Columbus, MN — The Friday night (Sept. 20) program at Running Aces featured five Minnesota-sired consolation events, with each event going for $15,000.
Driver Dean Magee and trainer Adam Hauser swept the first three consolation races of the night, including two wins for the ownership team of Carol and Tyson Paris.
My Man Mahomes (Bat Wing) scored the biggest touchdown of his young trotting career in the freshman consolation for both fillies and colts. Magee went right to the front and they never looked back, maintaining a comfortable lead throughout and then drawing clear for a 2-3/4 length victory in a career best 2:02.1 mile over Battle Princess (Chad Svendsen) and Flashing Tens (James Gould). My Man Mahomes ($4.60) now shows four wins from 19 career starts for team Paris and Hauser.
They sent out Mama’s Sunshine (Special Forces) as the favorite in the freshman filly pace consolation and she also delivered a career best 1:58.4, holding gamely to win by a neck over Easy Arm Photo (James Kennedy) with Miss Street Dancer (Nick Roland) home third. She returned $3.20.
Magee and Hauser completed a triple when Lovely Normajean (Fancy Schmansy) led every step in the sophomore filly pace in a career best 1:56.4, getting home a half-length better than Fiftyshadesofcray (Roland) with Overthemoonforyou (Jeff Hunt) getting third. Lovely Normajean ($2.80) is owned by Cara Hauser.
El Travino (Western Trademark) delivered a huge win as the heavy favorite in the freshman colt pace with a 10-1/2 length tally in a career best 1:57 mile over Ten K Obo (Svendsen) and Kid Crackin (Hunt). Brady Jenson was the winning trainer/driver for lessee Brandon Jenson. El Travino returned $2.20.
Dance Traveler (Mooney Svendsen, $11.80) posted a big mid-race move to close in on longshot leader Sign Of The Times (Chad Svendsen) and he then surged past late to post a three length victory in 1:54.4 while Jeremys Alibi (Luke Plano) rallied for third in the older male pace consolation. The winner is a son of Up Front Brad and is owned by QKS Racing and Marianne Foreman and is trained by Quentin Schneider.
JK My Girl (Roland, $21.00) rallied from mid pack and surged late in the lane to get up by a half-length in the $15,500 Mares Open Handicap Pace in 1:53.1 over Fox Valley Leah (Todd Warren) and Better Double Flip (Jenson). The winner is owned by Erika Huffman and is trained by Bob Lems.
Warrawee Whisper ($10.80) delivered a big performance in the Open Trot event which was contested at a distance of a mile and a quarter. Trainer/driver Brady Jenson got away third with the 6-year-old son of Trixton before making an early move to the top just past the quarter-mile. Once on the lead they were never in doubt and they coasted home to win by 1-3/4 lengths in a time of 2:25.2 for a new track record for the distance. 2024 Wiseman Memorial winner All Champy (Mooney Svendsen) was home second and race favorite Majestic J (Elson Miller) checked in third. The winner is owned by Jenson and Ken Stauffer.
Live racing returns to Running Aces on Saturday night (Sept. 21) for ‘Minnesota Night of Champions’ which will close out the 2024 live racing season. The program consists of 12 championship races going for $65,000 each. There will be Senators, Commissioners and other state and local dignitaries on hand to help celebrate the winners and present trophies.
There are mandatory payouts in all pools on Saturday night.
Post time on Saturday is 6 p.m. (CDT).