Kentucky Sire Stakes

Sire Stakes Finals Sunday At Red Mile

September 12, 2018

The best of harness racing in the Bluegrass will be on display this coming Sunday afternoon (Sept. 16) at the Red Mile when the historic Lexington racetrack will host the $2 million Kentucky Sire Stak...

Sophomores Shine At The Red Mile

September 10, 2018

The postponed third and last $30,000 leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes for three-year-olds was raced on Monday at the Red Mile on a cool, overcast evening with the track rated “Good”. There was no wager...

Red Mile Races On Facebook Tonight

September 10, 2018

It has been announced that the Kentucky Sire Stakes races for three-year-olds from last night's (Sunday, Sept. 9) cancelled card will be streamed via Facebook live tonight (Monday, Sept. 10) on the Re...

Red Mile Double Draw Announced

September 10, 2018

A double draw will take place for the Kentucky Sire Stakes finals and consolations on Wednesday (Sept. 12).

Red Mile Cancels; KYSS Rescheduled

September 09, 2018

The Sunday night (Sept. 9) card at the Red Mile has been cancelled due to unsafe track conditions after day-long rains in Kentucky.

Final Frosh Prelim Of KYSS Contested

September 09, 2018

The Red Mile hosted the third leg of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) for two-year-old pacers over a track rated 'good' as they made their last attempt at points to qualify for the $2-million night of fina...

Kentucky Sire Stakes Continue

August 26, 2018

Five divisions of two-year-old pacers contested the second of three $30,000 preliminary Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) legs on Sunday night (Aug. 26) under absolutely glorious conditions at the Red Mile.

First Race For $800,000 Yearling

August 24, 2017

The Red Mile will host the second of three preliminary legs of the Kentucky Sires Stakes (KYSS) for two-year-old trotters on Saturday night, with the highest priced yearling of 2016 set to make his pa...

Stakes Hopefuls Prep At The Red Mile

August 10, 2017

With the 2017 Meadowlands Championship Meet complete, the Grand Circuit morphs into more of a travelling show, reminiscent of days gone by, with important races at many venues over the next few months...

Changes To KY Sire Stakes Program

September 15, 2016

On Thursday, September 15, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced changes to the Kentucky Sire Stakes program, which includes increased purses and opportunities to race in multiple jurisdictio...

Kentucky Sire Stakes Purses Approved

October 21, 2014

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) has approved the purse distributions for the 2015 Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS), agreeing with the recommendation of the Kentucky Standardbred Development Fun...

Updated: Changes To KYSS Eligibility

February 19, 2014

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) announced today that, beginning with the 2014 breeding season, horses by resident mares will be eligible for the Kentucky Sire Stakes.