Blue Grass Stakes 2013: Post Time, Odds and Predictions for Entire Field

With the Triple Crown season on the horizon, all eyes will be on Keeneland Race Course on Saturday evening for the 2013 Blue Grass Stakes, where Uncaptured will be the odds-on favorite to win the 1 1/8-mile showdown.

Last year's Blue Grass Stakes winner, Dullahan, went on to place third at the 2012 Kentucky Derby, proving that this event breeds contenders.

So, who will emerge this weekend?

Here, we'll get you set for Saturday's much-anticipated Kentucky Derby warm-up race in Lexington.

Where: Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Ky.

When: Saturday, April 13, 2013

Post Time: 5:40 p.m. ET

Watch: NBC Sports Network

Post Positions, Field and Odds

PP	Horse	Odds
1	Dynamic Sky	10-1
2	My Name Is Michael	15-1
3	Undrafted	10-1
4	Java's War	4-1
5	Palace Malice	8-1
6	Channel Isle	30-1
7	Uncaptured	7-2
8	Charming Kitten	10-1
9	Tesseron	50-1
10	Footbridge	20-1
11	Balance the Books	15-1
12	West Hills Giant	20-1
13	Rydilluc	4-1
14	Fear the Kitten	30-1
AE	Divine Ambition	50-1

*Odds according to Claire Novak via ESPN.com.

Predictions

Saturday's race should come down to three horses: Uncaptured, Java's War and Rydilluc. While Uncaptured is the odds-on favorite to win this weekend, I like Rydilluc to pull off the upset.

Ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado, who has won the Blue Grass Stakes twice in his career, the Palm Beach Stakes winner and winner of all three of his last races certainly has what it takes to upend his fellow three-year-old on the synthetic at Keeneland. 

Rydilluc's trainer, Gary Contessa, is certainly confident in his horse's chances this weekend (h/t Claire Novak of ESPN.com):

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The race is on April 13, 2013, and I was born on the 13th [of October]. I'm not superstitious but it's not a bad post, it's a great post. He has been training phenomenal, and I'm really happy with how he's training on the Poly. I've been doing this 30 years and I still haven't figured out Polytrack, so we'll see what happens.

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Behind Rydilluc, I look for Uncaptured and Java's War to finish second and third. If Uncaptured doesn't finish towards the top, it would be an incredible shock given his experience and ability to win (via Equibase).

Java's War is certainly a horse to keep an eye on as well. He finished second behind Verrazano at the Tampa Bay Derby last month and surely won't be intimidated by this racing surface or the competition.

If you're searching for a couple of dark horses, look no further than Dynamic Sky and Palace Malice. With 10-1 and 8-1 odds, respectively, each could steal the show on Saturday. Dynamic Sky, who won the Pasco Stakes last January, will start from post No. 1, where he'll most likely get out to an early lead.

Meanwhile, Palace Malice is coming off a seventh-place finish at the Louisiana Derby two weeks ago. He will start from post No. 5 and be ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, who won this race back in 2006 atop Sinister Minister.

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