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Columbus, MN - Justin Van Otterloo, who is set for his first season at Running Aces as a professional trainer/driver, may have taken the long route to get here, but is now making his way in harness racing, the sport that he grew up in and the sport that has deep roots as a tradition in

Justin Van Otterloo, who is set for his first season at Running Aces as a professional trainer/driver, may have taken the long route to get here, but is now making his way in harness racing, the sport that he grew up in and the sport that has deep roots as a tradition in his family.

The 2023 Minnesota Harness Racing divisional award winners have been announced ahead of the MHRI Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet. The celebration of the 2023 season will take place on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Running Aces Casino Hotel and Racetrack in Columbus.

Pacer Wavzeka, driver Rick Magee and trainer Justin Anfinson top the list of Minnesota county fair award winners for the second straight year.

SB Bodacious posted the fastest mile of the night with a dominating score in the $65,000 Minnesota-sired older male pace on the 2023 Night of Champions program on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Running Aces.

SB Bodacious posted the fastest mile of the night with a dominating score in the $65,000 Minnesota-sired older male pace on the 2023 Night of Champions program on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Running Aces.

Columbus, MN – SB Bodacious (Voracious Hanover) posted the fastest mile of the night (1:51.4) with a dominating 5-1/4 length score in the $65,000 Minnesota-sired older male harness racing pace on the Saturday (September 16) Night of Champions program at Running Aces. The closing night card featured $780,000 in purses with 12 races, each with a

Iron Sharpens Iron posted another dominating performance at Running Aces on Sunday night (Sept. 10) to register his seventh win of the season in the $22,000 Minnesota-sired sophomore trot. 

The claiming races do not produce story headlines on a regular basis at most harness racing tracks, but one of the top performances of the night on Sunday, Aug. 27 at Running Aces came in such a contest.

Stride The Hill added his name to the Running Aces record books on Sunday, Aug. 20 with an impressive gate-to-wire score in the $17,600 Open Handicap Trot.