In a déjà vu effort, Hambletonian champion Tactical Approach got locked at the pylons but had the red seas of clay open to the inside to give him room to dart and grab the lead in the closing strides of the $450,000 Kentucky Futurity, another Trotting Triple Crown event, on Sunday, Oct. 8 at The Red Mile.
Pennsylvania Sires Stakes champion Captain Albano waited to make his attack on even-money favourite Newsroom and mowed him down off a fast clip to end his unbeaten streak with a 1:49.2 win in the $87,000 Arlene Siegel Memorial, part of the $348,000 Bluegrass Two-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Pace, on Friday afternoon (Sept. 29) at The Red Mile.
LEXINGTON, Ky. Ake Svanstedt pupil Warrawee Michelle (Walner) and Dustin Jones trainee Draw The Line (Cantab Hall) recorded the fastest miles of the five divisions for the $429,000 Norman Woolworth Memorial Bluegrass Stakes, for 2-year-old trotting fillies, with 1:53.2 clockings in their respective harness racing divisions on Friday (Sept. 29) at The Red Mile. Warrawee
LEXINGTON, Ky. Trainer Joe Holloway returns to The Red Mile with another promising pacing prospect on Friday afternoon (Sept. 29): the colt Newsroom (Always B Miki), who will try to raise his unbeaten streak to seven is in the third of four harness racing divisions of the $348,000 Bluegrass for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings.
Trainer Joe Holloway returns to The Red Mile with another promising pacing prospect on Friday afternoon (Sept. 29): the Always B Miki colt Newsroom, who will try to raise his unbeaten streak to seven in the third of four divisions for the $348,000 Bluegrass Stakes for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings.