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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

The top-level pacing mares were in the spotlight at Running Aces on Thursday night (Aug. 31) in the $17,600 Open Handicap which drew a field of nine talented distaffers. 

Running Aces presented its signature pacing event of the summer on Sunday, July 23, with a very talented field of eight lining up behind the gate for the 2023 Dan Patch Free-For-All.

The $35,000 Ron Banks Memorial FFA Mares Pace was the main event on the Sunday evening (June 25) harness racing card at Running Aces and featured a deeply talented field of eight top-level distaffers going into battle over a rain-soaked surface, which was listed as sloppy.