Lexington, KY — On Sunday (Sept. 1), Go Dog Go and Miki And Minnie downed the favorites in their respective divisions to collect triumphs in the $80,000 fourth leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series for freshman male trotters and pacing fillies.
Go Dog Go (Todd McCarthy) was content to sit in third eyeballing pocket-sitting favorite Chat Room (Yannick Gingras) for three-quarters of the mile while longshot General Kronos (Tim Tetrick) set the fractions of :28.4, :56.3 and 1:25.3.
As the field of seven strode into the stretch, Go Dog Go decided it was time to determine what was in the tank and he did not disappoint. The son of Greenshoe-Primary Target trotted to the wire in :27 which was more than enough to outlast Chat Room, who was third, and a hard-closing runner-up Blank (Dexter Dunn). Go Dog Go stopped the clock a lifetime best 1:53.
Trained by Carter Pinske and owned by Wiesman Farms and Al Libfeld, Go Dog Go’s resume is 4-2-1-0 and he has banked $75,000. Go Dog Go was bred by Wiesman Farms and was a $110,000 yearling purchase at the 2023 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. Go Dog Go paid $5.34 to his supporters.
Miki And Minnie (Dunn) denied undefeated favorites Looksgoodinloulou (Gingras) and Ascendance (Scott Zeron) their bids for victory in the leg for freshman pacing fillies. Sweet Ballad (David Miller) and Champagne Room (Andrew McCarthy) were second in a dead heat. The final time of 1:50.3 was a new mark for the daughter of Always B Miki-That’s The Ticket.
Leaving from post position eight in the field of 10, Miki And Minnie paced in third position for the first quarter-mile with Duration establishing the first split in :27.1. The filly’s pilot decided it was time to go and she assumed command with a :56 half-mile and a 1:23.4 three-quarter split. Miki And Minnie, as well as Sweet Ballad, closed out their miles with final panels in :26.3.
Trained by Chris Ryder, Miki And Minnie competes as a homebred for Craig Henderson, Robert Mondillo and Lawrence Minowitz. Her career slate stands at 6-2-4-0 and she has earned $80,000 in purse money. Miki And Minnie provided $17.18 for her second victory.
Three Times Bettor, Yannick G Kemp collect Commonwealth Series triumphs
Three Times Bettor (Andrew McCarthy) took the $30,000 fourth leg of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series for 2-year-old filly pacers in a lifetime best 1:51.4. Accede (Gingras) was second and Ronstadt (Todd McCarthy) came home third. Trained by Brett Pelling, the daughter of Bettor’s Delight-Three Times A Lady now possesses a record of 6-2-1-2. She was bred by Steve Stewart, Conquest Acres Lp and Michael Robinson. Three Times Bettor was sold for $155,000 to Thaddeus Wier at the 2023 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale.
Yannick G Kemp (Peter Wrenn) closed out the 17-race card with a 1:53.4 win in the $30,000 fourth leg of the Commonwealth Series for 2-year-old male trotters. Memento Mori (Zeron) and Bank On Me (T. McCarthy) rounded out the trifecta. Trained by Nifty Norman, the son of Walner-Southwind Adele hit the line with the swiftest time of his young career and collected his second consecutive victory. Yannick G Kemp has a record of 6-3-1-0 and was bred by Kemppi Stables and Suojalampi Stable. He went through the ring at the 2023 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale for $180,000 to Melvin Hartman, Rojan Stables and Little E LLC. The colt paid $6.94 to win as the public’s top selection.
Racing continues Monday (Sept. 2) at The Red Mile and Tuesday (Sept. 3) with a first post of 1 p.m.
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