In a déjà vu effort, Hambletonian champion Tactical Approach got locked at the pylons but had the red seas of clay open to the inside to give him room to dart and grab the lead in the closing strides of the $450,000 Kentucky Futurity, another Trotting Triple Crown event, on Sunday, Oct. 8 at The Red Mile.
Track announcer Gabe Prewitt said that harness racing driver Scott Zeron “must have ice water running through his veins” as he guided Tactical Approach (Tactical Landing) along the pylons, squeezing by horses to win the $450,000 131st Kentucky Futurity for three-year-old trotters Sunday (Oct. 8) afternoon at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky. It was
LEXINGTON, Ky. Off a tough-luck trip in the Kentucky Sires Stakes final, Hambletonian winner Tactical Approach (Tactical Landing) left nothing to chance and forged a front-stepping harness racing victory under minimal encouragement to clock a 1:50.1 mile in the second of three divisions for the $234,000 Greenshoe Bluegrass Stakes, for 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings,
The top-ranked male and female performers in harness racing, Confederate and Sylvia Hanover did not disappoint as Grand Circuit stakes action continued on a star-studded Saturday, Sept. 30 at The Red Mile.