Columbus, MN – Running Aces will host the 2026 Dan Patch FFA final as part of a big 12-race program Sunday night (Aug. 2) and is offering a mandatory payout in the track’s 20-cent Pick-5 Wager, which has a carryover of $49,844.95.
The sequence for the Pick-5 on Sunday will begin with the $50,000 Dan Patch FFA final in race 8, with an approximate post time of 8:34 p.m. (CDT). Track officials are estimating that more than $100,000 will be wagered into the pool on Sunday.
As part of the USTA’s Strategic Wagering Program, free TrackMaster past performance pages for Running Aces are available on the USTA website.
The 2026 $50,000 Dan Patch FFA pace final offers a compact but competitive field of five, including 2024 winner and current all-age track record holder Muskateer Hanover (driver Brady Jenson, 8-5 morning line), who has won 10 races and over $173,000 this season, and Cash Money Twenty (Casey Leonard, 7-5), who was the 2024 and 2025 Illinois Horse of the Year and has won six races at Running Aces this season and sports the fastest mile of the meet so far (1:50).
Alta Revelry N (Luke Plano, 2-1) is another top contender with five wins and $123,615 on his card in 2026 and he won the Aces top Open on both July 7 and July 14.
The field is rounded out by 12-time winner Hazardos (Rick Magee, 10-1), who sports a 1:49 career mark, and 17-time winner War Machine (Mooney Svendsen, 12-1), who took his 1:50 career mark here at Aces in 2025.
2026 Dan Patch FFA final facts:
Alta Revelry N has the fastest career record in the field with a mark of 1:48 (taken in 2025) and Muskateer Hanover is the richest horse in the field with $712,599 on his card.
Jenson has won the Dan Patch FFA final in each of the last two years, with Dale Yeah in 2025 and Muskateer Hanover in 2024.
The stakes record for the Dan Patch FFA final is 1:49.2, set in 2024.
Jenson is the only driver in the field who has previously won the Dan Patch FFA final.
The undercard on Sunday also features the Minnesota-sired sophomore trotters going for $35,000 across two divisions.
The Dan Patch night festivities will include “Pepsi Family Night” specials and activities, food trucks, trout fishing, a Dan Patch puzzle giveaway, a handicapping contest, and much more.
Post time on Sunday is set for 6 p.m. (CDT).