The 2025 Kentucky Sire Stakes season is now complete after eight $100,000 finals for 2- and 3-year-olds and four $50,000 races for 4-year-olds transpired on Tuesday afternoon at Cumberland Run.
Two-year-old gelding trotter Silverstein etched his name in the world record book again during the finals, as he won in 1:52 4/5 to equal Amigo Volo's standard for the division on a five-eighths-mile track. Back on October 3 at The Red Mile, Silverstein went 1:51 4/5 to also tie the world record for a rookie gelding trotter on a mile track. David Miller was in the bike behind the Brittany Farms-bred son of Chapter Seven for trainer Matt Burkholder and owner Dark Horse Farm LLC.
Miller also won the 3-year-old filly pace with Three Times Bettor (by Bettor's Delight and bred by Steve Stewart, Conquest Acres Lp and Michael Robinson, paid $5.18 to win) in 1:50 for trainer Brett Pelling and owner Thaddeus Wier.
Rookie pacing filly Gala, driven by Todd McCarthy, came up just a fifth of a second shy of the world record for her division on a five-eighths-mile track when she took her final in 1:50 1/5. Andrew Harris trains and co-owns Gala, a daughter of Downbytheseaside, with partners William Pollock and Bruce Areman. Diamond Creek Farm bred Gala.
McCarthy also took the final for 2-year-old trotting filies with Naked And Famous (by Six Pack and bred by Carter Duer, paid $10.42 to win) in 1:54 2/5 for trainer Noel Daley and owner Ctc Stable and the 4-year-old mare trot with Pizelle (by Walner and bred by Brittany Farms, paid $3.80 to win) in 1:52 4/5 for trainer Carter Pinske and owners Donald Robinson, Michael Robinson, Harold Bauder and Steve Stewart.
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Driver Dexter Dunn and trainer Ron Burke each had a pair of victories on the card as well. Dunn annexed the 4-year-old male pace with Women Layer (by Sweet Lou and bred by Carl Howard, paid $2.10 to win) in 1:49 for trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. and owners Let It Ride Stables Inc., Jeff Fought Racing, Larry Wills and Jesmeral Stable, and then Dunn and Burke joined forces to bag the 3-year-old male pace final with Captain Arturovico (by Captaintreacherous and bred by Randy Zane, paid $7 to win) in 1:50 for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC., Weaver Bruscemi LLC., Larry Karr and Phil Collura.
Winnpanzee (by Gimpanzee and bred by Ola Yoder, paid $5.18 to win) was the other Burke Brigade victor, as she pocketed the 3-year-old filly trot final in 1:53 for driver Yannick Gingras and owners Burke Racing Stable LLC., Brad Grant and Weaver Bruscemi LLC.
Rounding out the rookie and sophomore champions were 2-year-old pacing colt Downbythelakeside (by Downbytheseaside and bred by Joe Sbrocco, paid $16.76 to win) in 1:50 4/5 for driver Tim Tetrick, trainer Tony Dinges and owner Rick Berks and 3-year-old trotting colt Precise Landing (by Tactical Landing and bred by R. Kevin Greenfield, Michael Creps and R.M. Frank, paid $35.90 to win) in 1:52 3/5 for trainer/driver Joe Bongiorno and owners Glenn Goller and Stephen Demeter.
Bath Bomb (by Lather Up and bred by Mark Smith, paid $2.20 to win) scored in 1:50 1/5 for driver Andy McCarthy, trainer Per Engblom and owner Morrison Racing Stables in the 4-year-old mare pace, and the 4-year-old male trot saw Hung Over (by Creatine and bred by co-owner Bluestone Farms, paid $4.46 to win) deliver in 1:53 4/5 for driver Marvin Luna, trainer Bob Stewart and co-owner Lynda Stewart.