Jon Ebbert answered the question before it was even asked.

“Why are we running?,” Ebbert queried of ponying up $20,000 to supplement Moonstrocity into Saturday’s $1,250,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G1). “Because he is sitting on a peak performance and why waste it on a maiden race? We are going to take a shot.”

Trained by Jena Antonucci, Moonstrocity has run twice. He finished eighth going a mile on the grass in his debut Feb. 8 at Gulfstream Park and was third going a mile on the dirt at Gulfstream Feb. 28.

“I think he is ready to run the race of his life, but I am not sure if that will be good enough,” said Ebbert, who campaigned champion Arcangelo with Antonucci in 2023. “I expect him to run well. I hope he runs like his daddy, Tiz the Law.”

Jose Morelos will have the mount Saturday and exit post 8 on Moonstrocity.

“It’s great to be back at Keeneland,” said Ebbert, who lives in Pennsylvania. “This is where I bought him.”

Moonstrocity was a $40,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale purchase.