The Walner-Saadet filly Wall Of Fame upped her unbeaten record to six with a 1:52.4 stroll in the $109,589 Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for two-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday, Aug. 26 at The Red Mile.

Sent off as the 1-9 favourite, Wall Of Fame brushed towards the top through a :30.2 first quarter to grab control from Heart Of Secret (Yannick Gingras) in the backstretch. Wall Of Fame, in line to Andy Miller, strode past a :58.2 midway clocking and gradually accelerated into the final half. She clocked three-quarters in 1:26.3 and hustled for the finish while peeling 6-1/2 lengths clear of Heart Of Secret to win in hand. Fleur Delacour (Dexter Dunn) gave chase in third.

Julie Miller trains Wall Of Fame for owners Andy Miller Stable Inc., Jean Goehlen, Hutchison Harness LLC and Rick Huffman. The filly has now banked $319,670 in her career. She paid $2.18 to win.

Wednesday’s 15-race card also featured three $41,096 divisions of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series for two-year-old trotting fillies. After the first division was declared a no contest when the wings of the starting gate failed to close at the beginning of the race, Hanna Hill (Andy McCarthy, 1:55.2; $6.16) rallied from a stalking trip to land a nose victory over first-up A Tale Of Kemp (Marvin Luna) to win the second division; These Days (Todd McCarthy) was third. Sabia (Scott Zeron, 1:54.4; $3.92) won in the following division when popping from a pocket trip to score by two lengths over Luxe Lindy (Andy Miller) and tempo-setter Jot It Down (Dexter Dunn). Petter Engblom trains Hanna Hill, a Gimpanzee filly out of stakes winner Caprice Hill, and Marcus Melander trains Sabia, a daughter of Gimpanzee-Bellareina Dolce.

There were also four $20,548 Kentucky Goldenrod Series for rookie filly trotters, won by Only By Request (Mattias Melander, 1:55.1; $13.14), Your Grace (Marvin Luna, 1:54; $15.32), Help This Lady (Peter Wrenn, 1:57; $7.02) and Mooncraft (Yannick Gingras, 1:54.4; $2.60). 

The $13,699 Kentucky Wildcat Series divisions for freshman filly trotters went to Done And Dusted (Tim Tetrick, 1:56.1; $8.78), Fairy Wing (Yannick Gingras, 1:57.1; $18.66) and Hotlady Volo (Todd McCarthy, 1:58.3; $4.90). 

Live harness racing at The Red Mile resumes Sunday (Aug. 30) with a 16-race card headlined by the $80,000 USD Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for three-year-old trotting fillies. Sunday will also feature the $80,000 USD Kentucky Championship Series third preliminary for three-year-old pacing males as a non-wagering race before the pari-mutuel card. First-race post time on the betting program is 5:05 p.m. (EDT).

(With files from The Red Mile)