The field is set for world champion Bulldog Hanover's highly anticipated Red Mile debut this Sunday, Oct. 9 in the $153,000 Allerage Farms Open Pace.
Bulldog Hanover will headline the seven-horse field from post five, with regular reinsman Dexter Dunn in the sulky for Cambridge, Ont. trainer Jack Darling and co-owner Brad Grant of Milton, Ont.
The four-year-old son of Shadow Play, who is riding an 11-race win streak, already boasts five sub-1:47 miles including the 1:45.4 world record. Darling previously indicated that Bulldog Hanover's chance to lower that mark could come at the famed Lexington, Kentucky oval.
“Probably our only chance will be at Lexington,” said Darling in an interview last week prior to his Dayton Pacing Derby victory on Saturday night. “If you get decent weather and a good track, I’d just like to see what he could do. He always leads you to believe that there is more in the tank. It would be nice to see it. It will be exciting.”
The complete field is listed below in post position order.
$153,000 Allerage Farms Open Pace
Post - Horse - Listed Driver - Trainer
1. Allywag Hanover - Todd McCarthy - Brett Pelling
2. My Pal Joe - Tim Tetrick - Alek Chartrand
3. Backstreet Shadow - Tim Tetrick - Ron Burke
4. Abuckabett Hanover - Tim Tetrick - Tony Alagna
5. Bulldog Hanover - Dexter Dunn - Jack Darling
6. Workin Ona Mystery - David Miller - Ron Burke
7. Natameri - Tim Tetrick - Jessica Okusko
The Allerage Farms Open Pace is scheduled as Race 11 with an approximate post time of 4:10 p.m.
The Sunday stakes program kicks off at 1 p.m. and also features three other Allerage Farms Opens, the Kentucky Futurity, Kentucky Filly Futurity, Tattersalls Pace and Glen Garnsey Memorial.
To view Sunday's complete Red Mile entries on the USTA website, click here.