Red Mile: Geocentric dominates again in Kentucky Championship Series

Budding superstar Geocentric ran her record to five wins from five starts with another sparkling 1:51 performance in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series dash for 2-year-old pacing fillies on Monday afternoon at The Red Mile.

Geocentric was positioned third at the 28 3/5 opening quarter, but driver Tim Tetrick sent the daughter of Sweet Lou to the outside beyond that marker, and she would brush to the point approaching the 56 4/5 half. Asweetbeachhere (Atlee Bender) tried the waters first-over out of fourth on the final bend and made it into second past the 1:25 1/5 three-quarters, but at the top of the stretch Geocentric shifted into a gear the others didn't have, then paced home in 25 4/5 to win by four lengths. Early pace-setter Seeuontheotherside (Tony Hall) was second from the pocket and Capytreach (Scott Zeron) turned an inside trip into a third-place result.

Brian Brown trains the Diamond Creek Farm-bred for owners Milt Leeman, Alan Keith, Jim Stambaugh and Joe Sbrocco. Purchased for $55,000 at last year's Standardbred Horse Sale, hhe has earned $168,501 to go with her undefeated status and paid $2.10 to win.

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Fearless Bettor, by Betting Line and bred by Anvil And Lace Farm, captured the lone $30,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series clash in 1:51 3/5 for driver Joey Putnam, co-owner/trainer Steve Elliott and co-owner William Salmeri.

Every Mans Dream (by Always B Miki and bred by Lindy Farms) won the first of two $15,000 Kentucky Golden Rod Series flights in 1:51 3/5 for driver Yannick Gingras, trainer Ron Burke and owners Thomas and Scott Dillon, and Direction (by Always B Miki and bred by Diamond Creek Farm) took the other split in 1:51 4/5 for driver Todd McCarthy, trainer Brett Pelling and owner Diamond Creek Racing.