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The Red Mile Announces Dates for 2027 Breeders Crown

Harness racing’s 12 championship events will culminate in Lexington on October 22-23

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 unveiled during a press conference at The Red Mile attended by Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton, local dignitaries, community leaders and officials from across the harness racing industry.

Recognized as harness racing’s world championships, the Breeders Crown brings together the sport’s premier Standardbreds, drivers, trainers, owners and breeders. The series features 12 championship events across divisions of age, gait and gender and plays a defining role in determining divisional honors.

“The opportunity to host the Breeders Crown represents a significant moment for The Red Mile, the Lexington community and the future of harness racing in Kentucky,” said Joe Costa, president and CEO of The Red Mile. “Our team is committed to delivering a first-class championship experience that reflects the stature of this event and the history of this racetrack. Lexington has a deep appreciation for championship equine competition, and we look forward to welcoming the sport’s finest horses and horsemen while showcasing harness racing on one of its most important stages.”

Created by the Hambletonian Society in 1984, the Breeders Crown was established to provide a year-end championship in each of harness racing’s major divisions. Since its inception, the series has become one of the sport’s most prestigious and consequential events, attracting leading competitors and racing fans from throughout North America and beyond. The Red Mile has previously hosted two Breeders Crown divisional championships, but 2027 will mark the first time it hosts the complete Breeders Crown series.

“The Breeders Crown is where an entire season of hard work reaches its defining moment—it all comes down to the Breeders Crown,” said John Campbell, president and CEO of the Hambletonian Society. “For the first time, all 12 divisions will be contested at The Red Mile, bringing the very best horses and horsemen in the world to one of racing’s most historic stages. Lexington is the Horse Capital of the World, and The Red Mile’s history and connection to the very best of our sport make it a remarkable setting to crown our champions. We look forward to working with The Red Mile and the Lexington community to create an unforgettable event for everyone to enjoy.”

The announcement comes during The Red Mile’s 2026 live harness racing season and ahead of the track’s signature Grand Circuit meet. Grand Circuit racing will be held October 1–3 and October 8–10, with first post at 1 p.m. each day. The 134th Kentucky Futurity, one of harness racing’s most historic events and the third leg of the Trotting Triple Crown, will headline the Saturday, October 3, program.

Planning for the 2027 Breeders Crown is underway. Additional details regarding tickets, hospitality, sponsorship opportunities and the full schedule of events will be announced as they become available.

About The Red Mile
Established in 1875, The Red Mile is one of the world’s most historic Standardbred racetracks and a cornerstone of Lexington’s equine heritage. The one-mile oval is home to the Kentucky Futurity and annually welcomes many of harness racing’s leading horses, drivers, trainers and owners during its Grand Circuit meet. Located in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass region, The Red Mile continues its longstanding tradition of championship racing while offering year-round gaming, dining and entertainment.
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PHOTO: The Red Mile and community leaders gathered Tuesday, Sept. 22, to announce the dates and unveil the official logo for the 2027 Breeders Crown at The Red Mile. Pictured from left: Emily Ratcliff, Director of Sponsorship at The Red Mile; Damon Thayer, former Kentucky Senate Majority Floor Leader; Dr. Scottie Day, Vice President of Children’s Health at UK HealthCare and Physician-in-Chief of Golisano Children’s at UK; The Red Mile mascot; Kentucky State Senator Julie Raque Adams; Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton; Kentucky State Representative Matthew Koch; and Joe Costa, President and CEO of The Red Mile. Photo courtesy of University of Kentucky Public Relations.

Hanna Hill Wins Fifth Straight, Upsets Abound in Kentucky Commonwealth Finals

By Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile
(Amanda Stephens photo)

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 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 straight victory – in the final strides of the $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series final for 2-year-old trotting fillies.

Leaving from the pylon post, driver Andy McCarthy settled Hanna Hill into sixth as stablemates A Tale Of Kemp (Marvin Luna) and Jot It Down (Dexter Dunn) pushed towards the front to a :27.3 first quarter. A Tale Of Kemp took control and strolled to the half in :56.1 as stablemate Agano (Mattias Melander) tipped out of fourth to race uncovered. Odds-on favorite and stablemate Sabia (Scott Zeron) angled outside to race second-over while McCarthy slid Hanna Hill into a third-over seat. A Tale Of Kemp wavered past three-quarters in 1:24.4 and gave way into the stretch while Sabia kicked off cover and Hanna Hill gathered momentum widest of all. Sabia hit the front inside the final eighth but Hanna Hill glided over the top to sn**ch victory by a neck. Diana Hanover (Tim Tetrick) rallied from a ground-saving trip for third and Esther Rod (Corey Callahan) closed for fourth.

Petter Engblom trains Hanna Hill, a homebred Gimpanzee filly out of stakes-winning mare Caprice Hill, for owner Tom Hill. The filly now has five wins from seven starts and pushed her earnings to $97,880. She paid $8.58 to win.

Caillou Hanover rose from a ground-saving trip to split tiring rivals late and register the largest upset of the day when taking the $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series final for 3-year-old pacing c**ts and geldings.

Driver Atlee Bender floated Caillou Hanover forward into a seat third while Thiago Hanover (Yannick Gingras) hustled to lead the pack to a :26.4 first quarter. Thiago Hanover remained on the muscle up the backstretch to a :54.1 half and through the far turn as he faced a first-over challenge from Toby Ornot Toby (Tim Tetrick). Toby Ornot Toby stuck a nose in front past three-quarters in 1:21.4 but paced evenly for home alongside Thiago Hanover as the backfield fanned across the track. Louaville shot through a seam at the inside as did Door Dash (Andy McCarthy) to the pylons while Captain Apple (Dexter Dunn) swept off cover from second-over towards the front before veering in late. Through the scuffle, Bender brought Caillou Hanover towards the outside and knifed through traffic late to seize victory by a half length. Door Dash took second with Captain Apple grabbing third and Louaville taking fourth.

Erv Miller trains Caillou Hanover, a gelding by Downbytheseaside-Charisma Hanover, for owners Ervin Miller Stable Inc., Stepbystep Racing, Andray Farm and Lava Java Stable. Caillou Hanover won his fourth race from 14 starts this season and from 23 starts in his career, earning $175,150. He paid $31.60 to win.

Dexter Dunn swarmed off cover with longshot Dog Dare You past tiring rivals to upset in the $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series final for 2-year-old pacing c**ts and geldings in a 1:51.1 mile.

Crazygirlsburnsage (Josert Fonseca) grabbed the early lead before Totally Tyler (Yannick Gingras) brushed forward to take the lead through a :27.3 first quarter with Debonaire (Marvin Luna) following. Debonaire then slid to the top and promptly faced a rush from 2-5 favorite Night Agent (Andy McCarthy) as he shot up the rim to take the lead passing a :54.3 half. Dunn meanwhile pulled off the pylons from sixth and steadily advanced up the rim to catch cover as Crazygirlsburnsage angled back outside to challenge for the lead marching to three-quarters in 1:23. Crazygirlsburnsage tired in the stretch while Night Agent fought to hold command and Dog Dare You built steam off a covered trip. Dog Dare You thrusted to the lead and then held off a late rally from Totally Styler to win by a neck with Dunmire (Scott Zeron) closing from third-over for third. Night Agent held fourth.

Chris Ryder trains Dog Dare You, a gelding by Bulldog Hanover-Tessa Hanover, for owners Robert Mondillo and Julie Nash. The gelding broke his maiden with the victory, which came in just the fifth start of his career, and has now earned $65,300. He paid $29.54 to win.

Sister Girl Blues swooped up the rim through the last turn to get the jump on a closing pair of Erv Miller trainees and hold on for a 1:51 victory in the $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series final for 2-year-old pacing fillies.

Driver Dexter Dunn floated forward with Sister Girl Blues from the pylon draw to secure a seat in fourth as Haven (Todd McCarthy) swooped down to take the lead from 3-5 favorite Baby Puppy (Atlee Bender) passing a :27.3 first quarter. Haven maintained her speed up the backstretch to a :55.2 half and through the last turn, where Dunn tipped off the pylons to push towards the leader. Sister Girl Blues slid by Haven after three-quarters in 1:23.1 and stayed game in the stretch to hold a head in front at the beam as Ryan Station (Marcus Miller) soared from third-over for second while Baby Puppy finished evenly between horses in third. Haven settled for fourth.

Chris Ryder trains and co-owns Sister Girl Blues, a filly by Captaintreacherous-Warrawee Youknow, with partners FAC Racing LLC, Joe Sbrocco & JAF Racing and Leblanc and Pryde Stables. The filly broke her maiden with the win, coming in just the seventh start of her career, and she has now earned $71,100. She paid $7.64 to win.

Naked And Famous ripped off a second-over trip and withstood a late lunge from 7-5 favorite Decreed to win the $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series final for 3-year-old trotting fillies in a 1:52.3 mile.

After Degas (Yannick Gingras) brushed to the lead through a :27.4 first quarter, Chiquita Ba-beeman (David Miller) looped out of fourth and towards the lead heading for a :56.4 half all while Naked And Famous (Todd McCarthy) nestled onto a helmet on the outer tier behind first-up Che Bella (Joe Bongiorno). Che Bella ranged forward to match strides with Chiquita Ba-beeman by three-quarters in 1:24.2 but spun level for home while Naked And Famous and Decreed (Tim Tetrick) uncorked speed off cover. Naked And Famous fired towards the top with Decreed alongside in the final eighth pestering relentlessly, but Naked And Famous held firmly to the finish for a nose win while Degas checked in third another four lengths behind. Serenity As (Dexter Dunn) kicked from near last for fourth.

Noel Daley trains Naked And Famous, a filly by Six Pack-Sleep Tight My Luv, for owner CTC Stable. The filly won her third race from 12 starts this season and her seventh race from 24 starts in her career, banking $287,350. She paid $10.96 to win.

Neighver Punt vaulted off a helmet in the lane to clinch a 1:51.3 victory in the $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series final for 3-year-old trotting c**ts and geldings.

Planting into sixth through a :28 first quarter, Neighver Punt (Scott Zeron) edged off the pylons in the backstretch to track Lindy Living (Dexter Dunn) as he chugged uncovered up the rim after leader Zidane Kemp (Joe Bongiorno). Zidane Kemp clocked a :56 half and bore pressure from Lindy Living through the last turn and by three-quarters in 1:24 before retreating in the lane. Lindy Living lunged for the lead but succumbed to a pair of swift closing bids late as Neighver Punt dashed off cover to win by a half length. Untouchable As (Tony Hall), the 6-5 favorite, rallied from third-over for second while Lindy Living settled for third and Midwind Chimp (Mattias Melander) took fourth.

Marcus Melander trains Neighver Punt, a c**t by Bar Hopping-Twice Is Right purchased for $25,000 at the 2024 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, for owner Courant Inc. The c**t won his third race from 11 starts this season and his fourth race from 20 starts in his career, earning $241,485. He paid $15.26 to win.

Trainer Marcus Melander snagged another win when his trainee End Result led every step to score a 1:54.2 victory in the $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series final for 2-year-old trotting c**ts and geldings.

End Result (Dexter Dunn) eased out of post 5 to grab the lead from stablemate Offenbach (Scott Zeron) heading to a :28 first quarter. Once on the point, End Result cruised to a :56.3 half and 1:26 three-quarters under minimal threat. He extended for home under snug reins by Dunn to stride over the line a two-length winner with Capt Osborne (Tim Tetrick) emerging from a ground-saving trip for second. Offenbach gave chase in third while Kountry Win (Yannick Gingras), the 2-1 favorite, plateaued from a first-up push in the last turn to take fourth.

A c**t by Muscle Hill-Culmination, End Result has now won two races from seven starts and banked $85,700 for owners Mantorp LLC, Heights Stable, Joseph King and K. Kjellgren Livs Ab Inc. He paid $9.12 to win.

Tim Tetrick, who collected his 15,000th driving win in his first drive on the afternoon, notched win No. 15,001 in the last stake of the day when towering home with Gonebutnotforgottn to win the $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series final for 3-year-old pacing fillies in a 1:50.3 mile.

Gonebutnotforgottn raced in sixth to a :28 first quarter cut by Call Me Angelita (Joe Bongiorno) and stayed put as 6-5 chalk Sunny Station (Todd McCarthy) circled out of third to take the front approaching a :55.2 half. Tetrick soon tipped Gonebutnotforgottn off the pegs and cruised third-over around the far turn while She Stings (Yannick Gingras) pressed uncovered after Sunny Station to three-quarters in 1:23.1. Sunny Station spun gamely for home but fatigued from fights on all flanks entering the final eighth. Tetrick launched Gonebutnotforgottn to the center of the track in the lane and stormed to the line to put a neck in front of stubborn Sunny Station at the beam. Call Me Angelita chased through a seam at the inside for third and She Stings stayed on for fourth.

Anette Lorentzon trains Gonebutnotforgottn, a filly by Captaintreacherous-Book Babe that she owns and bred. The filly won her second race from nine starts this season and her fourth race from 16 starts in her career, earning $166,876. She paid $21.22 to win.

Marcus Melander led all trainers on the day with a hat trick. Along with his pair of stakes wins, he won towards the end of the card when Love’s Passion (Dexter Dunn) reeled in late leader Neck Beads to take an $8,300 conditioned trot in a 1:54.4 mile. She paid $3.62 to win.

Live harness racing at The Red Mile resumes on Tuesday (Sept. 22) with a 16-race card featuring eight $50,000 finals of the Kentucky Golden Rod Series for 2- and 3-year-olds. First-race post time is 1 p.m. (EDT).

For more information on the 2026 live harness racing season, visit The Red Mile website (https://www.redmileracing.com).

Tim Tetrick Scores Win No. 15,000

By Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile
(Amanda Stephens photos)

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 after lifting Brett Pelling pupil Vandross from a stalking trip to a comfortable 1:52.4 win in an $8,300 conditioned pace, which was his first drive of the day. The c**t by Pebble Beach-Agent Q broke his maiden in just the second start of his career after a fifth-place finish on debut back on Sept. 1 at The Red Mile. He paid $2.84 to win.

Tim Tetrick, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019, began his driving career in 1998 at 16 years old driving at fairs in Illinois and began driving full time after graduating from high school in 1999. After just four years competing in Chicago, Tetrick collected back-to-back driving titles before moving his tack east in 2006. The year after that, Tetrick established a season record for driving wins and earnings with 1,189 victories, beating Walter Case Jr.’s record of 1,078 set in 1998, and $18,350,047 in earnings, besting the previous record of $15,099,597 set by Brian Sears in 2005. Tetrick broke his own earnings record the following year with $19,734,781 in purses, which remains the record to this day.

The 15,000-win mark was famously the longstanding ceiling for North American driving records with Herve Filion holding the previous top mark of 15,183 wins in his storied career. In March of 2012, Dave Palone became the second driver in North American history to breach 15,000 wins and then also claimed the all-time driving record from Herve Filion in July of that year. Since Palone took the record, which he holds at over 21,000 wins, drivers Anthony Morgan, Aaron Merriman and David Miller have also surpassed the 15,000-win plateau.

Tetrick currently sits at the corner of another milestone. Ranked third all-time in driving purse earnings, Tetrick is just over $3 million away from beating John Campbell’s record of $299,892,141, which David Miller broke early in 2026 in progress to becoming the first driver to reach $300 million in purse earnings; coincidentally, Miller also scored his 15,000th win this year. Tetrick trails all-time money leader Miller by roughly $7 million.

Brandon Blvd Rules Kentucky Championship Series Final

By Ray Cotolo, for The Red Mile
(Amanda Stephens photo)

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Andrew Harris trainee Brandon Blvd reclaimed the crown as the North American season leader in earnings with a dominant 1:48 victory in the $400,000 Kentucky Championship Series final for 3-year-old pacing c**ts and geldings, which was one of eight finals on the $3.2-million Night of Champions at The Red Mile on Sunday night (Sept. 20).

Sent the 1-4 favorite, driver Dexter Dunn eased Brandon Blvd towards the front after Sea Bistro Hanover (driven by Todd McCarthy) cleared the lead out of post 9 to a :26.3 first quarter. Brandon Blvd slid to the top and settled briefly before readying for a first-up bid from Funky Buddha (Tim Tetrick) approaching a :54.2 half. Funky Buddha drew to equal terms with the leader into the final turn, but Brandon Blvd repelled that challenger coming off three-quarters in 1:21 and kicked two lengths clear coming for home. Dunn geared down his charge in the final eighth as he coasted to a comfortable 1-1/4-length win over Funky Buddha with Sea Bistro Hanover finishing third and Sneaky Squeaky (Joe Bongiorno) taking fourth from a second-over trip.

“He’s such a beautiful horse,” Dexter Dunn said after the race. “He’s just gone mile after mile putting in great runs. I can’t complain about his year, and he’s turning up every time he’s asked. It makes my job easy driving when you have a versatile horse like that. He’s on top of his game and he’s on top of the crop at the moment.”

Brandon Blvd, a 3-year-old c**t by Downbytheseaside-Alexis Faith purchased for $425,000 at the 2024 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, has now won eight races from 11 starts this season and 15 races from 21 starts in his career, amassing $1,525,092 in earnings for owner Punisher 11 Stable LLC. The win also propelled him past Super Chapter to lead all Standardbreds in North America by earnings on the season with $1,135,695 banked. He paid $2.72 to win.

Dunn and Harris teamed for another winner earlier in the card when Dunn kept Seaside Ubeaut steady through rough steps while drifting off the bottom corner and regathered her momentum in the stretch to post a 1:49.2 victory in the $400,000 Kentucky Championship Series final for 2-year-old pacing fillies.

Seaside Ubeaut settled into fifth from the pylon post while Banana Beach (Andy McCarthy) bolted for control to a :26.4 first quarter. Dame Frances (Atlee Bender), parked through the first turn, soon swooped to the lead in the backstretch, prompting 6-5 favorite Kountry Legacy (Trace Tetrick) to pull flush from fourth as the tempo slowed to a :55 half. Seaside Ubeaut followed briefly from second-over and swiftly chugged forward once Kountry Legacy planted onto the lead into the final turn. Despite veering nearly four wide past three-quarters in 1:22.4, Dunn kept Seaside Ubeaut to task in the stretch to clinch the win by a length. My Taylors Swift (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) rallied from near last for second while Kountry Legacy settled for third and Dame Frances gave chase in fourth.

“She’s been a tricky filly actually,” trainer Andrew Harris said after the race. “She gets into a knee a little bit and she is a little bit hot, so we’ve been working with her changing her bit a few times, changing her shoeing a few times. Tonight it was clicking. She still wasn’t perfect – she kind of blew the last turn there, but she’s fast enough. So if she can get it together in her head, she’s going to be a really nice filly next year.”

A filly by Downbytheseaside out of world champion Warrawee Ubeaut purchased for $500,000 last fall at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, Seaside Ubeaut collected her third victory from six starts and has banked $271,000 for owner Punisher 11 Stable LLC. She paid $16.12 to win.

Wall Of Fame kept her undefeated record intact when she prevailed in an unrelenting stretch drive against Heart Of Secret to notch a lifetime-best equaling 1:52 victory in the $400,000 Kentucky Championship Series final for 2-year-old trotting fillies.

Starting from the pylon post, driver Andy Miller slid smoothly into a mid-pack spot with Wall Of Fame as Kissme Ifyoucan (Austin Hanners) hustled outside of Fleur Delacour (Dexter Dunn) and Heart Of Secret (Yannick Gingras) to take the lead past a :27.3 first quarter. Wall Of Fame steadily tracked rivals until Miller angled her outside nearing a :56 half, where she fished cover from Heart Of Secret and remained perched behind that rival through the last turn.

Miller tipped Wall Of Fame three wide rounding by three-quarters in 1:24.2 and hit the front in the stretch but endured a stubborn challenge from Heart Of Secret. Heart Of Secret fought Wall Of Fame all through the lane until the final strides when she jumped off stride, leaving Wall Of Fame to register a game win by a neck. Fleur Delacour took second via placing of Heart Of Secret, who was disqualified to third for a lapped-on break at the finish. Merry Zee (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) kicked from a ground-saving trip for fourth.

“They were going pretty hard early, so I just bided my time a little,” Andy Miller said after the race. “Yannick’s filly [Heart Of Secret] raced really good down the lane there. We were neck and neck, but my filly raced super.”

Julie Miller trains Wall Of Fame, a daughter of Walner-Saadet, for owners Andy Miller Stable Inc., Jean Goehlen, Hutchison Harness LLC and Rick Huffman. The $60,000 purchase from the 2025 Lexington Selected Sale has won all nine of her starts and banked $561,250. She paid $2.64 to win.

Yonkers Trot champion Inexpressable sailed uncovered off quick fractions through the last turn and muscled through the stretch to win the $400,000 Kentucky Championship Series final for 3-year-old trotting c**ts and geldings in a 1:49.3 effort, just two-fifths of a second off the world record.

Silverstein (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) chugged alongside stablemate Requiem (Andy McCarthy) to the top through the first turn with Captain Naughty (Yannick Gingras) following in the wings through a :27.3 first quarter. Captain Naughty looped to the lead in the backstretch and carried his speed towards a :54.3 half while Silverstein wobbled into a gallop. Inexpressable (Scott Zeron) angled off the pylons from third entering the far turn and zipped smoothly towards the lead as Captain Naughty tired off three-quarters in 1:22.4. Once in front, Inexpressable spurted clear and held his momentum to the finish for a 4-3/4-length win chased by American Power (Dexter Dunn) in second. Lucchese (Joe Bongiorno) rallied to take third via disqualification of Zephyr Kemp (Todd McCarthy), who finished third but was placed fourth for going inside a pylon in the stretch.

“He felt super good the whole year and just gets better and better each race,” trainer Lucas Wallin said after the race. “In the last turn he looked very good. I thought it would maybe be a long stretch for him but he just kept going. Scott has given him a lot of nice races this year.”

Wallin owns Inexpressable, a Walner-Ineffable c**t purchased for $325,000 at the 2024 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, through his Wallin Racing Stable Inc. and with co-owner Karin Walter-Mommert. The c**t, who Wallin said is aiming next for the Kentucky Futurity, won his fifth race from nine starts this season and his seventh race from 14 starts in his career. He has now earned $614,670 and paid $5.48 to win.

Dexter Dunn notched his first in a hat trick of stakes wins when he secured a pocket seat with Gobstopper through an early shuffle and then zipped through an inside seam in the stretch to snag the $400,000 Kentucky Championship Series final for 2-year-old pacing c**ts and geldings.

Dunn floated Gobstopper out of post 6 and found a helmet to follow in stablemate Blazin Lou (Todd McCarthy) as they ranged up towards early leader Seine (Joe Bongiorno) to a :27.3 first quarter. Blazin Lou swept to the lead with Gobstopper soon overtaking before Rumble And Sway (Tim Tetrick) slid forward to take control. Rumble And Sway clocked a :54.4 half and cruised through the final turn as Blazin Lou mounted another challenge for the lead first-up on the rim.

Blazin Lou matched strides with Rumble And Sway by three-quarters in 1:23 before being rebuffed into the stretch. Rumble And Sway drifted when sprinting for the finish, giving Gobstopper a seam to dart through and seize control late in the race for a 1:50.2 win by a half length. Seine charged through traffic to the center of the track to take second with Rumble And Sway finishing third and Blue Eyed Stranger (Yannick Gingras) taking fourth.

“Bit of action early there – he’s been really good in the sires stakes down here,” Dexter Dunn said. “We got the front, followed Timmy [Tetrick with Rumble And Sway] there, [and] once he got that gap up the straight, he really let down good.”

Tony Dinges trains Gobstopper, a c**t by Sweet Lou-Captiva Island, for owner Rick Berks, who purchased the c**t from the 2025 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale for $75,000. Gobstopper has now won five races from eight starts and amassed $332,920 in earnings. He paid $6.30 to win.

Brett Pelling pupil Miss Jum Jabber rolled to the top early and put away her rivals late for a 1:48 win to notch her fifth consecutive win and to take the $400,000 Kentucky Championship Series final for 3-year-old pacing fillies.

Driver Andy McCarthy wrangled the headstrong Miss Jum Jabber to the fore out of post 5 through a :27.3 first quarter and glided through middle sectionals of :55.1 and 1:22.3 under minimal threat. When straightening for the finish, Miss Jum Jabber lifted and darted clear of her competition with a :25.2 final quarter to register a widening 3-1/2-length victory in a lifetime-best 1:48 mile. Hope Hill (Dexter Dunn) gave pursuit from a pocket trip for second with Bahama Momma (Joe Bongiorno) rallying up the inside for third and She’s A Bulldog (Yannick Gingras) levelling off from a first-over bid for fourth.

“I figured I’d float out today just to see what was going on,” Andy McCarthy said after the race. “Brett kind of gave me the green light going onto the track – he said ‘If you got to go, go. She’ll be fine.’ It just worked out where I figured if we were going to go easy fractions, it might as well be me.”

Purchased for $67,000 from the 2024 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale and unraced as a freshman, Miss Jum Jabber has won 13 races from 15 starts and banked $606,139 for owner Pelling Racing LLC. The filly by Bettor’s Wish-Treacherous Reign paid $2.50 to win.

Whateverittakes As capitalized on a golden trip by driver Tony Hall to score a minor upset in the $400,000 Kentucky Championship Series final for 2-year-old trotting c**ts and geldings.

Hall pushed Whateverittakes As towards the front from post 2 and readied to yield command as 7-5 favorite Command Center (Dexter Dunn) loomed outside with Captain Kenny J (Todd McCarthy) on his back, but the favorite bobbled off stride passing a :28 first quarter. Captain Kenny J then strolled up to the top and took the field to the half in :56.2 and continued through the far turn while facing minor first-over pressure from Top Reacher (Scott Zeron) to three-quarters in 1:24.3. Top Reacher retreated straightening for home, giving Hall ample room to pull Whateverittakes As to the outside and to stretch by Captain Kenny J in the lane for a 1-1/4-length win in 1:53, a lifetime best. Carbon Fiber (Yannick Gingras) rallied from second-over for third and Top Reacher tired to fourth.

“Starting his racing career, everything’s just come naturally to him,” Tony Hall said after the race. “[Command Center breaking stride] really didn’t change much for me. I just wanted to be as close as I could be to the front and then tip off of somebody. Linda’s horse [Captain Kenny J] is not a bad horse – he trotted [1:]51 last week – so I had no issues following him.”

Anette Lorentzon trains Whateverittakes As, a homebred Walner-Fortunes Dream c**t for owner ACL Stuteri Ab. The c**t collected his third win from five starts, has banked $246,000 and paid $13.46 to win.

She’s Moni asserted early for the top and held full authority to take the $400,000 Kentucky Championship Series final for 3-year-old trotting fillies in a l:50.2 mile.

Islandgirl Hanover (Joe Bongiorno) barreled out of post 10 and crossed to the lead through the first turn while She’s Moni (Yannick Gingras) pressed up the rim to challenge for command through a :27.3 first quarter. She’s Moni surged to the lead and coasted towards a :55.3 half with no challengers approaching. Victorianas Secret (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) flushed off the pylons from third into the last turn for a bid but faltered after three-quarters in 1:23.4. She’s Moni spun for home on a comfortable lead and crossed the beam two lengths in front of Islandgirl Hanover clinging to second from Godusa in third. Nezuko Kamado S (Scott Zeron), rallying around tiring Victorianas Secret from second over, gave pursuit in fourth.

“Yannick put his destiny into his own hands today and it worked out good,” said trainer Nancy Takter, who also indicated She’s Moni is pointing next for the Kentucky Filly Futurity. “She’s just such a good filly, so I really wasn’t worried when she got to the front. I knew she’d have plenty to go. I was pretty confident going in with her.”

She’s Moni, a homebred Walner-Thats All Moni filly for Brittany Farms LLC and Marvin Katz, won her third race from nine starts this season and her fourth race from 10 starts in her career, accruing $281,106 in earnings. She paid $8.68 to win.

Live harness racing at The Red Mile resumes on Monday (Sept. 21) with a 15-race card headlined by eight $100,000 finals of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series for 2- and 3-year-olds. The race week wraps on Tuesday (Sept. 22) with a 16-race card featuring eight $50,000 Kentucky Golden Rod Series finals for 2- and 3-year-olds. First-race post time both days is 1 p.m. (EDT).