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Red Mile: Sippinonsearoc tallies again in Kentucky Championship Series

Amanda Stephens
Sippinonsearoc delivered as the heavy favorite in Tuesday's Kentucky Championship Series race

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.