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Driver Yannick Gingras masterfully rated the mile with 7-5 favourite Keg Stand, who scored a measured victory by a neck in the $150,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes Final for four-year-old trotting horses and geldings — one of four $150,000 finals contested on Monday at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming and Hotel.
Driver Yannick Gingras masterfully rated the mile with 7-5 favourite Keg Stand, who scored a measured victory by a neck in the $150,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes Final for four-year-old trotting horses and geldings — one of four $150,000 finals contested on Monday at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming and Hotel.
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.
Beach Glass’s speed job fell through off the final turn while driver Andrew McCarthy poised Kentucky Championship winner I Did It Myway on his preferred second-over perch and pounced to a 1:48.2 victory in the second of two divisions for the $178,000 Captaintreacherous Bluegrass Stakes as part of a stakes-packed Saturday afternoon (Oct. 1) at The Red Mile.
On Sunday (Sept. 18) The Red Mile hosted the most lucrative card in its history with eight $400,000 Kentucky Championship series finals for freshman and sophomore female and male trotters and pacers and two $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth series finals for sophomore trotting fillies and male freshman pacers. Favorites provided their supporters with winning tickets but there were plenty of surprises on the 10-race card.