Taurasi strives for seventh straight victory in Kentucky Commonwealth series final
At 0h03, on September 19, 2022 • By THE RED MILE
On Monday (Sept. 19), The Red Mile will host six $100,000 Commonwealth series finals for freshman and sophomore female and male trotters and pacers on a 12-race card. Taurasi seeks to extend his winning streak to seven in the final for sophomore male pacers.
Taurasi has not tasted defeat since his debut at Oak Grove Racing and Gaming on June 27. The son of Racing Hill-Voluminous did not compete in the pari-mutuel ranks as a 2-year-old. The gelding first visited the winner’s circle after annexing a conditioned event at the same facility on July 12. He collected a second victory at Oak Grove, won a qualifying race at The Red Mile and then swept all four of the Commonwealth series legs.
Taurasi and his pilot, Devon Tharps, will leave from post position two in the field of five. He is 3-2 on the morning line in the seventh race on the card. Trained by Tony Alagna, the gelding races as a homebred for M T Pockets Stables and Victoria Howard. Taurasi’s record stands at 7-6-0-0 and he has earned $78,300 in purse money.
Hungry For Love and David Miller will leave from post position four in a field of five 2-year-old pacing fillies. Trained by Ron Burke, the daughter of Stay Hungry-Lover Of Art is 8-5 on the morning line and places her three-race winning streak on the line in the first race on the card.
After placing sixth in the first $80,000 leg of the Championship series on Aug. 2, her connections opted for the Commonwealth series and the alteration has proved beneficial.
Bred by Brittany Farms, Hungry For Love was an $80,000 purchase by Thomas Dillon and Scott Dillon at last year’s Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. Hungry For Love’s resume stands at 8-5-1-0 and she has earned $95,000.
Sire stakes action continues Tuesday (Sept. 20) with eight $50,000 finals of the Kentucky Golden Rod series for freshman and sophomore female and male trotters and pacers.
First post is 1 p.m.
