He disappointed as the 3-5 choice in the Hambletonian two months ago, but Lucas Wallin trainee Rebuff landed retribution in the third jewel of trotting’s Triple Crown, the 130th edition of the $430,000 Kentucky Futurity, on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 9) at The Red Mile.
Despite making a break in the late going, Slay quickly reset and was able to rally and haul down leader Pretender to win the $615,000 Canadian Trotting Classic, a race for three-year-old trotting colts and a main feature of Woodbine Mohawk Park’s richest night of racing on Saturday (Sept. 24).
There wasn't much surprise when a trotter from the barn of John Bax was revealed as a Mohawk Million entrant on Monday (Sept. 19). If there was a surprise, it came when Righteous Resolve's name wasn't mentioned.
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.