Lexington, KY — On Monday (Aug. 26), Red Mile hosted one $80,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes, two $30,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series and three $15,000 divisions of the Kentucky Goldenrod Series for freshman filly trotters.
Allegiant returned to her winning ways in the Kentucky Sire Stakes division in 1:53.4. Allegiant (Scott Zeron) went straight to the front from post position five. The filly clicked off fractions of :29, :57.1 and 1:25.3 while Volcanic Blue Chip (Ake Svanstedt) allowed her to cut the mile in second position.
Volcanic Blue Chip came rolling in the lane with her best shot, however, Allegiant was still adamant she would not taste defeat. Special Talent (Dexter Dunn) was third.
Trained by Vernon Beachy, Allegiant is a daughter of Tactical Landing-Too Good For You. She was a $50,000 purchase at the 2022 Standardbred Horse Sale by Ryan Smith and was bred by Atlantic Trot Inc. and Steve Stewart.
Allegiant sports a resume of 7-4-1-0 and has amassed $143,400 in purse money. She paid $6.28 to win as the favorite.
French Champagne remains undefeated in Commonwealth Series
French Champagne (Svanstedt, $2.42) entered the winner’s circle for the third occasion in as many starts to remain undefeated in her young career in the first division of this series. The daughter of Muscle Hill-French Cafe trotted a new lifetime mark of 1:54.3 with her trainer holding the lines. The filly competes as a homebred for Marvin Katz and Al Libfeld.
One World (Dunn, $37.80) sprung the upset in the second division at odds of 17-1 with a final clocking of 1:54.2. The daughter of Muscle Hill-Selfie Hanover is conditioned by Lucas Wallin and broke her maiden in her fourth start. The filly is a homebred racing for Al Libfeld.
Green Mercedes is perfect in Goldenrod Series
Green Mercedes (Andy Miller, $4.50), Haloa (Louis Baudron, $19.72) and Summer Young (David Miller, $5.20) won the three divisions for freshman pacing fillies.
Red Mile offers a rich buffet of wagering items including a 20-cent Pick-6 with a 15 percent takeout, a 50-cent Pick-5 with an industry low 12 percent takeout, a Super Hi-5 and a 15 percent takeout, and Pick-4 events with a $10,000 guaranteed pool in conjunction with the U.S. Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program.
Red Mile races on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday schedule with a 1 p.m. (EDT) post time through Oct. 8. Free program pages are available at redmileracing.com in addition to race replays and a daily livestream of each card.