Starting in the second tier in both the Kentucky Futurity and Kentucky Filly Futurity will leave driver Yannick Gingras as something of a spectator when the gate begins to roll for each of those classic events at Lexington’s Red Mile on Sunday (Oct. 6). But not for long.
Category: Grand Circuit News
Karl, Date Night Hanover face post-position test in Kentucky Futurities
Hambletonian champ Karl and Kentucky Championship Series winner Date Night Hanover will attempt to overcome their draws as the morning-line favorites in the $500,000 Kentucky Futurity and $301,550 Kentucky Filly Futurity, respectively, on Sunday (Oct. 6) at The Red Mile.
Good-feeling Fallout set to spring back into action
Fallout is heading to Saturday’s International Stallion Stakes at Lexington’s Red Mile with a spring in his step, which pretty much mirrors the way the Metro Pace winner’s connections are feeling as well.
Grand Circuit to Red Mile and Plainridge
The second week of Grand Circuit action at The Red Mile kicks off on Friday (Oct. 4).
Metro winner Fallout returns to Red Mile Saturday
Fallout, who dipped from the Kentucky Championship Series and won the $740,000 Metro Pace at Woodbine Mohawk Park, will ship back south to the Red Mile to compete in the third and closing division of the $300,900 International Stallion Stakes (ISS) for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday (Oct. 5).
Karl draws post 11 in Kentucky Futurity
Hambletonian winner Karl drew post 11 in the second tier for Sunday’s 132nd Kentucky Futurity for 3-year-old trotters at the Red Mile and was made the 6-5 morning-line favorite for trainer Nancy Takter and driver Yannick Gingras.
Papi Grad leads Friday International Stallion Stakes
Fresh from her authoritative winner’s circle return in the Bluegrass Stakes, Papi Grad looks to potentially wrap the bow on her freshman campaign when starting in the second of three divisions for the $245,800 International Stallion Stakes (ISS), for 2-year-old pacing fillies, on Friday (Oct. 4) at the Red Mile.
USTA to livestream Preview Show Sunday from The Red Mile
The U.S. Trotting Association will be livestreaming the HarnessRacing.com Preview Show from The Red Mile on Sunday (Oct. 6) from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The show can be seen on the following USTA social media platforms: Facebook | YouTube | Vimeo.
T C I makes Red Mile return in Saturday’s Bluegrass
T C I, winner of last year’s Mohawk Million and himself a millionaire, returns to the site where he nailed eventual Hambletonian winner Karl when he starts from post eight in the first division of the $256,900 Greenshoe Bluegrass Stakes for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Saturday (Sept. 28) at The Red Mile.
Twin B Joe Fresh and Jiggy Jog S lead big Grand Circuit night in Dayton
Harness racing’s two highest ranked horses in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, No. 1 Twin B Joe Fresh and No. 2 Jiggy Jog S, will be in action Saturday at Hollywood Dayton Raceway and, as usual, Dexter Dunn will have a great seat to watch them go.