Selfie Queen Scores On Abbreviated Red Mile Card

Inclement weather made the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series split for three-year-old trotting fillies the only division contested on Monday (Sept. 5) at The Red Mile. Selfie Queen strolled home a winner in the non-wagering Championship division contested before the pari-mutuel card.

 

Selfie Queen and Dexter Dunn wrestled the lead from Date Night prior to the half and stopped the clock in 1:51.2. Disclosure was third in this non-wagering event. Trained by Nancy Takter, the daughter of Muscle Hill-Lady Lakewood won in the Kentucky Championship final as a two-year-old. She improves her record to 19-7-2-2 and boosted her bankroll to $339,250.

 

Bred by James Wilhite Jr., Selfie Queen won the second leg of this series on Aug. 14 in a lifetime best 1:51.1, but was fourth in the third leg on Aug. 23 to Eternal Lee. The filly was a $170,000 purchase from the 2020 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale by Robert Leblanc, David Anderson and Ron Fielding.

 

Taurasi and Devon Tharps took the first $30,000 Commonwealth series division for three-year-old pacing males in 1:50. Boston was second and Jabberwocky was third in the non-wagering event. The son of Racing Hill-Voluminous, trained by Tony Alagna, now sports a resume of 7-6-0-0 and has earned $78,300 in purse money. The gelding is on a six-racing winning streak and has not lost since his career debut at Oak Grove Racing and Gaming on June 27. Taurasi did not race at two.

 

The gelding competes as a homebred by M T Pockets Stables and Victoria Howard. He is the second foal out of his dam and is a half-sibling to Voluptuous (Sunshine Beach, $138,711).

 

More Than Ever and Dunn defeated Wallabee and Rock A Bye Lindy in the $15,000 fourth leg of the Kentucky Golden Rod Series for three-year-old trotting fillies in 1:54.1 that was on the pari-mutuel card. The daughter of Father Patrick-Anywhere With You collected her fourth consecutive win and has swept all four legs of the Commonwealth series for her division.

 

Trained by Tony Alagna, More Than Ever is the fourth foal of racing age from her dam and the only one to break the $100,000 barrier. The filly has earned $146,171 and has a record of 17-5-4-4. More Than Ever was bred by Brittany Farms and is owned by Brittany Farms and Riverview Racing. She paid $3.76 to win.

 

Sires stakes action continues Tuesday (Sept. 6) with the rescheduled events and the original card. The washed-out stakes events will be contested at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) prior to the originally scheduled non-wagering Kentucky Championship dash for two-year-old trotting fillies at 12:45 p.m.

 

First post for the pari-mutuel card is 1 p.m. 

 

(with files from Red Mile)