Saturday’s (Oct. 11) $125,000 Grade 3 Courageous Lady Stakes for 3-year-old filly pacers at MGM Northfield Park will feature some familiar faces from the Grand Circuit and some newcomers to the big stage looking to make a name for themselves.
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Jugette winner Rodeo Drive Deo headlines Courageous Lady at MGM Northfield Park
Rodeo Drive Deo will travel to MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (Oct. 11), where she will face eight other talented fillies in Grade 3 $125,000 Courageous Lady, an invitational for 3-year-old filly pacers.
Grade 3 $125,000 Courageous Lady draw
Following is the draw for the Grade 3 $125,000 Courageous Lady at MGM Northfield Park on Saturday (Oct. 11).
Breeders Crown Post Draw & Dinner to be held at Country Heritage Park
Woodbine Entertainment and the Hambletonian Society Wednesday (Oct. 8) announced the Breeders Crown Post Position Draw and Dinner will be held on Tuesday, October 21 at Country Heritage Park in Milton.
Grand Circuit report
With perfect weather of warm afternoons and sunshine, this past week in Lexington began on Friday with Grade 3 International Stallion Stakes events for 2-year old pacing fillies and colt trotters.
Connections hope for top ‘Dog’ in Futurity
Reflecting upon Go Dog Go’s most recent performance, which resulted in one of the fastest winning miles by a 3-year-old trotter in history, co-owner Colby Wiesman summed up the colt’s effort this way: “The Dog,” he said, “finally came off the leash.”
Louprint looks to stay unbeaten on Futurity Day
The sensational season for Team Burke’s homegrown stock looks to continue alongside the tremendous campaign of their homebred Sweet Lou colt Louprint, a winner of all nine of his races this season, including the Grade 1 North America Cup and Grade 1 Little Brown Jug, in the second of two divisions for the $440,000 Grade 2 Tattersalls Pace – sponsored by Cameo Hills Farm – on the Kentucky Futurity undercard Sunday (Oct. 5) at The Red Mile.
Fields set for 133rd Kentucky Futurity, 60th Kentucky Filly Futurity
The Red Mile drew the fields for the 133rd renewal of the Grade 1 Kentucky Futurity and the 60th renewal of the Grade 1 Kentucky Filly Futurity, the marquee races of the annual Grand Circuit meet that will be contested on Sunday (Oct. 5).
Frantic Hanover seeks rebound in Int’l Stallion Stakes
Frantic Hanover comes south to Lexington off a defeat in the C$1 million Grade 1 Metro Pace at Woodbine Mohawk Park and looks to return to his winning ways in the second of three divisions of the $264,000 International Stallion Stakes for 2-year-old pacing males on Saturday (Oct. 4) at the Red Mile.
Burkholder looks to keep momentum going at The Red Mile
Matthew Burkholder, in the midst of his first million-dollar season, picked up his first Grand Circuit victory last week and will look to maintain the momentum on Friday when he sends out two morning-line favorites in divisions of the Grade 3 International Stallion Stakes at The Red Mile.