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.
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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).
Captain Arturovico Soars in Red Mile KYSS Opener
Odds-on choice Captain Arturovico swept to the lead past the quarter and held authority to the finish for a comfortable 1:49.1 victory in the $35,000 kickoff leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) for 4-year-old pacing males on Monday afternoon (July 27) at The Red Mile.
Timothy guts out Proud Series final victory on Red Mile opening night
Timothy stayed brave making an uncovered assault from the half to the finish to earn a gritty 1:51 victory in the $50,000 Kentucky Proud Series final for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings on opening night at the Red Mile on Sunday (July 26), a night that featured over $400,000 in purses.
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).
Post time change for Kentucky Proud Series
The Kentucky Proud Series (Mercer County Fair) at the Red Mile post time for Friday (July 17) and Saturday (July 18) has been changed to 10 a.m. (EDT).
Start time adjusted for Wednesday’s Babies on Broadway qualifiers at Red Mile
Out of an abundance of caution due to the forecasted heat index in the Lexington area, Wednesday’s (July 1) Babies on Broadway qualifying races at The Red Mile will begin at 9 a.m. EDT.
Red Mile to host qualifiers July 1
The Red Mile will host qualifying races on Wednesday, July 1, with first post at noon (EDT).
The Red Mile Announces Date Change for The Kentucky Futurity and Grand Circuit Racing Schedule for 2026
The Red Mile has announced proposed adjustments to its 2026 Grand Circuit racing schedule, highlighted by a move of the historic Kentucky Futurity from Sunday, October 11 to Saturday, October 3, pending approval by the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation at its July meeting. Additionally, the second week of the Grand Circuit meet would transition from its previously scheduled dates of Friday, October 9, Saturday, October 10, and Sunday, October 11 to Thursday, October 8, Friday, October 9, and Saturday, October 10.
Kentucky to offer 85 harness dates in 2026
The Kentucky Standardbred racing season in 2026 will begin March 23 at Oak Grove Racing & Gaming and conclude Nov. 12 at Cumberland Run, based on a dates schedule published by the Kentucky Horse Racing & Gaming Corporation.