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Lexington, KY — On Monday (Sept. 15) The Red Mile hosted eight $100,000 finals of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series for freshman and sophomores of both gaits, sexes and ages. Found kicked the action off in exactly the right way as she collected her fifth consecutive win and completed a series sweep. Found discovers her best stride […]
Lexington, KY – On Tuesday (Sept. 16) The Red Mile will host its final harness racing card of the sire stakes season with eight $50,000 finals of the Kentucky Golden Rod Series. The facility will take a brief respite prior to the Grand Circuit rolling into town for two weeks on Sept. 25. Burke and […]
The talented Leithen Louie (Sweet Lou) leads Gore trainer Tony Stratford’s trio for tomorrow’s Invercargill Harness Racing Club meeting at Ascot Park. The three year old gelding was made second favourite on debut at the Kurow meeting after very good trials form. He burnt a lot of gas early and finished fourth. From a good […]
Lexington, KY – On Sunday (Sept. 7) defending Kentucky harness racing champion Super Chapter (Chapter Seven) defeated fellow world champion Mr Mouton in 1:52.1 by a head at The Red Mile in a stretch battle on the Sunday Night Lights card sponsored by Crawford Farms. Champagne Room handled her competition, leaving world champion Looksgoodinloulou and […]
Lexington, KY — On Tuesday (Sept. 9) The Red Mile will conduct a 15-race card with older male and female trotters competing in two $35,000 third round legs of the Kentucky Sire Stakes. These harness racing events will be supported by five $10,000 fifth round legs of the Kentucky Wildcat Series for freshman trotters and pacers […]
Lexington, KY — On Sunday (Sept. 7), the Red Mile will once again host Sunday Night Lights sponsored by Crawford Farms, and the 14-race card is action-packed. There will be two $80,000 fourth-round harness racing legs of the Kentucky Championship Series, one for 3-year-old filly pacers and the other for sophomore male trotters. Kentucky champion […]
Lexington, KY – On Wednesday (Sept. 3) The Red Mile hosted a 13-race card consisting of fourth round harness racing legs of the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series, the $30,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series, the $15,000 Kentucky Golden Rod Series and the $10,000 Kentucky Wildcat Series for sophomore filly trotters. Winnpanzee collected her third consecutive triumph and […]
The country’s leading trainers Steve and Amanda Telfer of Stonewall Stud are about to add more horsepower to their South Island operation. At least six horses currently based in their North Island barn will head south later this month. Allamericanplayer, Utah Blaze, Graphite, JT Boe, Joca’s Hill and Ride The Waves will either fly south […]
Lexington, KY — On Monday (Sept. 1), Carve (Captain Corey) collected her first harness racing career victory in the fourth-round leg of the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series for freshman filly trotters in 1:52.3 at The Red Mile. The 12-race holiday card included fourth round divisions of the $30,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series, the $15,000 Kentucky Golden Rod […]
Lexington, KY – On Wednesday (Aug. 27) Endurance (Captain Corey) made it look effortless as he stopped the clock in a lifetime best 1:52.3 in the $80,000 fourth round harness racing leg of the Kentucky Championship Series at The Red Mile for his fifth consecutive victory. The 13-race card also included two $30,000 divisions of […]
Lexington, KY — On a sunny Tuesday (Aug. 26), Ubrute (Tall Dark Stranger) put an end to Brandon Blvd’s undefeated harness racing record while breaking his maiden in 1:50.1 in the $80,000 fourth-round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series at the Red Mile. The 14-race card offered also two $30,000 fourth-round legs of the Kentucky […]
Lexington, KY – On a picture-perfect Sunday Night Lights (Aug. 24) evening, Winnpanzee proved best after a step up in class in the third $80,000 leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for 3-year-old filly trotters in 1:52. Harrisburg Heist completed the exacta for Yannick Gingras and Ron Burke with his triumph in the leg for sophomore […]
Phil and Christine Smith had double the reason to celebrate at Addington Raceway earlier this month when they enjoyed a rare race-to-race double with a pair of horses they not only bred, but own and race. The Coaster Howe-trained duo of Berretini (Sportswriter) and Cormoran Strike (Creatine) have been stalwarts through the winter months, and […]
Lexington, KY — On Tuesday (Aug. 26), Brandon Blvd (Downbytheseaside) will line up against six freshman male pacers in the $80,000 fourth leg of the Kentucky Championship Series at the Red Mile with perfection in balance for his young career. The 14-race card shines the spotlight on 2-year-old male pacers with two $30,000 divisions of […]
The recent wins by Eun Sogno and Captain Cool, both sons of Captain Crunch, rekindle memories of One Dream who was a star filly in her era. Eun Sogno the last foal out of One Dream, was brave in winning his maiden at Addington. And Captain Cool who’s out of Dreaminthemaking, an unraced Christian Cullen […]
Lexington, KY – On Wednesday (Aug. 20) a field of 11 2-year-old trotting fillies will attempt to hit their best stride in the $80,000 third round of the Kentucky Championship Series at The Red Mile. The 15-race card showcases freshman filly trotters in third-round action with three $30,000 divisions of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series, five $15,000 […]
Lexington, KY – On Wednesday (Aug. 13) O’Brien Award winner Highland Kismet (Father Patrick) set the tone for another terrific day of harness racing competition at The Red Mile. The 4-year-old gelding set a track record for his age, gait and sex in 1:50.1 in an Open Handicap which went off as the first race […]
Lexington, KY – On Wednesday (Aug. 13) John Butenshoen captured the 2,000th training victory of his decades long harness racing career with favored Chat Room (Chapter Seven). in the first $30,000 second leg of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series. The Illinois native had a fellow individual from The Prairie State in the bike in Hall of […]
Lexington, KY – On another steamy day Tuesday (Aug. 12), conditioner Ron Burke broke another of his own records to continue rewriting harness racing history. The Hall of Famer captured his 16,000th career race at The Red Mile when the son of Gimpanzee, Kimpanzee (Yannick Gingras) crossed the line in 1:54.2 in the seventh event, a […]
Well bred four year old mare Rose of Clare (Lazarus) continued her impressive form taking her third win in a row when she scored an effortless all the way harness racing win in the Hoist Torque Mobile Pace at Gloucester Park on Tuesday evening. Sent out a prohibitive favourite on the strength of her previous […]
Lexington, KY — On Monday (Aug. 11) Setyoursightshigh (In Range) and Leading Lady (Walner) illustrated why they are the early leaders in their harness racing divisions with triumphs in the $80,000 second round divisions for freshman filly trotters. The 16-race card also included three $30,000 second round divisions of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series, five $15,000 second […]
Lexington, KY — On Tuesday (Aug. 12), The Red Mile will conduct a 17-race card with two $80,000 second round legs of the Kentucky Championship Series for 3-year-old male pacers and sophomore filly trotters. The card also includes nearly $200,000 in stakes purses with the Kentucky Commonwealth Series, Kentucky Golden Rod Series and Kentucky Wildcat Series. […]
Lexington, KY – On Wednesday (Aug. 6), The Red Mile conducted two cards of contests due to an intense thunderstorm in the area. Endurance collected his fourth consecutive victory in the second round of the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series. The 14-race card also included three $30,000 second round Kentucky Commonwealth Series legs, three $15,000 second round […]
Lexington, KY — On Wednesday (Aug. 6), the Red Mile hosted two harness racing cards due to inclement weather on the previous day. The first card originally consisted of 12 races, but only stakes events were contested. Brandon Blvd remained undefeated in the sole $80,000 second-round leg of the Kentucky Championship Series for freshman male […]
