It’s My Show sets world record at Red Mile

It’s My Show returned to the racing wars on Monday at the Red Mile and not only did he win his $80,000 second leg of the Kentucky Sire Stakes, but he did in world record fashion.

The 10^th race co-feature got underway with Bamboozler (Dexter Dunn) shooting out to the early lead with race favorite Cannibal (Yannick Gingras) grabbing the two-hole trip. They went by the opening quarter in :26.4. No made a move to challenge yet Bamboozler sped to the half mile in :53.1.

Then down the backstretch driver Scott Zeron took It’s My Show first-over in fourth position with For One Inmy Life (Andy McCarthy) second-over as they passed the three-quarters in an amazing 1:19.3.

Coming down the stretch, Cannibal took the lead from a tiring Bamboozler with It’s My Show collaring Cannibal and with his :26.2 last quarter mile, It’s My Show took off to win by one and three-quarter lengths in 1:46.4, knocking nearly a full second off the world record. Cannibal was second with For Once Inmy Life third.

IT’S MY SHOW REPLAY

The former world mark for three-year-old pacing gelding was 1:47.3 set by Dealt A Winner in 2015.

For It’s My Show (Sweet Lou), it was a lifetime mark and his eighth win in only nine lifetime starts. He is trained by Hall of Famer Linda Toscano for Richard Young and Joanne Young. He paid $4.74 to win.

$600,000 yearling purchase Date Night Hanover (Chapter Seven) needed the photo finish camera to declare her the winner over Volcanic Blue Chip by a nose in the $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes second leg for two-year-old trotting fillies.

The 7^th race co-feature saw Date Night Hanover and driver Brian Sears first on the lead out of the starting gate and they led to the opening quarter mile in :28.4. Then Miss Dior (Andy McCarthy) came charging up on the outside, taking the lead away at the half mile marker in :56.1.

Content to sit the pocket trip through the three-quarters in 1:25.1, Sears then took Date Night Hanover to the outside and had the lead by the top of the stretch.

It was a gusty battle to the wire as coming on the outside was Volcanic Blue Chip and those two raced neck and neck through the wire with the photo finish camera declaring Date Night Hanover the winner by a nose in 1:54. Special Talent (Dexter Dunn) was third.

DATE NIGHT HANOVER REPLAY

It was the third win in four lifetime starts for Date Night Hanover. She is trained by Marcus Melander for Jeffery Snyder and Onda Racing Stable. She paid $7.40 to win.

El Rey leads Commonwealth Series victors

Heavy favorite El Rey (Zeron, $3.08) collected his first win of the season for trainer Tony Alagna in the $30,000 second round division of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series for male sophomore trotters. The son of Captaintreacherous finished off the board in the Cane Pace and Meadowlands Pace final. He is owned by Brittany Farms and El Rey Racing and was bred by Riverview Breeding.

Admiral Hill (Sears, $3) collected his second consecutive win with a triumph in the division for 3-year-old male pacers. The son of Sweet Lou competes as a homebred for Tom Hill and is trained by Chris Ryder.

Pisco Sour (Svanstedt, $4.90) broke his maiden in his first parimutuel attempt in the leg for 2-year-old male trotters. The son of Walner-Blessed was a $110,000 purchase at last year’s Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. The colt is owned by Jorgen Sparredal Inc. and was bred by Steve Stewart, Black Creek Farm and Harri Koskela.

French Champagne (Svanstedt, $2.58) made her career debut a winning one in the division for 2-year-old filly trotters. Trained by her driver, French Champagne is a daughter of Muscle Hill-French Café. Marvin Katz and Al Libfeld bred and now race the filly.

Gingras wins four Goldenrod Series Divisions

Gingras swept the two $15,000 legs for sophomore male pacers with Cant Stop Lou ($10.76) and Wicked Character ($3.48). He also collected victories with Emissary ($9.92) in the division for freshman filly trotters and Its My Hill ($4.50) in the leg for freshman male trotters.

Green Mercedes and pilot Andy Miller won the division for 2-year-old trotting fillies. She paid $4.12 as the favorite.

Red Mile offers a rich buffet of wagering items including a 20-cent Pick-6 with 15 percent takeout, a 50-cent Pick-5 with an industry low 12 percent takeout, a Super Hi-5 15 percent 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 redmileracing.com in addition to race replays and a daily livestream of each card.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting Results

by Steve Wolf, for Harnesslink