McCraken (Ghostzapper), the narrow 5.90-1 favorite in the final GI Kentucky Derby future wager that closed Sunday, faces six formidable foes in Saturday's $1-million GII Blue Grass S. at Keeneland. The undefeated 'TDN Rising Star' was last seen besting Tapwrit (Tapit) by 1 1/2 lengths in Tampa's Feb. 11 GIII Sam F. Davis S., and was installed as the 7-5 favorite after drawing post two Tuesday. “Post two is OK,” said trainer Ian Wilkes. “I don't think it will be any problem. Just leave things up to [jockey] Brian [Hernandez Jr.] to ride the race. The goal is the first Saturday in May, and he doesn't have to win this race. I don't want to put that pressure on the horse. If he gets the right race and moves forward, we'll be fine.”
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