General Quarters, who won Saturday’s Toyota Blue Grass (G1) at odds of 14-1, is the second winner of the race to be owned by the trainer. General Quarters races for trainer Thomas McCarthy, who claimed the colt for $20,000 in his career debut in May 2008 at Churchill Downs.

In 1994, Warren A. "Jimmy" Croll Jr. trained his Holy Bull to win the Blue Grass. The colt by Great Above had won the Florida Derby (G1) prior to taking the Blue Grass by 3 ½ lengths. Twelfth in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Holy Bull next won the Metropolitan (G1), Dwyer (G2), Haskell Invitational (G1), Travers (G1) and Woodward (G1) and was named Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old colt. He was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 2001.

By Sky Mesa, General Quarters is based at Churchill Downs. His Toyota Blue Grass victory marked his third career start at Keeneland. Last October, he was fourth and second in two consecutive starts in allowance company over Polytrack.

Another Toyota Blue Grass starter who came in from Louisville was sixth-place finisher Loch Dubh. Trained by Jeff Talley, Loch Dubh is based at Churchill Downs Trackside training center.

On Easter Sunday, the connections of the other starters in the Toyota Blue Grass stabled at Keeneland reported on their horses.

Hold Me Back (second) – Hold Me Back, the 2-1 favorite, walked the shedrow at trainer Bill Mott’s barn.

"He came out of the race in good order," said Mott’s assistant Leana Willaford. "He’s hungry as always. It was a good race for him, and he’ll be ready to come back in three weeks (for his next start in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands). We couldn’t ask for him to be any better this morning."

Massone (third) – Trainer Ron McAnally returned to California on Saturday night after the race. Groom Luis Trejo said Massone was fine Sunday morning and likely would return to Southern California this week. Massone was the lone Toyota Blue Grass starter not nominated to the Triple Crown.

Terrain (fourth) – Glenn Brookfield, assistant to trainer Al Stall Jr., said Terrain scoped clean after the race and ate up. "He was closing into a slow, 1:13 pace," Brookfield said. "He always tries; he runs his guts out."

Stall was noncommittal about going on to the Kentucky Derby with Terrain. "We’ve got the luxury of earnings, three weeks’ time and we don’t have to ship," Stall said. "The Derby is a possibility, but I don’t want to put a percentage on it. We will just see how things go."

Stall has not decided whether Terrain will remain at Keeneland and train on the Polytrack or go on to Churchill Downs with the rest of his string. Terrain, who had finished a head behind Arkansas Derby (G2) winner Papa Clem in the Louisiana Derby (G2), won his first two career starts on dirt at Churchill Downs and Mountaineer, respectively.

Join in the Dance (fifth) – Trainer Todd Pletcher was pleased with Join in the Dance’s fifth-place finish. The colt controlled the early pace.

"It was a nice race," Pletcher said. "He tried hard."

Pletcher said the 1 1/16-mile Lone Star Derby (G3) at Lone Star Park on May 9 could be next for Join in the Dance.

Charitable Man (seventh) – Neal McLaughlin, brother of and assistant to trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, reported that Charitable Man came out of the Toyota Blue Grass in good order.

"I couldn’t believe how quick he cooled out; he didn’t get too tired in his first race in seven months," McLaughlin said. "I think yesterday it was a combination of the wide trip and the surface."

McLaughlin said that Charitable Man was off the Kentucky Derby trail.

"We will regroup and go back to New York and point for the Travers (G1)," McLaughlin said. "There are a few ways to get there."

Another member of the McLaughlin barn won the second race on Toyota Blue Grass Day. That was Dell Ridge Farm’s Bluegrass Princess, who won by 3 ¼ lengths in an off-the-turf Polytrack allowance test. Neal McLaughlin said Bluegrass Princess is nominated to Churchill’s Edgewood on May 1 at 1 1/16 miles on the turf.

Mafaaz (eighth) – Les Reynolds, head traveling lad for trainer John Gosden, reported that Mafaaz was fine Sunday morning.

"He looks good this morning, not tucked up at all and doesn’t look like a horse that just ran in a Grade 1 race," Reynolds said. "The pace was slow yesterday and it looked like on the turn when they quickened he kind of got shuffled back and they got away from him."

Gosden returned to England after the race.

"I think John is going to talk with Sheikh Hamdan and Rick Nichols (vice president and general manager of Shadwell Stable) later today," Reynolds said. "When John left, there was no decision about the Derby, but a decision could be forthcoming maybe this afternoon."

Theregoesjojo (ninth) – Jordan Blair, assistant to trainer Ken McPeek, said that Theregoesjojo was fine Sunday morning.

"He cooled out in an hour and cleaned up all his feed," Blair said.

Nominated to the Group 1 Epsom Derby on June 6, Theregoesjojo may get his grass debut in three weeks at Churchill Downs.

"Ken told me the (Grade 3) Crown Royal American Turf (on May 1) is a possibility," Blair said. "He may bring him back in three weeks."

Patena (10th) - ^{Trainer Rick Dutrow was not at his Keeneland barn early Sunday morning. Assistant trainer Michelle Nevin is expected to be the barn on Monday morning, arriving in Lexington after saddling Danger to Society for Dutrow in the Arkansas Derby. Danger to Society finished ninth.}

Cliffy’s Future (11th) – Trainer Darrin Miller said all was well with Cliffy’s Future on Sunday morning.

"He took the scenic route yesterday," Miller said. "Everything looked fine going down the backside and he made a little move, but the others just kept going."

Miller said Cliffy’s Future would remain at Keeneland through the end of the meeting on April 24 and then ship to Churchill Downs.

"We will re-evaluate his form," Miller said, adding, "I am really happy for General Quarters and (owner-trainer) Tom McCarthy. That’s a fantastic story."

GALLOPING OUT

Stardom Bound, the 2008 champion 2-year-old filly, returned to the track for the first time since running third in the April 4 Ashland Stakes (G1). With Lauren Robson up, Stardom Bound jogged Sunday morning.

A van headed for Laurel Park in Maryland departed the barn area at 6 a.m. Sunday carrying winners of two of Saturday’s stakes back to their home bases: Shakertown (G3) winner Heros Reward for trainer Dale Capuano and Commonwealth (G2) victor Eternal Star for trainer Mike Trombetta.

The probable field for Saturday’s Coolmore Lexington (G2) continues to grow, according to stakes coordinator Tia Borgemenke.

Joining a list of 10 probables are In His Favor Stable’s His Greatness, who ran third in the Illinois Derby (G2) for trainer Marco Salazar. Also, trainer Nick Zito is considering running Brave Victory, owned by Robert LaPenta, or Santana Six, owned by My Meadowview Farm and Hurricane Boys.

Scheduled to ship to Keeneland on Tuesday is J. Paul Reddam’s Square Eddie. Winner of the Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity (G1) here last fall, Square Eddie worked six furlongs in 1:12.20 on Saturday at Hollywood Park for trainer Doug O’Neill.

Also coming in Tuesday from Southern California is B.J. Wright’s Jeranimo, third-place finisher behind Pioneerof the Nile in the Grade 2 San Felipe in his most recent start.

Working toward the Coolmore Lexington on Sunday morning at Keeneland was G. Watts Humphrey Jr.’s El Crespo, who covered five furlongs in company in 1:01.80. Trainer Todd Pletcher worked his two Coolmore Lexington hopefuls, WinStar Farm LLC’s Advice and Peachtree Stable’s Masala. Advice, working in company with two-time stakes winner Bittel Road, covered four furlongs in :48.20. Masala went five furlongs in 1:00.20.