Red Mile: Venerable seeks to rebound on Sunday

On Sunday afternoon (Aug. 14) The Red Mile will host two $80,000 second round legs of the Kentucky Championship Series, three $30,000 second legs of the Kentucky Commonwealth Series and six $15,000 second round legs of the Kentucky Golden Rod series for freshman and sophomore filly trotters and pacers on the 14-race card.

Champion Venerable seeks to return to her winning ways after an eighth-place finish in the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks on Aug. 6 in the second Championship Series leg for trotting fillies.

Venerable (David Miller) will leave from post position six in a field of 10 in race 12. The daughter of Walner-Jolene Jolene captured her elimination over Oaks winner Fashion Schooner. The filly, however, committed a costly break in the final as the public's second choice. Trained by Nifty Norman, Venerable is 7-2 on the morning line. The filly is owned by David McDuffee, Melvin Hartman, Paul Bordogna and Steven Arnold. Her record stands at 18-12-2-1 and she has banked $1.12 million.

The three Commonwealth divisions consist of two sections for 2-year-old pacing fillies and one division for 3-year-old trotting fillies.

The six Golden Rod divisions are comprised of three splits for 2-year-old pacing fillies and three flights for 3-year-old filly trotters.

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Sunday's card will also offer a $10,000 guaranteed Pick 4 beginning in the seventh race and a $40,000 guaranteed Super Hi-5 on the 14th race in conjunction with the U.S. Trotting Association's Strategic Wagering program.

First post at Red Mile is 1 p.m. EST.

Sire stakes action continues Monday (Aug. 15) with nine races and Tuesday (Aug. 16) with nine races.

--press release (Red Mile)--