Lexington, KY — The Walner-Saadet filly Wall Of Fame upped her unbeaten record to six with a 1:52.4 stroll in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 26) at The Red Mile.
Sent the 1-9 favorite, Wall Of Fame brushed towards the top through a :30.2 first quarter to grab control from Heart Of Secret (driven by Yannick Gingras) in the backstretch. Wall Of Fame strode past a :58.2 half and gradually accelerated into the final half. She clocked three-quarters in 1:26.3 and hustled for the finish while peeling 6-1/2 lengths clear of Heart Of Secret to win in hand. Fleur Delacour (Dexter Dunn) gave chase in third with Sweetest Of All (Scott Zeron) fourth and Maga Aintgongreen (Marvin Luna), who broke stride at the quarter, checking in last.
Julie Miller trains Wall Of Fame, a $60,000 purchase at the 2025 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, for owners Andy Miller Stable Inc., Jean Goehlen, Hutchison Harness LLC and Rick Huffman. She’s now banked $230,000 in her career and paid $2.18 to win.
Wednesday’s 15-race card also featured three $30,000 divisions of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series for 2-year-old trotting fillies. After the first division was declared a no contest when the wings of the starting gate failed to close at the beginning of the race, Hanna Hill (Andy McCarthy, 1:55.2 winning mile; $6.16 to win) rallied from a stalking trip to land a nose blow on first-up A Tale Of Kemp (Marvin Luna) to win the second division. Sabia (Scott Zeron, 1:54.4; $3.92) won in the following division when popping from a pocket trip to score by two lengths over Luxe Lindy (Andy Miller) and tempo-setter Jot It Down (Dexter Dunn). Petter Engblom trains Hanna Hill, a Gimpanzee filly out of stakes-winner Caprice Hill, and Marcus Melander trains Sabia, a daughter of Gimpanzee-Bellareina Dolce.
Live harness racing at The Red Mile resumes Sunday (Aug. 30) with a 16-race card headlined by the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 3-year-old trotting fillies. Sunday will also feature the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 3-year-old pacing males as a non-wagering race before the pari-mutuel card. First-race post time is 5:05 p.m. (EDT).