Lexington, KY — Driver Andy Miller became the 21st driver in North America to win 10,000 races on Sunday (Aug. 20) at Red Mile. He steered Samwise The Brave to his first career victory in four starts in 1:56.1 in a $15,000 third leg of the Kentucky Goldenrod Series for male sophomore trotters. The card in Lexington featured 10 stakes contests on a 13-race card and demonstrated Karl (Yannick Gingras) is another colt to keep an eye on moving forward after a dominating performance in the $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes third round action in his second start.

Miller has been a staple in the harness racing industry for decades. He has earned more than $138 million from 64,480 trips to the post. Amanda Stephens photo.

After recovering from an early break Samwise The Brave took the lead at the half-mile marker from Six Pack Mack (Patrick Ryder) after a first panel in :29.1. It was all him and Miller from there. The son of champions Greenshoe and The Ice Dutchess provided Miller with his milestone triumph.

He set fractions of :57 and 1:26.1 en route to his first victory.

Paying $7.06 to win as the public’s third choice, Samwise The Brave is conditioned by Andy’s wife, Julie. He was purchased for $150,000 at the 2022 Standardbred Horse Sale by Patrick Hoopes. The colt was bred by Coyote Wynd Farms.

Miller has been a staple in the harness racing industry for decades. He has earned more than $138 million from 64,480 trips to the post.

Karl Serves Notice he is a Force to be Reckoned With

Karl (Tactical Landing-Avalicious) absolutely rolled into to victory from post position seven for trainer Nancy Takter in 1:52.1 in the Kentucky Sire Stakes division for 2-year-old male trotters. Amanda Stephens photo.

Karl (Tactical Landing-Avalicious) absolutely rolled to victory from post position seven for trainer Nancy Takter in 1:52.1 in the Kentucky Sire Stakes division for 2-year-old male trotters as the top choice at the windows.

The colt was a $135,000 yearling purchase at the 2022 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale by Christina Takter, her daughter, Nancy, Black Horse Farms Racing, Crawford Farms Racing and Bender Sweden Inc. Karl was bred by Crawford Farms LLC.

He paid $2.56 to win. Topmost (Chris Page) was second and Vocalize (Todd McCarthy) was third.

Always B Naughty Rebounds in the Bluegrass

Always B Naughty (Dexter Dunn) out-finished favored Strong Poison (Gingras) to win the second leg of the $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes for sophomore pacing fillies in 1:48.2.

The daughter of Always B Miki and winner of the $114,777 Adioo Volo at The Meadows on July 29 collected her ninth win from 14 starts and has now earned $224,244 in purse money.

Trained by Nancy Takter, Always B Naughty was purchased by her conditioner, Let It Ride Stables, J L Benson Stables and R.B.H Ventures Inc. at the 2021 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale for $44,000.

The filly did not compete as a freshman but has illustrated her ability this season. She paced a :25.2 last quarter-mile to vanquish Strong Poison. Zanatta (Brian Sears) was third.

Zeron Scores a Trifecta in Kentucky Commonwealth Series

Pilot Atlee Bender and pupil International Law (International Moni-Love N Lindy) remained a perfect three-for-three after triumphing in the third $30,000 leg of the Kentucky Commowealth Series for 2-year-old male trotters.

Bred by K R Breeding LLC, International Law is owned by Ervin Miller Racing Stable, Douglas Overhiser, D & M Trading It and John Stefanos.

International Law paid $5.42 to win.

Fly By (Zeron) broke his maiden with a 1:53.4 victory for trainer Tony Alagna in the second $30,000 division of the Commonwealth Series for freshman trotting colts. The son of Chapter Seven-Fly Angel Fly paid $8.80 to win.

Bred by Al Libfeld, Marvin Katz and Sam Goldband, Fly By was a $275,000 purchase at the 2022 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale by Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld and Pryde Stables.

Horizontal (Zeron) an older half-sibling to blossoming star Geocentric (Sweet Lou-Geometry) won the second leg of the Commonwealth Series for sophomore filly pacers in 1:50.4 by a head.

The daughter of Always B Miki was bred by Diamond Creek Farm and is owned by Determination.

She paid $11.78 to win.

Mont Saint Michel Kicks off Goldenrod Series With a Win

Mont Saint Michel (Dunn, $18.38) won the first division for freshman male trotters in 1:55.4. Keep My Secret (Tony Hall, $4.94) captured the division for sophomore filly pacers. To All A Goodnight (Dunn, $19) won the second division for 3-year-old filly pacers in 1:50.4. Lockheed Martin (T. McCarthy, $3.40) won the second division for 2-year-old male trotters in 1:55.

Red Mile offers a rich buffet of wagering items including a 20-cent Pick-6 with 15 percent takeout, a 50-cent Pick-5 with an industry low 12 percent takeout, a Super Hi-5 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.