Red Mile: Sippinonsearoc tallies again in Kentucky Championship Series

Sippinonsearoc remained undefeated in this year's Kentucky Championship Series action for 3-year-old male pacers at The Red Mile with a 1:48 2/5 victory in Tuesday afternoon's $80,000 clash.

Driven by Yannick Gingras, Sippinonsearoc drove on two-wide to take the top spot away from Lite Up The World (James MacDonald) after a 27 1/5 quarter and kept the lead to the half in 54 4/5 and the three-quarters in 1:22 4/5. Lite Up The World tipped out for the drive and gained to the wire, but came up half a length short in the 25 3/5 end to the mile. Harrisburg Heist (Todd McCarthy) rallied from seventh to third in the final quarter.

A Downbytheseaside colt bred by Trent Stohler Stable Inc. and Alesha Binkley, Sippinonsearoc is trained by Ron Burke for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC., Weaver Bruscemi LLC., R A S Racing LLC. and Knox Services Inc. He has a summary of 11-4-2 from 22 starts, has earned $810,900 and paid $2.34 to win.

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Fusion (McCarthy) came up the inside in the lane from the pocket and won the lone $30,000 Kentucky Commonwealth Series division in 1:50 3/5. A Diamond Creek homebred by Always B Miki, Fusion is trained by Brett Pelling. He has eight wins and a pair of seconds from 13 appearances, has pocketed $151,447 and returned $14.42 to win.

Higher Ground (Dexter Dunn) turned a second-over trip into a 1:50 1/5 triumph in the single $15,000 Kentucky Golden Rod Series dash. Tony Alagna trains the victorious Always B Miki gelding for owners Robert Leblanc and Pryde Stables. Bred by 1876472 Ontario Inc., Higher Ground is now a three-time winner, has put away $100,512 and paid $4.16 to win.