Future stars prepared to shine at The Red Mile

It may be Ladies Night for patrons at The Red Mile on Sunday (July 27), but it is certainly an evening to witness a 14-race card devoted to 2-year-old male pacers.

The Lexington oval will offer its first $80,000 leg of the Kentucky Championship Series in addition to three $15,000 first legs of the Golden Rod Series, three $30,000 first legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series and one $10,000 first division of the Kentucky Wildcat Series.

Ubrute debuts in Kentucky Championship Series

Although he faces stiff opposition, Ubrute’s first pari-mutuel contest is exciting. The first foal out of world champion, dual Dan Patch Award Winner and Breeders Crown victress Warrawee Ubeaut, Ubrute is by 2020 Horse of the Year Tall Dark Stanger.

His dam holds the world record on a mile oval for 2-year-old pacing fillies (1.48.3), which was established over this very surface in 2018. The colt has some heavy hoof prints to follow but does compete for the same driver and trainer (Yannick Gingras, Ron Burke) that his dam did.

Ubrute will leave from post position five in a field of eight in the ninth race and is 7-2 on the morning line after qualifying in 1:56.

The colt is owned by his trainer, Weaver Bruscemi, Hatfield Stables and Phillip Collura. He was bred by his trainer, Crawford Farms Racing, J&T Silva-Purnel & Libby and Collura.

Ubrute was purchased for $150,000 at last year’s Lexington Selected Yearling Sale.

However, he must take on some regally bred rivals, such as Brandon Blvd (Downbytheseaside-Alexis Faith) who will have Tim Tetrick in the bike for trainer Andrew Harris and leave from post position two while 9-2 on the morning line.