Lexington, KY — On Monday (July 31), Dolce Amara (Tim Tetrick) broke her maiden in style at Red Mile in the only $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes division for freshman trotting fillies. Lucas Wallin harnessed the granddaughter of champion Pizza Dolce on a sun-splashed afternoon in Kentucky.

Dolce Amara proves her potential by capturing the first $80,000 leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes for 2-year-old trotting fillies. Amanda Stephens photo.

Leaving from post position three in the field of 10, Dolce Amara (Muscle Hill-Ciao Dolce) was content to settle in rein to her Hall of Fame pilot through fractions of :27.3 and :55:3 in fifth behind leader Tactical Strike (Tactical Landing-Songster Seelster) for the first half-mile of the contest.

Tactical Strike broke stride after an adventurous beginning. St Germain (Walner-Noble Miss) decided to not stay on gait behind the gate for driver Andrew McCarthy and trainer Nancy Takter from post position nine.

Favorite Date Night Hanover (Chapter Seven-Don’t Wait Up) also decided to gallop at the half-mile marker after never really inserting herself into the flow.

Competing as a homebred for Kjell Anderson, Dolce Amara rewarded her connections with a payoff of $8.44 for a win wager. Honorable Way (Chapter Seven-Special Way) was outfinished for driver Todd McCarthy and trainer Ake Svanstedt to place at 35-1.

Prominence (Father Patrick-Eminent Beauty) paid $7.84 to finish third with David Miller holding the lines for trainer Carter Pinske.

Dolce Amara is the second foal produced by Ciao Bella, who earned $173,809 on the racetrack. Her older full sister, Bella Ciao, sold for $300,000 at the 2020 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale.

Bonn and French Champagne lead the way in Commonwealth Series

Bonn (Peter Wrenn) had enough in the tank to outlast favored One World (Muscle Hill-Selfie Hanover) in the first $30,000 division of the second round of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series for 2-year-old trotting filles. Trained by Melanie Wrenn, the filly is owned by David McDuffee and L&L Devisser LLC.

The daughter of Tactical Landing-Angelina Chip stopped the clock in 1:55.2 as the third choice and paid $8.70 to win her second start in her second attempt. One World (Tim Tetrick, Wallin) provided $3.94 to place and Local Honey (A. McCarthy, Alagna) rounded out the trifecta at $2.34.

French Champagne (Muscle Hill-French Cafe) outdueled a game Epoch (Chapter Seven-Jolene Jolene) to capture the $30,000 second round division of Commonwealth events. Trained and driven by Ake Svanstedt, the grandson of 2008 Hambletonian Oaks victress Creamy Mimi is by Muscle Hill. He paid $20.40 to win for his breeders and owners Marvin Katz and Al Liebman.

Epoch (Tim Tetrick, Marcus Melander) tasted defeat after a :26.3. last quarter-mile. Favored Fanny Lipkowitz paid $2.68 to show for driver Dunn and trainer Wallin.

It’s My Hill, Embrace The Future and The Roxbury take Goldenrod Series legs.

It’s My Hill (Yannick Gingras, Ron Burke), Embrace The Future (Nicholas Roussel, driver/trainer) and The Roxbury (D. Miller, Pinske) all captured their respective $15,000 divisions of second round action in the Kentucky Goldenrod Series.

Red Mile races on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday schedule with a 1 p.m. EDT post time. Free program pages are available at redmileracing.com in addition to race replays.