Columbus, MN –  The Sunday night (Aug. 13) harness racing program at Running Aces will feature the $35,000 Steve Wiseman Memorial Trot final and will turn the spotlight on colon cancer awareness and prevention.

The Colon Cancer Coalition of Minnesota will be on hand along with several event sponsors to get the word out about screening and early detection.

Steve Wiseman, who passed away from colon cancer, will have a memorial trot raced in his memory at Running Aces on Sunday night. Dee Leftwich Photo.

Wiseman passed away in early 2021 after a year-long battle with stage-4 colon cancer. He was a popular and well respected trainer and driver who ranks as one of the all-time most successful at Running Aces.

This year’s Wiseman final sports a deeply talented field of nine, who have collective earnings of over $3.4 million and a combined total of 258 wins.

The fastest elimination winner, Rock Party (Cantab Hall) has been installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite from post four with regular pilot Dean Magee for trainer Bob Johnson and owners Chupp Racing. They posted an impressive first-over effort to win by three-quarters of a length in 1:54.3 in last week’s elimination action.

Winnerup (Credit Winner) has been tabbed at 4-1 with Luke Plano scheduled to drive for trainer Williams Hernandez and trainer Terrence Smith. They were fourth in that same elimination split and most notably the pair recently equaled the fastest trotting mile at Aces with a 1-1/4 length tally in 1:53.4 in the Open handicap on July 9.

Jack Vernon (Muscle Hill, 9-2 M/L) is a classy 10-year-old veteran with 43 career wins, he was second by a nose in his elimination split last Sunday in 1:55.4 and will be piloted by his trainer Todd Warren.

Fourth choice on the morning line at 5-1 is Perlucky (Lucky Chucky), who was second to Rock Party last week and has drawn the rail post for the final for trainer Bob Lems and owners Thestable Perlucky Group.

Here is a look at the complete field for the $35,000 Wiseman Final (Race seven):

1. Perlucky (Brad Irvine) 5-1
2. Bringoverthemoney (Mooney Svendsen) 10-1
3. Jack Vernon (Todd Warren) 9-2
4. Rock Party (Dean Magee) 3-1
5. Scorecard Dan (Jacob Cutting) 12-1
6. Mandeville (Nick Roland) 6-1
7. Chiplosive (Brady Jenson) 10-1
8. Winnerup (Luke Plano) 4-1
9. Stride The Hill (Kevin Wallis) 8-1

The nine-race program will also feature a carryover of $7,032.12 in the 20-cent Pick-5 Jackpot wager ,which gets underway in race five, and a $5,000 guarantee for the 50-cent Late Pick-4 wager which kicks off in race six.

As part of the night’s festivities, there is a baseball cap giveaway as well as Pepsi Family Night specials and activities, food trucks, trout fishing and a drawing for a 60-second wagering spree.

The specials and activities get underway at 6 p.m. and the first race will go to post at 7 p.m. (CDT).