On Friday, April 2, the Keeneland Race Course will open up its 2008 spring meet with the running of the 2008 Transylvania Stakes. There are actually 10 races going off, but the $150,000 Transylvania Stakes is the highlight of the day.

Over the course of the spring Keeneland will hold 16 graded stakes races.

The Transylvania Stakes is a grade 3 stakes race that will feature a field of 9 horses who will run 1 1/16 miles on turf. The favorite is Prussian, who is listed at 4/5. Free Fighter, Barrier Reef and Riley Tucket figure to help make things interesting.

Here are the preliminary odds for the 2008 Transylvania Stakes:

1 Riley Tucker 4/1

2 Boss Lafitte 8/1

3 Barrier Reef 7/2

4 Prussian 9/5

5 Sr. Henry 10/1

6 Love Everybody 30/1

7 Budge Man 15/1

8 Free Fighter 4/1

9 Groom’s Cat 50/1