Cumberland Run: 3YO trotters wrap up Kentucky Sire Stakes prelims

The Kentucky Sire Stakes regular season for this year came to an end on Tuesday at Cumberland Run with $40,000 splits for 3-year-old trotters of both sexes.

Driver Todd McCarthy had a pair of victories with colt Deuce Pop (by Tactical Landing and bred by Atlantic Trot Inc., paid $3.72 to win) in 1:51 4/5 for trainer Ron Burke and owners Burke Racing Stable LLC., Weaver Bruscemi LLC., Knox Services Inc. and Phil Collura and gelding Fineline Hanover (by Captain Corey and bred by Hanover Shoe Farms Inc., paid $4.38 to win) in 1:52 for trainer Carter Pinske and owners Ron Coyne Stables, Inc., Blair Corbeil, Mike Mcallister and Larry + Gregg Stable.

Pinske also sent out victorious Gimpanzee filly Decreed, who prevailed in 1:55 1/5 and paid $3.22 to win with Tim Tetrick in the bike for owners Pinske Stables and Curly Tall Curly Small. Decreed was bred by Steve Stewart.

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Taking the other divisions for fillies were:

--Heart For Two (by Gimpanzee and bred by Louis Baudron, paid $7.28 to win) in 1:53 4/5 for driver Dexter Dunn, trainer Andrew Harris and owner Punisher 11 Stable LLC.;

--Numanthia (by Six Pack and bred by Knutsson Trotting Inc. and Little E LLC., paid $19.46 to win) in 1:54 1/5 for driver Marvin Luna, trainer Bob Stewart and owners Morgan and Nicolas Roussel.

Walner gelding Untouchable As took the remaining tilt for the boys, tallying in 1:53 4/5 for driver Tony Hall, trainer Anette Lorentzon and owner/breeder ACL Stuteri AB. Untouchable As returned $4.46 to win.

All eight Kentucky Sire Stakes finals for rookies and sophomores, plus sections for 4-year-olds, are scheduled to take place next Tuesday.