Driver Dexter Dunn posted a five-win day on "Tuesday at the Trots," July 7 at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel. including a sweep of the $85,714 Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) "A" divisions for trotting three-year-olds with a pair of Marcus Melander pupils, which were part of a triple for the trainer.

Zephyr Kemp brushed to the top past a :27.3 first quarter for Dunn and cruised to a 1:53.2 victory in the KYSS "A" division for sophomore trotting males. The Melander-trained colt cleared stablemate Midwind Chimp (Mattias Melander) and coasted through middle fractions of :56.3 and 1:25.4 before pulling away for a three-length victory under a firm hold. Onemorenkickmeout (Atlee Bender) kicked from a ground-saving trip for second over Midwind Chimp.

Zephyr Kemp won his second race from five starts this season and his fifth race from 15 starts in his career, raising his earnings to $225,515. The colt by Calgary Games-Southwind Adele is owned by Kemppi Stables Oy Inc., Suojalampi Stable Inc., PCW Racing LLC and Sjoeblom Racing Inc. He paid $3.58 to win.

In the following race, Dunn vaulted over the top with Melander trainee Crossover for a 1:53.1 victory in the KYSS "A" division for three-year-old trotting fillies. Dunn planted his charge into third while Heart For Two (Yannick Gingras) sped from a wide draw to the lead in a :27.4 first quarter. Heart For Two stayed steady to a :56.2 half but endured an attack to three-quarters in 1:24.4 as odds-on favourite Naked And Famous (Todd McCarthy) loomed from the pocket with Crossover following in third. Naked And Famous stalled in her challenge while Crossover edged three-wide spinning for home and powered by her rivals with ease for a 2-1/4-length win. Heart For Two held second from pylon-skimming Avenzee (Tim Tetrick) in third.

A daughter of Gimpanzee-Piranha Fury competing for owner SRF Stable, Crossover won her third race from five starts this season. She is five-for-12 lifetime with $140,672 in earnings. She paid $6.20 to win.

Dunn piloted Melander's other winning trainee on the day with a front-stepping effort by Octavius (1:57.2; $2.86 to win) in the second of three $57,142 KYSS "B" divisions for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings. The other winners from Dunn's five on the day were Marino (1:55.4, $10.58), who rallied off a helmet to win the first "B" division for freshman trotting males for trainer Carter Pinske, and Coreys Love (1:54.3, $18.28) with a first-over sweep to the last turn for victory for Jonas Czernyson in the third of four KYSS "B" divisions for three-year-old trotting fillies.

Melander is currently sixth in North America in earnings this season with $2,054,549 USD. His trainees have won 31.6 per cent of their races, with 50 victories from 158 starts.

Dunn is seventh among drivers in winnings in 2026 with $3,435,248 USD and also boasts a high percentage, with 88 wins in 307 drives for a 28.7 per cent strike rate.

Chris Beaver trainee Special Day (Andy McCarthy) blitzed up the rim rounding the last turn to score a 1:54.1 win in the $85,714 KYSS "A" division for two-year-old trotting males. McCarthy floated away fourth as favourites Carbon Fiber (Yannick Gingras) and Delivery Boy (Dewayne Minor) swooped forward towards the top in a contentious :28.1 first quarter. Delivery Boy marched to the lead approaching three-eighths to pocket Carbon Fiber and clocked a :56.4 half before hitting the brakes. As Minor tried to grab a breather, Special Day angled out into an attack and surged to the lead after three-quarters in 1:25.4 before edging away for a two-length win. Delivery Boy held second from Carbon Fiber in third.

Co-owned by Beaver with Bill Manes and Leo Fleming, Special Day is unbeaten from two starts and has banked $71,026. The Walner-Hello Tomorrow colt paid $14.92 to win.

Merry Zee (Yannick Gingras) took command early and scored the tactical edge on 4-5 favourite Redice (Atlee Bender) to win the $85,714 KYSS "A" division for two-year-old trotting fillies in a 1:56.1 mile. After taking the lead to a :28.1 first quarter, Merry Zee yielded control briefly to 47-1 shot Giveheavenhill (Junior Guelpa), who raced wide all through the first turn until clearing to command after three-eighths. Gingras looped back to the lead with Merry Zee to a :58 half and coasted up the backside while Redice worked into a second-over position behind longshot Carly P (Todd McCarthy). While Carly P stalled in her bid to three-quarters in 1:27.2, Merry Zee scooted away from the field and opened up by nearly three lengths rounding for home as Redice found clear sailing. Merry Zee held firmly to the finish for a 2-3/4-length win over Redice while Luxe Lindy (Tyler Miller) rallied to take third from Carly P.

Ron Burke trains Merry Zee, a daughter of Gimpanzee-Merry Ann, for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC, Knox Services Inc. and Weaver Bruscemi LLC. The filly won her first race in her second start and has now earned $56,942. She paid a $5.66 mutuel for the victory.

The fastest mile of the 17-race card came from the final KYSS "B" division for three-year-old trotting colts when Lucas Wallin trainee Kaizen (Markus Niklasson) stayed unbeaten with a lifetime-best 1:52.4 effort. Niklasson sat patiently with the $472,973 yearling purchase as favourite August Salazar (Yannick Gingras) cut early fractions of :27.2 and :56.4. Kaizen then advanced up the rim to three-quarters in 1:25 under calm handling before spurting by August Salazar in the stretch for a half-length win. Confident Volo (Joey Putnam) was third. Kjell Andersen owns the colt by Walner-Jolene Jolene, who is now three-for-three in his debut season with $42,557 in earnings. The win price was $10.68.

There were 13 total KYSS "B" divisions. Back Country (Tim Tetrick, 1:57.2, $6.34) took the final dash for freshman trotting males. The three splits for rookie trotting fillies went to Heart Of Secret (Yannick Gingras, 1:56.2, $2.88), Lickety Split (Verlin Yoder, 1:58.1, $5.82) and Green Ballet (Andy McCarthy, 1:57.2, $20.70). The other two divisions for sophomore trotting males were taken by the Joe Bongiorno-trained tandem of Zidane Kemp (Tim Tetrick, 1:53, $9.26) and King Of The Wind (Tim Tetrick, 1:53.4; $3.96). The other three splits for sophomore trotting fillies went to Calyx (Todd McCarthy, 1:54, $12.84), Degas (Yannick Gingras, 1:53.3, $3.84) and Country Glide (Andy McCarthy, 1:53.2, $4.06).

Live racing at Oak Grove resumes with a 16-race card on Wednesday featuring eight total divisions of KYSS for pacing three-year-olds as well as a $40,000 USD Open Handicap Trot. First-race post time is 10:55 a.m. (CDT).

(Oak Grove)