University of Kentucky students experience a day at the Red Mile with races, tours and a scholarship check presentation.
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Hope Hill prevails in Glen Garnsey Memorial
After nailing an upset on Miss Jum Jabber in a Grade 3 Bluegrass Stakes division last week, Hope Hill upped the score with a 1:51.1 victory in the $212,000 Grade 2 Glen Garnsey Memorial, sponsored by Diamond Creek Farm, on Saturday (Oct. 10) at The Red Mile.
Al Papi takes Tattersalls; Burke breaches $400 million
Trainer Ron Burke eclipsed another historic milestone when his trainee Al Papi stormed from off the speed to win the $365,000 Grade 2 Tattersalls Pace on closing day Saturday (Oct. 10) at The Red Mile, pushing the conditioner past the $400 million mark in career earnings.
Al Papi, Melillo lead Grand Circuit closing day charge at Red Mile
Trainer Ron Burke’s dynamic duo of Melillo and Al Papi — both graded stakes winners at the upper echelon of their division — will face off in the $365,000 Grade 2 Tattersalls Pace, sponsored by Cameo Hills Farm, in the final race on the final day of the 2026 meet at The Red Mile Saturday afternoon (Oct. 10).
Ohio Triple Crown champ to Red Mile
Ron Burke trainee Cleveland Darby, who swept the Ohio Triple Crown with wins in the Ohio State Fair, Ohio Sires Stakes Championship and the Ohio Breeders Championship, looks for five wins in a row when she comes to the Red Mile to compete in the $163,000 Grade 3 International Stallion Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies, sponsored by The Cuddy Farms, on Thursday (Oct. 8).
Lifetime Dreamer romps in Bluegrass rookie trot
World champion Lifetime Dreamer, who set the global mark for 2-year-old trotting geldings with a 1:51.1 victory on Hambletonian Day at the Meadowlands, returned to the winner’s circle with an open-length victory on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 1) in the first $91,000 Bluegrass division – sponsored by the Captain Corey Syndicate and Hanover Shoe Farms – of four splits for 2-year-old trotting males at the Red Mile.
Seaside Ubeaut bounds to Bluegrass victory
Odds-on chalk Seaside Ubeaut vaulted off a picturesque covered trip and equaled her career best with a 1:49.2 victory in the second of two divisions of the $236,480 Grade 3 Bluegrass Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 1) at the Red Mile.
Field set for 134th Kentucky Futurity
The Red Mile drew the fields for its marquee events taking place on Saturday (Oct. 3), the 134th Kentucky Futurity and the 61st Kentucky Filly Futurity.
Command Center seeks rebound on Grand Circuit Opening Day at Red Mile
Marcus Melander trainee Command Center, a Gimpanzee three-quarter brother to 2026 Hambletonian champion Apex, aims to get back on track when he starts as the 9-5 morning-line chalk in the second of four $91,000 divisions of the Grade 3 Bluegrass Stakes for 2-year-old trotting males on opening day of the Grand Circuit meeting at The Red Mile this Thursday (Oct. 1).
Breakfast on the Backside kicks off Grand Circuit meet at Red Mile
The Red Mile will officially kick off its 2026 Grand Circuit meet Tuesday (Sept. 29) with the return of Breakfast on the Backside, sponsored by Hunterton Farm, beginning at 7 a.m. on the track’s viewing deck.