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LEXINGTON, Ky.— Driver Todd McCarthy (Chapter Seven) hustled R Melina forward, refused to relinquish the lead despite swift fractions and successfully bottomed the well on her harness racing peers to claim the $301,550 59th Kentucky Filly Futurity – sponsored by Crawford Farms – in a 1:50.1 mile on Sunday (Oct. 6) at The Red Mile. R […]
Lexington, KY — Starting in the second tier in both the Kentucky Futurity and Kentucky Filly Futurity will leave harness racing driver Yannick Gingras as something of a spectator when the gate begins to roll for each of those classic events at Lexington’s Red Mile on Sunday (Oct. 6). But not for long. Gingras will […]
Lexington, KY — Hambletonian winner Karl drew post 11 in the second tier for Sunday’s 132nd Kentucky Futurity for 3-year-old trotters at the Red Mile and was made the 6-5 morning-line favorite for harness racing trainer Nancy Takter and driver Yannick Gingras. . Karl has won nine of 11 races this season and earned $977,839. For […]
Mommamia Volo (Tactical Landing) notched her third straight major harness racing stakes victory capturing the $320,000 58th Kentucky Filly Futurity for three-year-old trotting fillies at the Red Mile Sunday (Oct. 8). And the filly did it with authority for driver Todd McCarthy, charging down the stretch to win by two lengths in 1:51.3 over Walner […]
Hightstown, NJ — Amigo Volo won the Kentucky Futurity three years ago and on Sunday (Oct. 8) his speedy half-sister Mommamia Volo (Tactical Landing-Margarita Momma) will attempt to capture the $320,000 Kentucky Filly Futurity, for 3-year-old female harness racing trotters, at Lexington’s Red Mile. Five races later, Tactical Approach (Tactical Landing) will try to join the […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Having secured the second jewel of Trotting’s Triple Crown, Tactical Approach (Tactical Landing) will look to add another onto his resume when he starts as the 3-1 morning line harness racing favorite in the $450,000 131st Kentucky Futurity, which wraps the 15-race card and the Grand Circuit meet on Sunday (Oct. 8). Tactical Approach […]
LEXINGTON, KY— After years of offering an estimated purse, The Red Mile will guarantee purse monies for the 2023 renewal of its marquee harness racing event and its filly companion, the Kentucky Futurity and Filly Futurity. The 2023 Kentucky Futurity will offer a guaranteed purse of $450,000 and the Kentucky Filly Futurity will offer a […]
LEXINGTON, KY— The 12-horse harness racing competition condensed to the expected two-horse race off in the stretch of the $276,000 57th Kentucky Filly Futurity as even-money second choice Jiggy Jog S led 4-5 Joviality S in the straightaway and held firm on the front to land the spoils in 1:50 on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 9). […]
Hightstown, NJ — Hambletonian champion Cool Papa Bell (Chapter Seven) and Canadian Trotting Classic Winner Slay will be among the 12 horses competing in Sunday’s $430,000 Kentucky Futurity for 3-year-old trotters at Lexington’s Red Mile. The field also includes Temporal Hanover (Walner), who won the Earl Beal Jr. Memorial and Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial, […]
Over the years, harness racing driver Trevor Smith had seen his share of Grand Circuit races at Lexington’s Red Mile and watched people celebrate victories in the winner’s circle. Entering this year, he never imagined he would be one of them. But Smith was there in the Red Mile winner’s circle Sunday (Oct. 10) after […]
