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Ron Burke does not often enter horses in the William Wellwood Memorial for two-year-old trotters, but the trainer has enjoyed success in his limited trips to the event, winning in 2014 with Habitat and 2015 with Southwind Frank.
On Tuesday (Aug. 14), Red Mile conducted 10 sire stakes events for freshman and sophomore male and female of both gaits on a 16-race card. Hambletonian victor Tactical Approach made his return to the Bluegrass a triumphant one with a win in 1:51.3 in the $80,000 second leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Series for male sophomore trotters.
Lexington, KY --- On Tuesday (Aug. 15) Red Mile conducted 10 sire stakes harness racing events for freshman and sophomore male and female of both gaits on a 16-race card. Hambletonian victor Tactical Approach (Tactical Landing) made his return to the Bluegrass a triumphant one with a win in 1:51.3 in the $80,000 second round leg
On Monday (Aug. 14) Red Mile hosted 11 second round sire stakes divisions for freshman and sophomore colts and fillies of both gaits. Its My Show returned to his winning ways in style in the $80,000 second leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes Series for three-year-old male pacers with a world record equaling mile in 1:46.4.
On Sunday (Aug. 13) Red Mile hosted 10 second round sire stakes divisions on a 15-race card for freshman and sophomore fillies of both gaits. Geocentric remained a perfect four-for-four in her young career in the $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes split for two-year-old filly pacers and Mambacita resumed her winning ways in the leg for three-year-old trotting fillies.