Pebble Beach filly Goodwalkspoiled played the role of spoiler when she converted a pocket ride off fast fractions in an attritional stretch drive to score a 1:51 victory in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 25) at the Red Mile.
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Funky Buddha game in Kentucky Championship Series
Funky Buddha motored for the lead and held the upper edge of a cutthroat stretch battle against 6-5 favorite Sea Bistro Hanover to win the lone $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series opening preliminary for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Sunday night (Aug. 9) at The Red Mile.
Go Dog Go returns a winner in Red Mile KYSS kickoff
Odds-on favorite Go Dog Go perched behind tempo-setter Gimpanzee Dancer and pounced in the stretch for a simple 1:50.3 victory in the opening round of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) for 4-year-old trotting males on Tuesday (July 28) at The Red Mile.
Go Dog Go eyes rebound in Red Mile opening week return
Carter Pinske’s eccentric trotting speedster Go Dog Go returns to the Red Mile, where he breached the 1:50 threshold last season for a lifetime-best win on the Grand Circuit, and looks to make a return to the winner’s circle as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in the lone $35,000 dash of Kentucky Sire Stakes for 4-year-old trotting males during opening week of the 2026 season on Tuesday (July 28).
Carbon Fiber sets Oak Grove track record with KYSS win
Carbon Fiber found a perfect trip from the pocket behind quick fractions and capitalized effortlessly in the stretch for a track-record victory in the $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on “Tuesday at the Trots” (July 14) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
KYSS cavalcade to wrap 2026 Oak Grove season
The record-breaking 2026 live harness racing season for Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel draws to a close this week with three days of racing starting on Monday (July 13) and eight total Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) finals through the week.
Miki’s Big Bang game in Oak Grove KYSS Win
Jamie Sullivan trainee Miki’s Big Bang ground forward from off the speed to tackle strung-out leader Midnight Drive and clinch the win in the $60,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) “A” division for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Monday afternoon (July 6) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.
Dunn, Melander dominate Oak Grove ‘Tuesday at the Trots’
Driver Dexter Dunn and trainer Marcus Melander flourished on the 16-race card of racing at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Tuesday (June 23) with five wins each on the card stacked with all trotting events and 15 divisions of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS).
KYSS Finals, ‘Tuesday at the Trots’ headline Oak Grove week
Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel hosts a robust schedule of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) races over the coming week, with a quartet of $150,000 summer series championships for 4-year-olds headlining Monday’s (June 22) 15-race program totaling nearly $1 million in purses.
Kentucky Sire Stakes third round Monday at Oak Grove
A trio of 4-year-olds enter the third round of the Kentucky Sire Stakes summer series, slated for Monday (June 15) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, aiming to complete sweeps of the preliminaries.