park in Lexington, Kentucky.
The race (5:15 p.m. ET post time) will be televised on NBC as part of the ‘Road to the Kentucky Derby’ show, which runs from 4 to 6 p.m. ET.
If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream on FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, which both include NBC and come with a free trial.
Those are the two best live stream options if you’re cutting cable, but there are also some other alternatives, so here’s a full guide on the different ways to watch the 2023 Blue Grass Stakes streaming live online:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of NBC and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the 2023 Blue Grass Stakes live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the NBC Sports app or NBCSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Fubo credentials to do that.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” NBC is included in every one, and you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the 2023 Blue Grass Stakes live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the NBC Sports app or NBCSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials to do that.
Peacock TV
If you’ve used up all your free trials for other streaming services, this is the cheapest way to watch a live stream of the Blue Grass Stakes, since you can watch a simulcast of NBC’s coverage on Peacock Premium, which costs $4.99 per month:
Once signed up for Peacock, you can watch the 2023 Blue Grass Stakes live on the Peacock TV app or Peacock TV website.
Compatible devices for the Peacock TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of NBC (live in select markets) and 40-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” package. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest live-TV streaming service with NBC, and you can get your first month half off:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the 2023 Blue Grass Stakes live on the Sling TV app or Sling TV website.
Compatible devices for the Sling TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the NBC Sports app or NBCSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do that.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of NBC and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which also includes access to both ESPN+ and Disney+ at no extra cost:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch the 2023 Blue Grass Stakes live on the Hulu app or Hulu website.
Compatible devices for the Hulu app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the NBC Sports app or NBCSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials to do that.
Blue Grass Stakes 2023 Preview
The road to the Kentucky Derby continues with the 99th running of the Blue Grass Stakes. The 1 1/8-mile course serves as a preparatory race for the Kentucky Derby, which is scheduled for May 6.
The Blue Grass Stakes features three-year-old horses, and each will carry a weight of 123 pounds. The winner of the race will receive a $1 million purse, and Derby points are awarded to the top five finishers (100 points will go to the winning horse, while the top four behind him will get 40-30-20-10 points.
Tapit Trice is the favorite to win the Stakes this year. Trainer Todd Pletcher has won the Stakes three times before, with Bandini (2005), Monba (2008) and Carpe Diem (2015), so he’ll definitely be one to watch.
“He finished up the way we expected him to,” Pletcher said about Trice after the Tampa Bay Derby. “He certainly seems like the farther he goes, the stronger he gets. He’s got a big, long stride. Once he got clear down the lane, he really extended himself and I loved the way he finished up. He relished the two turns and the longer he goes, the better he’ll get.”
Another horse to watch, Hayes Strike, will begin the race from post position five after coming off a win at the Private Terms at Laurel on March 18.
“He got back in form in his last start,” trainer Kenny McPeek said about Hayes Strike. “It is a tough spot for him, but he is doing well and deserves a chance. He is a 1 1/8-mile-type horse, and I felt the Blue Grass is a better spot for him than the Stonestreet Lexington-G3 (on April 15) that I won with his half-brother Senior Investment in 2017.”
Here’s a list of the competing horses in the race, along with their odds of winning it:
1-Tapit Trice (5-2)
2-Clear the Air (30-1)
3-Verifying (3-1)
4-Classic Car Wash (12-1)
5-Hayes Strike (15-1)
6-Scoobie Quando (15-1)
7-Sun Thunder (10-1)
8-Blazing Sevens (6-1)
9-Major Blue (30-1)
10-Raise Cain (9-2)
11-Mendelssohns March (20-1)