When the 2023 season started, Tennessee Tom was not in the Burke Racing Stable. After one of the stable’s top prospects was injured, the search was on for a replacement.
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.
The undefeated Tactical Landing colt Karl rung up his fifth straight victory when coming just a tick of a second off the world record in taking the fifth of five divisions for the $405,100 Bluegrass Two-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Trot at The Red Mile on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 28.
Nancy Takter’s unbeaten Tactical Landing colt Karl makes his move out of Kentucky Sires Stakes domination onto the Grand Circuit, where he will put his four-race win streak on the line in the fifth of five divisions for $405,100 Bluegrass Stakes for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings on a dynamite Thursday, Sept. 28 card to open the stakes meet at The Red Mile.
Captain Fear Not missed his chance at Pennsylvania’s title due to sickness, but he rebounded nicely Saturday (Sept. 16) at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, capturing a division of a Keystone Classic.