Pacing freshmen set for third round of Kentucky Championship

At 0h23, on August 24, 2021 By THE RED MILE

The Red Mile is set to host the third round of the Kentucky Championship Series for pacing 2-year-olds on its Tuesday (Aug. 23) card.

Second-round winner Dont Fence Me In will face first-round winner Sloopy in the single $40,000 dash for the 2-year-old pacing fillies, which opens the card.

Dont Fence Me In popped the pocket in the second preliminary to post a 1:52.4 win after failing as the favorite in round one to Sloopy, who starts as the 3-2 morning line choice. Dexter Dunn drives Dont Fence Me In for trainer Tony Alagna from post three while Yannick Gingras steers Sloopy for conditioner Ron Burke from post four in the five-horse event.

In the colt and gelding division, Pebble Beach will try to continue his potential series sweep when he starts from post three in the afternoon’s seventh race with Todd McCarthy in the bike. The Noel Daley pupil has posted back-to-back sizzlers in the Kentucky Championship Series, winning round one with a 1:50.1 mile and returning over a “good” track with a 1:51.4 effort.

The 6-5 morning-line favorite has five rivals to contend with this week, with last week’s runner-up River Ness, in rein to David Miller from post five for Ron Burke, among them.

Tuesday’s card also features three $20,000 divisions of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series, two for the fillies and one for the colts and geldings. First-race post time is 1 p.m.

 

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