Comparing Kentucky To Ontario June 18, 2013 "I have trainers and owners say to me all the time, 'Governor, I'm sorry but I'm pulled my horses up to West Virginia last weekend and ran in those races up there at that track because the purses were...
Bonus Program For Stallion Owners? May 24, 2013 Reports indicate that the Kentucky Standardbred Advisory Panel has approved changes to existing regulations that pertain to mare residency rules, getting one step closer to allowing horses to race in ...
Gov. Beshear Signs KYSS Eligibility Bill March 25, 2013 It has been reported that Senate Bill 110 in Kentucky, which is legislation that will support the state's standardbred breeding industry, was signed last week by Governor Steve Beshear.
KY Changing Sires Stakes Eligibility? February 08, 2013 Kentucky Senator Damon Thayer introduced legislation on Thursday that could allow offspring of stallions not standing in Kentucky to race in the state's Sires Stakes program.
'Bolt' Streaks To Record KYSS Championship Win September 09, 2012 Driven by Mark MacDonald, Bolt The Duer completed a sweep of the Kentucky Sires Stakes for three-year-old pacing colts with a dazzling 1:48.2 stakes record victory in the $250,000 Championship on Sund...
$2M KYSS Championship Night Sunday September 06, 2012 The best two and three-year-old trotters and pacers in the Bluegrass State will be out in full force at the Red Mile on Sunday, September 9, as the historic Lexington racetrack will host the $2 millio...
Bolt The Duer Earns Second KYSS Win September 02, 2012 The second and final preliminary leg of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) for three-year-olds highlighted the 15-race card Saturday night at The Red Mile, and with the predicted rains from the remnants of H...
Freshmen In KYSS Action At Red Mile August 31, 2012 So Nice kicked off Thursday night's card at The Red Mile with a maiden-breaking 1:52.2 victory in the lone $30,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) division for two-year-old filly pacers.
KYSS Filly Moves To Burke Barn August 30, 2012 The second and final preliminary round of Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) for three-year-olds will be contested the night of Saturday, September 1 at the Red Mile, with the outcomes putting in place the f...
KYSS 2YOs Thursday At Red Mile August 28, 2012 The second leg of Kentucky Sire Stakes for two-year-olds will be contested the evening of Thursday, August 30 at the Red Mile, setting the stage for the $2 million Super Night, scheduled for Sunday, S...
MacDonald, Ponder Colts Take KYSS August 23, 2012 While Mark MacDonald had high hopes to win one of two Kentucky Sire Stakes divisions on Thursday night at The Red Mile with world record holder Bolt The Duer, he ended up winning both after picking up...
$2-Million In Breeders Funds For KYSS February 20, 2012 On Monday, February 20, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced that the Kentucky Breeders' Incentive Funds are distributing more than $12.8 million in awards