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Mambacita completed a series sweep with a track record-equaling performance in the $100,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final for three-year-old trotting fillies on Tuesday (July 4) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, while Charleston, Allegiant and Tip Top Cat all broke divisional track records in their respective finals on a blockbuster Independence Day card.

OAK GROVE, KY — Mambacita (Tactical Landing-Bill's Lady) completed a series sweep with a track record-equaling harness racing performance in the $100,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes final for 3-year-old harness racing trotting fillies on Tuesday (July 4) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel, while Charleston, Allegiant and Tip Top Cat all broke divisional track records

First-quarter speed from This Kit Rocks left his competitors at his whim while he clung on the point and held firm to the finish of a 1:51.1 mile to win the $35,000 Open Pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Sunday (July 2).

A pair of prospects for TheStable and the team of trainer Eric Patalan and driver Anthony MacDonald visited the winner's circle for the second preliminary of Kentucky Sire Stakes for freshmen on Sunday (June 25) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.

Last week Ohoka Chopper N came barreling from off the speed to win, but this week driver Atlee Bender worked a pocket ride for the Erv Miller trainee and fired similar fervor down the stretch to win the $27,000 Open Pace on Sunday (June 11) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel.

Electric fractions on the lead readied Erv Miller trainee Ohoka Chopper N for a final-quarter blitz and driver John MacDonald came barrelling with the eight-year-old Christian Cullen gelding down the near side to snag the $28,000 Open Pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Sunday afternoon (June 4).

Driver Devon Tharps made sure his five rivals all took a seat behind six-year-old mare Rock It Out as she was on a speed mission to glory and prevailed in the $27,000 Open Pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel on Sunday afternoon (May 28).

Erv Miller trainee Im Sir Blake A survived a persistent first-over grind and won going away as the odds-on favorite in the $28,000 Open Handicap Pa

In a near replica of her victory last week, Rock It Out sat behind wicked early fractions and vaulted from the pocket to strike the winning blow on the weary pacesetter to, this time, score in the $15,000 featured pace at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming and Hotel on Sunday (May 14).

The Trixton mare Yanaba pounced, sat and struck from the pocket to land a repeat win in Kentucky Sires Stakes action with a track-record 1:52 mile in the $50,000 third preliminary for four-year-old trotting mares on a rescheduled card Tuesday afternoon (May 9) at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming and Hotel.