Andy Miller became the 21st driver in North America to win 10,000 races on Sunday (Aug. 20) at Red Mile. He steered Samwise The Brave to his first career victory in four starts in 1:56 1/5 in a $15,000 section of the third leg of the Kentucky Golden Rod Series for male 2-year-old trotters. After recovering from an early break, Samwise The Brave took the lead from Six Pack Mack (Patrick Ryder) after a first panel in 29 1/5. It was all him and Miller from there, as the son of champions Greenshoe and The Ice Dutchess provided Miller with his milestone triumph. Paying $7.06 to win as the public's third choice, Samwise The Brave is conditioned by Andy's wife, Julie. He was purchased for $150,000 at the 2022 Standardbred Horse Sale by Patrick Hoopes. The colt was bred by Coyote Wynd Farms. Miller has been a staple in the harness racing industry for decades. He has earned more than $138 million from 64,480 trips to the post. Karl Serves Notice He is a Force to be Reckoned With The card in Lexington featured 10 stakes contests on a 13-race card and showed Karl (Yannick Gingras) is another colt to keep an eye on moving forward after a dominating performance in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series for rookie trotting colts and geldings. Making his second career start, Karl (Tactical Landing-Avalicious) absolutely rolled to victory from post position seven for trainer Nancy Takter in 1:52 1/5 as the top choice at the windows. The colt was a $135,000 yearling purchase at the 2022 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale by Christina and Nancy Takter, Black Horse Farms Racing, Crawford Farms Racing and Bender Sweden Inc. Karl was bred by Crawford Farms LLC. He paid $2.56 to win. Topmost (Chris Page) was second and Vocalize (Todd McCarthy) was third. Always B Naughty Rebounds in the Bluegrass Always B Naughty (Dexter Dunn) out-finished favored Strong Poison (Gingras) to win in the $80,000 Kentucky Championship Series duel for sophomore pacing fillies in 1:48 2/5. The daughter of Always B Miki and winner of the $114,777 Adioo Volo at The Meadows on July 29 was coming off a fading seventh-place effort on August 8 but collected her ninth win from 14 starts and has now earned $224,244 in purse money. Trained by Nancy Takter, Always B Naughty was purchased by her conditioner, Let It Ride Stables, J L Benson Stables and R.B.H Ventures Inc. at the 2021 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale for $44,000. The filly did not compete as a freshman but has illustrated her ability this season. She paced a 25 2/5 last quarter-mile to vanquish Strong Poison. Zanatta (Brian Sears) was third. ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter Zeron Doubles in Kentucky Commonwealth Series Pilot Atlee Bender and pupil International Law (International Moni-Love N Lindy) remained a perfect three-for-three after triumphing in his $30,000 flight of the Kentucky Commowealth Series for 2-year-old male trotters. Bred by K R Breeding LLC., International Law is owned by Ervin Miller Racing Stable, Douglas Overhiser, D & M Trading II and John Stefanos. International Law paid $5.42 to win. Fly By (Zeron) broke his maiden with a 1:53 4/5 victory for trainer Tony Alagna in the second $30,000 flight of the Commonwealth Series for 2-year-old male trotters. The son of Chapter Seven-Fly Angel Fly paid $8.80 to win. Bred by Al Libfeld, Marvin Katz and Sam Goldband, Fly By was a $275,000 purchase at the 2022 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale by Marvin Katz, Al Libfeld and Pryde Stables. Horizontal (Zeron), an older half-sibling to blossoming 2-year-old star Geocentric won the Commonwealth Series tilt for sophomore filly pacers by a head in 1:50 4/5. The daughter of Always B Miki was bred by Diamond Creek Farm and is owned by Determination. She paid $11.78 to win. Mont Saint Michel Kicks off Golden Rod Series with a Win Mont Saint Michel (Dunn, $18.38) won the first Kentucky Golden Rod Series event for 2-year-old male trotters in 1:55 4/5, and Lockheed Martin (T. McCarthy, $3.40) took the other section in 1:55. Keep My Secret (Tony Hall, $4.94) captured the opening tilt for sophomore filly pacers in 1:50 and then To All A Goodnight (Dunn, $19) scored in the other grouping in 1:50 4/5. --edited press release (Red Mile)--