Red Mile: Hat trick for Dunn in Kentucky Commonwealth Series finals

Eight $100,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series finals were on the marquee on Monday at The Red Mile.

Driver Dexter Dunn had a triple during the events, teaming up with trainer Domenico Cecere to win both the 2-year-old filly trot with Lindy In My Dreams (paid $5.96 to win), a Ready For Moni homebred for Lindy Farms, in 1:53 2/5 and the 3-year-old filly trot with Tactical Moni (paid $8.50 to win), a Tactical Landing homebred for Moni Maker Stable, in 1:50 3/5. Dunn also captured the 2-year-old male pace with Captain Apple (paid $5.72 to win), a Captaintreacherous colt bred by co-owner Let It Ride Stables with J L Benson Stables, in 1:50 4/5 for co-owner/trainer Chris Ryder, co-owner Lisa Ezzo and co-owner Alan Johnston.

Scott Zeron also had multiple victories as he bagged the 2-year-old male trot with Walner colt Inexpressable (paid $10.26 to win) in 1:53 for trainer Lucas Wallin and co-owners Wallin Racing Stable and Karin Walter-Mommert and the 3-year-old male pace with Tall Dark Stranger colt Strangerinthenight (paid $16.56 to win) in 1:50 2/5 for trainer Tony Alagna, co-owner/breeder Riverview Racing and co-owners Brittany Farms, Steve Head and Pryde Stables Inc. Menhammar Stuteri AB and S R F Stables bred Inexpressable while Strangerinthenight's other breeders were Alagna Racing and Marvin Katz.

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Found, an Always B Miki half-sister to 2023 Horse of the Year Confederate, won the final for 3-year-old pacing fillies in 1:49 4/5 for driver Todd McCarthy, trainer Brett Pelling and owner/breeder Diamond Creek and paid $2.46 to win. Diamond Creek also bred 3-year-old male trot champion Blank, who prevailed in 1:51 3/5 for driver Andy McCarthy, trainer Marcus Melander and owners S R F Stable and Holly Lane Stud East Ltd. Blank, a Gimpanzee colt, returned $9.52 to win.

Last, but certainly not least, Yannick Gingras and Ron Burke bagged another stakes event together as well, capturing the 2-year-old filly pace with Barbuda Belle, a daughter of Captaintreacherous bred by Kountry Lane Standardbreds, in 1:50 for owners Thomas Dillon, Scott Dillon and Craig Henderson. Barbuda Belle paid $32.70 to win.