Confederate leads gangbusters Bluegrass card Saturday
At 10h17, on September 29, 2023 • By RED MILE
The Red Mile will host North America’s best sophomores in competition on Saturday (Sept. 30) in Bluegrass action, including the sport’s current No. 1 horse Confederate when he starts in race six, the first division of the Bluegrass for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings.
Confederate cruises into his racing twilight with just a couple of races left before stallion duty calls at the end of his 3-year-old season. The winner of $1.5 million starts from post six in the opening division of the $219,000 Captaintreacherous Bluegrass Stakes in rein to Tim Tetrick for trainer Brett Pelling. He enters on a six-race win streak with his most recent victory on Sept. 17 in the $400,000 Kentucky Sires Stakes final. He meets his stablemate Christchurch, who starts from post one, along with Little Brown Jug heat winner Ken Hanover from post three.
Saturday’s card has 13 races total going postward beginning at 1 p.m. (EDT). The Red Mile features a $5,000 guarantee in the Pick-5, starting in race three, and a $10,000 guarantee in the Pick-4, starting in race six.
