Red Mile goes under the lights on Sunday

Lexington, KY – August 30, 2023 – The Red Mile, enjoying a very successful harness racing stakes filled Summer Championship Meeting, thus far, under the sunlight, continues on Sunday, September 3 with a “Labor Day Eve” program “under the night lights” with a 5:50 post time for a 14-race extravaganza.

Not since September 22, 2019, has the Red Mile presented an evening-nighttime program and Sunday’s program features nine Stakes events with a pair of those being $80,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes events for two-year olds—one for trotting colts and geldings and the other for pacing fillies.

The event for trotting colts and geldings features a field of seven with the Nancy Takter trainee Karl (Tactical Landing) expected to be the favorite, even though his racing career stretches all but five weeks coming into this event.

Owned by Nancy Takter along with Christina Takter, Back Horse Racing, Crawford Farms Racing and Bender Sweden, the young colt, after a “warm-up” mile in 1:54.4 in late July, followed that with a maiden win in the Kindergarten at The Meadowlands before shipping down to The Red Mile  and wiring his foes in the Kentucky Sire Stakes in 1:52.1—27.4 for Yannick Gingras—the fastest of any two-year-old trotter this season.

About the Sunday night festivities and, in particular, his race, Gingras said, “The first time I sat behind this horse (Karl), I thought he was something special and his two races since solidified that feeling so his ability is unquestioned but the factor that is always unknown is health and I am just hoping that he can stay healthy and live up to how great I think he can be. Staying healthy is always the key thing!

“I am excited about the Sunday night card, and I am hoping the fans support this great card at the (pari-mutuel) windows. I think it’s really great and I am looking forward to it very much.

Indeed, Prewitt has loaded the program for the “Send It In Army” with a great buffet of wagering choices with two Pick-4 events—the 6th and 11th races—both with an industry low 12% takeout and the first one carrying a $10,000 guaranteed pool.

There are also reduced takeouts on other events such as the 20 cent Pick-6 kicking off the program (15% takeout), 50 cent Pick-5 beginning race three (12% takeout),  20 cent Super Hi-5 races five and 14 (15% takeout),

There will also be a trio of Pick-3 events, beginning in races two, eight and 12, as well as bookend daily-doubles.

Racing will continue with regularly scheduled daytime programs Monday and Tuesday.

Red Mile racing programs are always available on the redmile.com website.

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

by John Berry, for The Red Mile