Strong Poison delivered a powerful punch for her return to the winner’s circle on Tuesday (Aug. 29) at Red Mile, winning in 1:50 in the sole $80,000 division of Kentucky Sire Stakes for sophomore pacing fillies.
The 12-race card also featured one $30,000 division of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series for three-year-old pacing females and one $15,000 Golden Rod Series event.
Strong Poison, in line to Yannick Gingras, sat in the garden spot leaving the gate as Cultured (Scott Zeron) set the first fraction of :27.4. Gingras gave the filly her head and allowed her to control the tempo. She clicked off fractions of :56.3 and 1:24.2 and threw down the bid of Charleston (Tim Tetrick) to hit the line in front. Cultured was third.
The daughter of Always B Miki-Fiyonce is trained by Ron Burke and owned by Burke Racing Stable, J&T Silva Stables, Knox Services Inc. and Beaty Services LLC. Strong Poison is the track and stakes record holder at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with a 1:48 victory in the Nadia Lobell at the Anderson, Indiana oval in her seasonal debut on June 20. The filly’s resume now stands at 20-7-6-3 and her bankroll is $605,992.
Strong Poison paid $4.24 to win.
She was bred by Steve Stewart, Charles Nash and Julie Nash.
Horizontal Lays It Down In Kentucky Commonwealth Series
Horizontal (Zeron) collected her second consecutive victory to improve her lifetime record to 14-5-2-2 in the $30,000 Commonwealth division for three-year-old filly pacers.
The filly tripped the teletimer in 1:49.1, a new lifetime best, for trainer Linda Toscano.
Horizontal is a half sibling to the undefeated Geocentric and is owned by Determination. The daughter of Always B Miki-Geometry was bred by Diamond Creek Farms.
Horizontal paid $9.10 to win.
Keep My Secret Reveals All In Golden Rod Series
Tony Hall guided Keep My Secret ($5.82) to a neck triumph in the third round of the Golden Rod Series for sophomore filly pacers, winning in a lifetime best of 1:49.1 for breeder-owner Dr. Fred Kruszelnicki of Brooks, Alta. The daughter of Captaintreacherous - Lifesliltreasure is a half-sister to O'Brien Award winner Control The Moment.
Red Mile offers a rich buffet of wagering items including a 20-cent Pick-6 with 15 per cent takeout, a 50-cent Pick-5 with an industry low 12 per cent takeout, a Super Hi-5 15 per cent takeout, and Pick-4 events, with a $10,000 guaranteed pool in conjunction with the U.S. Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering Program.
Red Mile races on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday schedule with a 1 p.m. EDT post time through Oct. 8. Free program pages are available at the Red Mile website in addition to race replays and a daily livestream of each card.
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