Kissme Ifyoucan pounced from a pocket ride and held back game tempo-setter Heart Of Secret to take the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series opening preliminary for 2-year-old trotting fillies in a 1:51.4 mile on Sunday (Aug. 9) during a make-up non-wagering card at The Red Mile.
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Banana Beach best in Kentucky Championship opening round
Banana Beach rebounded from a runner-up finish in the Kentucky Sire Stakes final at Oak Grove with a narrow win in the back-half sprint of the opening preliminary of the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 4) at the Red Mile.
Top Reacher Upsets in Kentucky Championship Series; Melander Wins Six
Top Reacher split rivals from a ground-saving trip and collared his rough-gaited stablemate Command Center in the closing strides of a 1:54 mile to land a 24-1 upset in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series opening preliminary for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Monday afternoon (Aug. 3) at The Red Mile.
Gobstopper stomps rivals in Kentucky Championship opener
Sweet Lou colt Gobstopper, who currently holds the national season’s mark for pacing freshmen from a 1:50.1 victory in his most recent start at The Meadowlands, brushed to the top heading to the last turn and held command firmly to the finish of a 1:53.1 mile in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series opening preliminary for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings, which was contested on a non-betting card Monday morning (Aug. 3) at The Red Mile.
Red Mile cancels Sunday racing; stakes postponed to Monday
Due to inclement weather around the Lexington area that created unsafe track conditions, the Sunday night (Aug. 2) card of harness racing at The Red Mile has been cancelled.
Dame Frances fronts freshmen in KY Championship opener
Erv Miller’s precocious Pebble Beach filly Dame Frances will look to stay undefeated following a track-record 1:50.4 performance at Oak Grove when she starts as the 2-1 morning line favorite in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series opening leg at the Red Mile, carded as the sixth race on the 15-race card this Tuesday (Aug. 4).
Super Chapter, Go Dog Go renew rivalry in Lexington
On Sunday (Sept. 7), the Red Mile will once again host Sunday Night Lights sponsored by Crawford Farms, and the 14-race card is action-packed. There will be two $80,000 fourth-round legs of the Kentucky Championship Series, one for 3-year-old filly pacers and the other for sophomore male trotters. Kentucky champion and Hambletonian runner-up Super Chapter will meet foe Go Dog Go yet again seeking to avenge his loss last week.
Sippinonsearoc steals the show in Lexington
Sippinonsearoc, who last year became the sport’s swiftest 2-year-old, demonstrated his affinity for the Bluegrass with a facile 1:48.2 score in the $80,000 fourth-round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for sophomore male pacers on Tuesday (Sept. 2) at the Red Mile for his fourth consecutive triumph.
Brandon Blvd tastes first defeat in Kentucky
On a sunny Tuesday (Aug. 26), Ubrute put an end to Brandon Blvd’s undefeated record while breaking his maiden in 1:50.1 in the $80,000 fourth-round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series at the Red Mile. The 14-race card offered also two $30,000 fourth-round legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series, three $15,000 fourth-round legs of the Kentucky Golden Rod Series, and two $10,000 fourth-round legs of the Kentucky Wildcat Series for 2-year-old male pacers.
Setyoursightshigh goes for four in a row
On Monday (Aug. 11), the Red Mile will host a 16-race card with the spotlight on freshman filly trotters in two $80,000 divisions of the Kentucky Championship Series.