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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Bluegrass division winner Blazin Lou (Sweet Lou) turned away another Bluegrass winner in 1-5 favorite Rumble And Sway to romp in a 1:49.1 lifetime best and win the second of two $104,000 Grade 3 International Stallion Stakes divisions for 2-year-old pacing males on Friday (Oct. 9) at The Red Mile. Driver Todd McCarthy charged […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Trainer Ron Burke’s dynamic harness racing duo of Melillo (Sweet Lou) and Al Papi (Papi Rob Hanover) —both graded stakes winners at the upper echelon of their division—will face off in the $365,000 Grade 2 Tattersalls Pace, sponsored by Cameo Hills Farm, in the final race on the final day of the 2026 […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— World champion Lifetime Dreamer, who set the global mark for 2-year-old trotting geldings with a 1:51.1 victory on Hambletonian Day at The Meadowlands, returned to the winner’s circle with an open-length victory on Thursday afternoon (Oct. 1) in the first $91,000 Bluegrass division – sponsored by the Captain Corey Syndicate and Hanover Shoe […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— The 134th edition of the $575,000 Grade 1 Kentucky Futurity, the final jewel of the Trotting Triple Crown, will receive national airtime on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 2) for the final race of the 13-race harness racing card. Scheduled to go to post at 5:24 p.m. (EDT), the Kentucky Futurity will air on Fox […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Andy and Julie Miller’s star freshman trotting filly Wall Of Fame (Walner) aims to up her record from nine wins in nine harness racing starts when she competes as the even-money morning line chalk in the second of four divisions of the $377,000 Bluegrass Stakes for her cohort on Friday afternoon (Oct. 2) […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— The Red Mile drew the fields for its marquee events taking place on Saturday (Oct. 3), the 134th Kentucky Futurity and the 61st Kentucky Filly Futurity. Presiding Judge Casey Larson and Race Secretary Tina Seekman conducted the draw during a luncheon at The Red Mile clubhouse for both races on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Marcus Melander trainee Command Center, a Gimpanzee half brother to 2026 Hambletonian champion Apex, aims to get back on track when he starts as the 9-5 morning line chalk in the second of four $91,000 divisions of the Bluegrass Stakes for 2-year-old trotting males on opening day of the Grand Circuit harness racing […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — September 22, 2026 — The Red Mile, in partnership with the Hambletonian Society, announced Tuesday that the 2027 Breeders Crown finals will be held Friday, October 22, and Saturday, October 23 at the historic Lexington racetrack. Eliminations, as necessary, are scheduled for Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16. The dates were formally […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.—The Red Mile hosted eight $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series finals on the Monday afternoon (Sept. 21) card, where no favorite found the winner’s circle through the stakes action. Hanna Hill (Gimpanzee) opened the stakes when she overcame a five-pronged Marcus Melander contingent to deny the chalk and land a 1:53.2 victory – her fifth […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Hall of Fame driver Tim Tetrick became just the sixth driver in North American harness racing history to cross the 15,000-win milestone when he won in an overnight pace at The Red Mile on Monday afternoon (Sept. 21). Coming into the day just one win away from the milestone, Tetrick crossed the threshold […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— The stars of harness racing will flock to The Red Mile on Sunday night (Sept. 20) for a $3.2-million Night of Champions, featuring eight $400,000 finals of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2- and 3-year-olds. Undefeated Wall Of Fame will put her record on the line when she starts from post 1 as […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Odds-on favorite Miss Jum Jabber (Bettor’s Wish) uncorked a wicked final quarter to cross the line first in her $80,000 fourth preliminary division of the Kentucky Championship Series while Zephyr Kemp landed a 53-1 shocker in the $80,000 fourth preliminary division of the Kentucky Championship Series for his cohort on Sunday night (Sept. […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Victorianas Secret (Tactical Landing) swooped to the front midrace and dug gamely through the stretch for a 1:50.2 harness racing victory in the $80,000 fourth preliminary of the Kentucky Championship Series for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 9) at The Red Mile. Leaving from post 7, driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr. pushed […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Meadowlands Pace champ Brandon Blvd (Downbytheseaside) held himself firmly atop the 3-year-old pacing colt and gelding harness racing division when shipping to town and scoring a 1:48 victory in the $80,000 final leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for his cohort on Tuesday (Sept. 8) at The Red Mile. Leaving from post 3, […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— After finishing runner-up in the last three preliminaries of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old trotting fillies, Heart Of Secret (Gimpanzee) found the winner’s circle with a pillar-to-post score in the $80,000 fourth preliminary on Monday afternoon (Sept. 7) at The Red Mile, stopping the clock in 1:53.2. Leaving from the outermost post […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Indiana harness racing invader Kountry Legacy (Capt Midnight) popped when shipping for the $80,000 final leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday night (Sept. 6) at The Red Mile and snatched victory in a 1:51.1 effort. Starting from the pylon post, Kountry Legacy (driven by Trace Tetrick) pushed […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Gobstopper (Sweet Lou) zipped off cover from quick early fractions to pounce and score a 1:50 victory in the $80,000 fourth preliminary of the Kentucky Championship Series for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 1) at The Red Mile. Leaving from post 7, driver Dexter Dunn pushed into a mid-pack […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— American Power (Walner) emerged victorious from his first start since competing in the Grade 1 Hambletonian and Miss Jum Jabber returned after skipping the second leg to score in their respective $80,000 third-preliminary harness racing dashes of the Kentucky Championship Series on Monday afternoon (Aug. 31) at The Red Mile. American Power marched […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Nezuko Kamado S (Chapter Seven), who comfortably cut the mile and held firmly to win the Grade 1 Hambletonian Oaks earlier in the month, makes her return to the races on Sunday (Aug. 30) at The Red Mile as the 6-5 morning line harness racing favorite in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— The Walner-Saadet filly Wall Of Fame upped her unbeaten harness racing record to six with a 1:52.4 stroll in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 26) at The Red Mile. Sent the 1-9 favorite, Wall Of Fame brushed towards the top through a :30.2 […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Pebble Beach filly Goodwalkspoiled played the role of spoiler when she converted a pocket ride off fast fractions in an attritional stretch drive to score a 1:51 harness racing victory in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 25) at The Red Mile. Driver Kyle […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Presidente delivered on a 3-2 promise in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Monday (Aug. 24) at The Red Mile, a day that also saw a harness racing track record equaled in a non-wagering race before the pari-mutuel card. In the Monday feature, Presidente (driven […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Rumble And Sway (Sweet Lou) uncorked a menacing bid off a helmet to collar his harness racing rivals for a 1:51.1 victory in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Sunday night (Aug. 23) at The Red Mile. Leaving from post 2, driver Scott Zeron took […]
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Captain Naughty (Captain Corey) strolled and Bahama Momma (Tall Dark Stranger) pounced to win their respective $80,000 second-preliminary harness racing divisions of the Kentucky Championship Series on Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 19) at The Red Mile. Yannick Gingras sent Captain Naughty to the top in the Kentucky Championship Series division for sophomore trotting males […]
