Cumberland Run: Rookie pacers featured in Kentucky Sire Stakes

Two-year-old pacers concluded their Kentucky Sire Stakes prelims at Cumberland Run on Monday afternoon's program.

Driver Atlee Bender and trainer Erv Miller teamed up to tally in a pair of splits with filly Lyons Cartier (by Downbytheseaside and bred by Marvin Katz and Sam Goldband, paid $4.24 to win) in 1:54 2/5 and colt Bruno Station (by Captaintreacherous and bred by Spring Station Bloodstock, paid $28.84 to win) in 1:52 2/5. Miller also co-owns Bruno Station with Stepbystep Racing and Bryn Campbell.

Hamilton Hanover (Scott Zeron), who raced in a Breeders Crown elimination, took the fastest split, as the Captaintreacherous colt dominated on the front-end in 1:51 2/5 for driver Scott Zeron, trainer Luc Blais and owner Determination. The Hanover Shoe Farms-bred, who returned $5.38 to win, was a $250,000 yearling buy in 2025 at Harrisburg.

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Rounding out the victors were:

--filly Goodwalkspoiled (by Pebble Beach and bred by Judy Roegner, paid $4.26 to win) in 1:52 4/5 for driver Kyle Husted, trainer Amy Husted and owners Husted Racing LLC. and John Schwarz Jr.;

--gelding Just Perfect Stuff (by Perfect Sting and bred by Dr. Fred Kruszelnicki and Brad Maxwell, paid $3.76 to win) in 1:52 1/5 for co-owner/driver Joey Putnam, trainer Joe Putnam and co-owners J P Racing, LLC. and Crazy Parrot Farm.

Cumberland Run's Kentucky Sire Stakes finals for all divisions will be held on Tuesday, November 10.