Miss Jum Jabber, a week after capturing her Pennsylvania Sire Stakes divisional crown, furthered her quest to be a two-state champion with another victory in the Kentucky Championship Series for three-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday, Sept. 13 at The Red Mile.

The Bettors Wish-Treacherous Reign filly, driven by Andy McCarthy, lifted from a ground-saving trip with a :24.4 final quarter to collar her rivals by a half-length in a 1:51.1 mile and win the $111,111 fourth preliminary for sophomore female pacers.

McCarthy settled the Brett Pelling pupil into third as Hope Hill (Dexter Dunn) took command from pylon-starter Bahama Momma (Joe Bongiorno) moving to the first quarter in :28.3. Hope Hill faced no challengers to a :57.3 walk of a half and gradually accelerated through the far turn as Shes A Bulldog (Yannick Gingras) mounted a first-over bid. Shes A Bulldog loomed closer to Hope Hill past three-quarters in 1:25.3 while Miss Jum Jabber waited in tight quarters to find a seam to split through in the lane. McCarthy found clearance in the stretch, and his charge chugged past the duelling leaders late to slide over the top for the win. Shes A Bulldog grabbed second with Hope Hill finishing third.

Miss Jum Jabber has now won 12 races from 14 starts and banked $563,807 for owner Pelling Racing LLC. The three-year-old rookie went undefeated in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes competition and is three-for-three in the Kentucky program prelims. She paid $2.76 to win.

Zephyr Kemp (Todd McCarthy) foiled stablemate and odds-on favourite American Power (Dexter Dunn) in the $111,111 Kentucky Championship Series division for trotting three-year-old males and won as the third longest shot on the board at 53-1 in a 1:51.1 mile.

Todd McCarthy planted Zephyr Kemp towards the middle of the pack as Captain Naughty (Yannick Gingras) fired for the lead and soon relinquished control to Silverstein (David Miller) in the early part of a :27.4 shuffle to the opening quarter. It Could Be Worse (Tim Tetrick) followed suit up the rim and looped around Silverstein before American Power brushed to the front through a :55 half, at which point McCarthy tipped Zephyr Kemp off the pylons to race uncovered into the far turn.

Zephyr Kemp progressed up the outside and reached American Power’s wheel at three-quarters in 1:23.4 before pushing past the tiring leader in the stretch. Zephyr Kemp ground by his stubborn stablemate and kept a neck in front at the beam, with American Power a game second. Silverstein swung off the pylons and rallied wide down the track for third.

Marcus Melander trains Zephyr Kemp, a three-year-old colt by Calgary Games-Southwind Adele, for owners Kemppi Stables Oy Inc., Suojalampi Stable Inc., PCW Racing LLC and Sjoeblom Racing Inc. The colt won his fourth race from 10 starts this season and his seventh race from 20 starts in his career, bringing his bankroll to $346,298. He paid $108.58 to win.

Late in the card, Randy Jerrell pupil Deuce Pop (Todd McCarthy) recorded his seventh straight victory when taking the second of two $20,833 Kentucky Golden Rod Series divisions for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings with a 1:54.1 effort. Third to the quarter in :28.3 and half in :57.4, Deuce Pop went uncovered to three-quarters in 1:26.1 and powered clear by 1-1/2 lengths over Castro (Marcus Miller), with Caraxes (Yannick Gingras) third. Jerrell co-owns the Tactical Landing-Atlantic Crest colt, who has won 13 races from 26 starts in his career and banked $206,629, with partners Atlantic Trot Inc. and Steve Stewart. He paid $3.56 in his eighth win in 13 outings this season.

Sunday’s card also featured a $41,667 Kentucky Commonwealth Series division for three-year-old pacing fillies and one for three-year-old trotting males. Sunny Station (Todd McCarthy) kicked off a pocket trip to down pacesetter Interstellar (Marvin Luna) by a neck at the end of a 1:50.2 mile to win the dash for sophomore pacing fillies, and Maga Hill (Yannick Gingras) skimmed the pylons to collar tempo-setter Midwind Chimp (Scott Zeron) by a neck in a 1:54.2 mile to win the division for trotting colts and geldings.

Brett Pelling trains Sunny Station, a filly by Perfect Sting-Sandys Beach, for owner Deo Volente Farms LLC. She paid $6.38 to win. Ron Burke conditions Maga Hill, a gelding by Muscle Hill-Goo Doo Doll, for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC, Zippett Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and Bill Elliott. He paid $54.78 to win.

Big Boys Dont Cry (Tim Tetrick, 1:54.3, $10.14) went pillar to post to win the other Golden Rod Series dash for trotting males. In the pair of Golden Rod Series events for sophomore pacing fillies, Need You Now (Dexter Dunn, 1:51.2; $3.82) vaulted from a second-over trip to win and Shes A Rich Girl (Tim Tetrick, 1:51.4; $12.98) led every step to take the other division.

Instafamous (Atlee Bender, 1:52.2; $2.86) took the $13,889 Wildcat Series division for three-year-old pacing fillies, and Bourbon Road (Dexter Dunn, 1:55.4; $8.18) won the contest for sophomore male pacers.

Live harness racing at The Red Mile resumes on Monday with a 13-race card headlined by the $35,000 USD Kentucky Sire Stakes third preliminaries for four-year-old pacing mares and for four-year-old pacing males. First-race post time is 1 p.m. (EDT).

(With files from The Red Mile)