Cumberland Run: Hoosier State's leading rookie trotting duo top KYSS victors

Indiana Sire Stakes champions Redice and Fifty And Famous picked up where they left off by winning in $40,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes events for 2-year-old trotters on Sunday afternoon at Cumberland Run.

Racing in a division for fillies, Redice (Atlee Bender) gapped the gate at the start from the outside post six but was able to get away well enough to tuck into the fourth position before the 28 2/5 quarter. Bender then moved Redice to the top going to the 57 2/5 half, and she went on to hit three-quarters in 1:26 3/5 as Hotlady Volo (Todd McCarthy) advanced first-over out of fourth. Redice was able to stave off Hotlady Volo around the last turn and through the lane en route to a half-length win in 1:56, while Your Grace (Marvin Luna) closed well for third.

Trainer Erv Miller co-owns Redice, a daughter of Rebuff bred by Kjell Magne Andersen, Lucas Wallin and Pieter Delis, with partners Anthony Lombardi and Stepbystep Racing. She has seven wins, a second and one third from 11 starts, has earned $323,600 and paid $3.18 to win.

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In the next race on the program, colt Fifty And Famous (Trace Tetrick) pulled out of the pocket to take charge beyond the 28 4/5 quarter, and after middle-half stations of 57 4/5 and 1:25 4/5, he closed in 28 1/5 to defeat Nights In Miami (Luna) by 4 3/4 lengths in 1:54. Blazen Sam (David Miller) was third.

A son of Fiftydallarbill, Fifty And Famous is trained by Luis Quevedo for owner/breeder John Barnard. Fifty And Famous has a summary of 5-1-2 from eight outings, has pocketed $213,016 and returned $2.68 to win.

Taking the other contests for colts and geldings were Kountry Win (by King Of The North and bred by Ola Yoder, paid $9.54 to win) in 1:54 4/5 for driver Yannick Gingras, trainer Ron Burke and owners Brad Grant, Robert Leblanc and Robbie Pryde and Point Blank (by Gimpanzee and bred by Ab Svensk Reklamfinans, paid $8.66 to win) in 1:54 3/5 for driver David Miller, co-owner/trainer Doug Bowins and co-owner Russell Taylor.

The other victorious fillies were Green Ballet (by Greenshoe and bred by co-owner Equinex Racing Corp., paid $9.98 to win) in 1:56 3/5 for driver Andy McCarthy and co-owner/trainer Chris Beaver, Hanna Hill (by Gimpanzee and bred by owner Tom Hill, paid $3.64 to win) in 1:56 3/5 for driver Andy McCarthy and trainer Petter Engblom and Two To The North (by King Of The North and bred by Coyote Wynd Farms, paid $6.86 to win) in 1:55 4/5 for driver Todd McCarthy, trainer Carter Pinske and owners Pinske Stables, Hazy Holdings LLC. and Jeremy Hoese.