Lexington, KY - The
Kindergarten series returns to The Red Mile on Thursday evening with five
divisions of the Grand Circuit event that include all four of last
week's winners.
The colts are up
first in races three, five and six and there are promising prospects in
each.
Jack Vernon looks to
make amends with the horseplayers for a miscue in last week's race having
made a break at a nickel on a dollar. He'll face stiff competition led by
Dominion Beach who comes into this race off a win in the Champlain at Mohawk
for the training - driving team of Nancy and Marcus Johansson and owner Courant
AB.
Southwind Flash appears
to have found himself in recent efforts, chief among them an impressive
start to finish 1:55.2 score over the clay in the series last week. Dave
Palone is back in town to drive for trainer Ron Burke who owns the Muscle Hill
colt in partnership with Weaver Bruscemi, Phil Collura and Jack Piatt III.
Division three appears
to be a good spot for Hollywood Highway to repeat. The Muscle Massive colt
broke maiden in 1:56.1 here at a huge price for Palone last week. Trainer
Staffan Lind has his lightly raced charge going in the right direction for
owners Marvin Katz and Al Libfeld.
Fillies split into a
pair of nines and go in races seven and eight, both interesting and competitive
contests.
The first of the two
features both returning filly winners in Haughty and I'm Volo.
Haughty looked like a
million bucks for trainer - driver Jimmy Takter last week drawing away to
an eight-length win in 1:54.1 with the greatest of ease. Libfeld and Katz also
own this Donato Hanover lass in partnership with Sam Goldband.
I'm Volo converted a
perfect trip afforded her by trainer - driver Jan Johnson into a win, albeit
four seconds slower than Haughty, last week. She is a homebred racing for
Jorgen Jahre, Jr,.
Choosing a focus in the
second split is slightly more complicated, of the nine six have yet to win a
race.
Among the winners Gifted
Lady is the most accomplished, having won a Kindergarten leg at Tioga Downs in
1:56 for Takter. She makes her Red Mile debut on Thursday for owners Silver
Linden Farms.
Post time for Thursday
evening is 7:15pm. Visit The Red Mile website for information on all things racing.
