Lexington, KY - The Grand Circuit rolls
into Lexington, Kentucky with the third leg of the Kindergarten series for
two-year-old trotters at The Red Mile on Thursday, September 10.
Two $10,000
divisions for both fillies and colts are on the bill with
the girls splitting neatly into a pair of eights in races five and seven.
The Takter stable
houses likely favorites in each, with Haughty coming into the
first division off a 1:56 win in leg two at Tioga Downs ten days ago.
Trainer Jimmy Takter is listed to drive the filly for owners Al Libfeld, Marvin
Katz and Sam Goldband.
Jimmy may well be
driving the favorite in the seventh too, as Hollywood Hill brings impressive
credentials into her split having won three of her five career outings for
owners Goran Falk and Christina Takter.
The colts compete in
races six and nine with Tioga track record holder Jack Vernon a clear choice in
the sixth for owners The Miller Stable, trainer Randy Beeckman and driver Corey
Callahan.
The ninth
race is more of a puzzle with several lightly raced prospects
developing into contenders as the second half of stakes season gets
underway.
Racing begins at seven
o'clock at The Red Mile on Thursday. Live racing continues through
September 19, breaks for Jug week then returns with the fortnight of Grand
Circuit racing with a Wednesday through Saturday schedule beginning on
September 30.
The first week is a 7:00
post time and week two is a 1:00 matinee each day. The Lexington Selected Yearling Sale begins on the
evening of Monday, October 5 and continues through Friday night.
Catalogues are available.
Also of note,
nominations to the Grand Circuit Late Closers must be postmarked by September
15. The form is available here.
