COLUMBUS,MN– The Saturday night Harness Racing card at Running Aces featured the $11,000 Open Trot, and Banker Volo posted his 4th consecutive win at Running Aces, breaking the Track Record for aged Trotting Stallions in the process.
Nick Roland sent him away sharply from post five in the 6-horse contest, and he never looked back, posting fractions of 27.0, 56.1 and 1:25.4 en route to the new track mark of 1:55.3
He is a 7 year old Stallion by Yankee Glide, owned by Daniel & Jeralene Roland and trained by Nick Roland, and now has lifetime earnings of $252,083.
Another sharp trotting performance on Saturday, was the 5 year old gelding Lo Rail Crossing (by Rail Splitter) who posted his 21st lifetime win while taking a new lifetime mark of 1:58.0, shaving nearly two seconds off his previous best winning time with trainer/driver Nick Roland in the bike, and he now sports a lifetime bankroll of $81,346 for owner Lorenza Gooch of Texas.
HoldingAllTheCards posted a gate-to-wire score in 1:52.3 in the $6,000 upper-level conditioned pace with Dean Magee in the sulky, it was the second win in a row for this impressive 7 year old gelding by Cam's Card Shark, who now shows a career tally of 31 wins and $338,317.
He is owned by William & Richard Mc Intyre and Trained by David Ginter. Luke Plano posted a Hat-trick on the program, while Nick Roland and Dean Magee scored driving doubles. The next card of live Harness Racing at Running Aces Casino & Racetrack will go to post on Sunday night, July 3nd at 6:00 pm CDT.
by Darin Gagne, for Running Aces