Red Mile: Todd McCarthy cleans up in Kentucky Sire Stakes for 4YO pacers

Todd McCarthy drove Dancin Champion and Fearless Bettor to wins in $35,000 Kentucky Sire Stakes races for 4-year-old pacers on Monday afternoon at The Red Mile.

After sitting second and third through fractions of 27 2/5, 55 and 1:23 in the contest for the boys, McCarthy and Dancin Champion fanned out widest in the lane and rallied past 1-9 favorite Lou Hill (Dexter Dunn) nearing the wire to prevail by a head in 1:50 1/5. Bet On Big Joe (Geremy Bobbitt) came in third.

A Sweet Lou gelding, Dancin Champion is trained by Ron Burke for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC., Knox Services Inc., Weaver Bruscemi LLC. and J&T Silva- Purnel & Libby. He has five wins, six seconds and four thirds from 35 starts, has earned $289,601 and paid $19.32 to win.

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In the event for mares McCarthy and Fearless Bettor waited on the pylons in the three-hole while first Peace Talks (Dunn) and then and Bath Bomb (Andy McCarthy) put the 27 4/5 quarter, 55 second half and 1:22 3/5 three-quarters on the board. Peace Talks edged off the pylons passing three-quarters, which gave Fearless Bettor cover to follow, and Fearless Bettor's 27 1/5 final panel carried her by both Peace Talks and Bath Bomb to score by three-quarters of a length in 1:50 2/5.

Fearless Bettor, a Betting Lane mare, was making her debut for new connections in trainer Tony Alagna and owner Sam Bowie. She has a summary of 9-9-4 from 37 appearances, has pocketed $336,308 and returned $14.66 to win.