Racing fans were treated to a spectacular display of trotting talent on Sunday, July 9 at Running Aces when Winnerup powered home to capture the $18,500 Open Handicap by 1-1/4 lengths over Bringoverthemoney while stopping the teletimer in 1:53.4 to equal the fastest clocking ever for square-gaiters in Minnesota.
Divisional finalist Divine Art will be in action during O'Brien Awards weekend as she takes aim at extending harness racing's longest active win streak to 16.
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A trio of feature events headlined the Thursday night (June 3) card at Running Aces, including two divisions of the Minnesota-sired sophomore pace.
The $15,000 “A” division featured a rematch of last week’s top two finishers: SD Watchmenow (Brian Detgen) took the top prize in the last outing and was a slight wagering favourite to repeat in this week’s contest, sent off as the 4-5 choice. SD Watchmenow was fastest from the gate and easily found the lead from post four, while Alilthundadownunda (Nick Roland) left alertly from post two to secure pocket position. The leader stole a moderate :59 opening half mile with no challengers and no pressure. The tempo quickened in a :27.3 third panel, and the top two began to separate from the rest of the pack. Turning for home, it was clearly a two-horse race to the wire. Roland steered Alilthundadownunda ($4.40) into the passing lane and had just enough steam to surge past the leader in the final strides, winning by a half length in a c
Minnesota Harness Racing, Inc. (MHRI) has announced the divisional winners from the 2020 racing season.
Due to the ongoing global pandemic, the MHRI Annual meeting and awards banquet (which is normally held in late February), was cancelled for this year. The physical awards/trophies will be distributed to the 2020 divisional winners very soon.
Here is the complete list of award winners for the 2020 Minnesota Harness Racing Season (with owners):
Two-Year-Old Filly Trot
Two-Year-Old Colt Trot
Two-Year-Old Filly Pace
Two-Year-Old Colt Pace
Three-Year-Old Filly Trot
Champion- TEACHMEHOWTOTORY (Set the Pace Racing, LLC) … Runner Up- DOUBLE MY DECKER (Jesse, Ben & Eric De Long)