Further Ado Caps A Big Stakes Day For Brad Cox At Keeneland
On perhaps the biggest day of the Spring Meet at Keeneland, trainer Brad Cox won three graded Stakes races including the $1.25 million Blue Grass Stakes.
Saudi Crown was victorious in the Commonwealth Stakes and was the first of three Stakes winers for Brad Cox Danny Brewer Saturday, April 4 was a big day on the Kentucky racing calendar at Keeneland. After all was said and done, it was a big day of racing for one of Kentucky’s best racing conditioners. Brad Cox has worked his way into the upper echelon of Thoroughbred trainers not only in Kentucky, but in the world.
A keen eye for talent and an unquestionable dedication to the game has allowed this Louisville native to enjoy success on the world’s biggest racing stages. Rolling into the opening of the 2026 Keeneland Spring Meet with his fair share of four-legged phenoms, the Brad Cox barn flexed its muscle by winning three of the five Stakes races on the card. Let’s take a quick look at his April 4 racing triple.
Saudi Crown rolls home in grade 3 Commonwealth Stakes Saudi Crown is a veteran of the Brad Cox barn that seems to have found his niche. The one turn races seem to suit this six-year-old son of Always Dreaming the best. With that in mind, the seven-furlong Commonwealth Stakes looked to be right in his wheel house.
After the gates opened and a minute and twenty-two seconds passed, the sell-out crowd at Keeneland realized what his team already knew. Stalking the pace, this striking grandson of Tapit took command at the top of the stretch and rolled past the wire an eased up 2 ¾ lengths to the good. The Commonwealth win marked the ninth career victory for Saudi Crown from eighteen starts and raised his on-track earnings to an impressive $3,668,506.