Author: by Kimberly French, for The Red Mile

On Sunday (Aug. 31) The Red Mile will host Sunday Night Lights sponsored by Crawford Farms and plenty of folks are hoping the undefeated 2-year-old pacing filly, Gala, will shine as she makes her first appearance in the $80,000 fourth round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series.

The female pacers were in the spotlight on Friday afternoon (Aug. 29) at Harrah’s Philadelphia, with two $12,000 paces for developing distaffs, and an $11,000 contest for the established fast-class set.

Harness racing fans are in for a treat this Saturday (Aug. 29) night as Prime Time Racing goes live with exclusive coverage of two of Canada’s most historic races — the Canadian Pacing Derby and the Maple Leaf Trot — from Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Seven Grand (Sarah Svanstedt) captured the $112,100 featured New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 2-year-old trotting colts & geldings at Vernon Downs on Friday (Aug. 29).

On a beautiful Monday (Aug. 25) in the Bluegrass Miki And Minnie maintained her win streak in a geared down 1:50 at The Red Mile in the $80,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for sophomore filly pacers. Go Dog Go left favored Super Chapter well behind to return to the winner’s circle in 1:53.2 in his $80,000 third round leg of the series for 3-year-old male trotters. The 14-race card also included three $30,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series, four $15,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Golden Rod Series and one $10,000 third round leg of the Kentucky Wildcat Series.

Elizabeth and Bret Brittingham’s Itsrockandroll A ($18.20, Allan Davis) was a 1:53.2 winner in the $18,000 Open Pace Monday (Aug. 25) at Harrington Raceway.

A trio of $15,000 contests for up-and-coming horses fitting the basic condition of “non-winners of four races life” topped the Monday (Aug. 25) afternoon racing at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.