Red Mile Championship night features a rare pick eight

Lexington, Ky…September 15, 2024…Lexington’s iconic Red Mile is set to showcase their final night session of the season on this Championship Sunday featuring $3.4 million in purses and a rare 20 cent Pick-8 wager covering all eight $400,000 championship finals on races 3 through 10.

The Pick-8 offering is further enhanced with a $10,000 guaranteed pool and an enticing 15% takeout.

Vice-President of Racing Operations Gabe Prewitt lamented, “We invite all members of the ‘Send-It-In-Army,’ to enjoy our final night-time festivities of this season on track, at their favorite simulcasting venue or their home as we present a buffet of wagering options that should whet the appetites of our faithful followers.”

There are several other guaranteed pools on the Sunday night card, including a $5,000 guaranteed pool on the 20 cent Pick-6 beginning in the first race (15% takeout), a $10,000 guaranteed pool on the 50 cent Pick 5, which starts in the fourth race (12% takeout), and a $20,000 Pick-4 guaranteed pool covering races 6 through 9 (carry-over $3,580 with a 12% takeout),

A pair of 20 cent Super-Hi-5 events are also on the docket, each with a 15% takeout.

Some rapidly developing rivalries make the Pick-8 an interesting offering beginning in the opening leg in the third race for two-year-old pacing colts as Sippononsearoc, Lou Print and American all sport sub-1:50 marks.

In the fifth race for juvenile pacing fillies, three of the entrants, Unreasonable, Miki And Minnie and Looksgoodinloulou are looking the 1:50 mile right in the eye, as well.

The two-year-old trotting fillies event looks to be wide open as Luna Lovegood, Yo Tillie and Perfect Annie have all been victorious in the KYSS legs leading up to tonight’s $400,000 finale with newcomer R Dutchess a sharp closing second in her only KYSS start with several other fillies hitting the board, as well along the way.

Two-year-old trotting colts and gelding complete the two-year-old cast with Chat Room, Go Dog Go and Blank all KYSS leg winners and Gaslight Hall graduating from a win in the Wildcat to earn a spot in the final.

Of course, Hambletonian winner Karl is the headliner in his division for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings—the colt holding off a determined bid from Secret Agent Man by a neck in his last start.

Both have toyed with 1:50 clockings this season.

The trotting filly division for three-year-olds is a very evenly matched division in the form of Date Night Hanover, Woman Of Passion and Fannie Lipkowitz, all winners in KYSS legs.

Woman Of Passion had a win within “one-tick” of 1:50 in her last start.

The sophomore pacing fillies division is exploding with talent as It’s A Love Thing, Asweetbeachhere and Direction have all been leg winners with a host of others, including last year’s champion Geocentric, Bath Bomb, Fearless Bettor and Nerds Wish giving serious chase along the way.

The $400,000 Final for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings features an octet of talent, including KYSS leg winners Better Is Nice, Dancing Champion and Nuclear.

First post is set for 5:05 p.m. with the Red Mile buffet open at four with reservations highly suggested.

For complete race entries, click here: US Trotting entries.

by John Berry, for The Red Mile