Yo Tillie return to The Red Mile

While most eyes will be on the Hambletonian and the undercard supporting it at The Meadowlands this weekend, The Red Mile will provide plenty of quality competition on Sunday (Aug. 3). The 16-race card features two $80,000 first round legs of the Kentucky Championship Series for 3-year-old filly trotters and sophomore male pacers. The presence of the outstanding Yo Tillie and highly competitive fields in the stakes-laden line-up promises to be an excellent evening of racing.

Winner of her $141,600 division of the Delvin Miller Memorial on July 12, Yo Tillie (Todd McCarthy) will commence trotting from post position five in the sixth race at the Lexington oval. The daughter of Tactical Landing-Consolidator was ineligible to the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks but returns to her home turf this weekend.

Trained by Andrew Harris, Yo Tillie is a perfect four-for-four this season and is on a seven-race win streak since a loss in the $400,000 Kentucky Championship Series Final on Sept. 15, 2024, behind Hambletonian Oaks contender Aperfect Annie.

Considered one of the leading horses in her division, Yo Tillie is 6-5 on the morning line. The filly was purchased privately from Verlin Yoder after a freshman campaign in which she earned $305,300 with a record of 12-8-1-1.

She is now owned by William Pollack, Bruce Areman and her conditioner.

Yo Tillie possesses a career resume of 16-12-1-1 with $427,383 in the bank. Her lifetime mark of 1:51 was trotted in the Delvin Miller Memorial.

The filly is the fourth foal out of her dam (Triumphant Caviar, $570,387) and was a $25,000 purchase at the 2023 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale under the name Tactoulator.

Yo Tillie was bred by GBW Breeding Farms Inc. and Black Creek Farm.