Sophomore Kentucky Sires Stakes on Thursday

Lexington KY – The Kentucky Sire Stakes (KYSS) for harness racing 3-year-old trotters and pacers will be raced on Thursday night at The Red Mile.

 

Each division required a single division all of which will race for a purse of $15,000.

 

Kentucky based owner / breeder ACL Stuteri along with trainer Anette Lorentzon and driver Elliott Deaton combined to win both the colt and filly divisions of leg one with Almondy AS handling the fillies in a new mark of 1:58.4 while Starlight AS (owned in part by Kjell Johansson) won the colt trot easily in 1:57.2 Both return on Thursday enroute to the $175,000 finals.

 

Hall of Famer Dave Palone is in town for the evening and will drive the favorite in both pacing races.

 

In the colt and gelding division, V Power is the returning champ and was a 1:53.3 winner with Palone aboard for the first time on leg one. He'll leave from outside post seven for his breeder/owner/trainer Donna Gilson-Eferstein this week.

 

In the filly division Palone picks up the favorite in Al-Mar-Got A Fever who won the faster of the two leg one divisions with a powerful 1:52.2 score. A high speed filly possessing a wicked move when called upon, she'll begin from post five on Thursday for trainer Steve Carter and owners Chuck Grubbs, Neal Kresheck, Joe Whittaker and BRB Racing.

 

The point standings for the KYSS series thus far may be found on the Kentucky Racing Commission website.

 

The top overall point earners will contest the $1.75 million finals on Sunday, September 17.

 

Thursday's Pick-4 on races 7-10 opens with a head-start of $4,055 in carry-over cash on Thursday. If you need a little insight so far as wagering on the card (and who doesn't) check Gabe Prewitt's selections and observations on the web.