Five-race streak on the line at Running Aces

8-year-old trotting sensation Bringoverthemoney (Money Talks) will be trying to register his sixth consecutive win on the opening night (May 14) harness racing card at Running Aces.

He is the 3-1 morning line favorite in an $11,000 conditioned event and has drawn post one in the eight horse contest. Dean Magee will be at the controls for owner Joshua Horvat and trainer Katie Horvat, who is also the breeder.

Magee has been in the bike for all five of his most recent wins.

Bringoverthemoney, who is affectionately called “Scooby” by the Horvat family, is one of the most successful Minnesota-sired trotters to date. He has won 33 career races and has banked $288,911 so far. He was the state champion sophomore trotter in 2018 and posted 11 wins that year. 2022 was his biggest earnings year ($75,249) bolstered by a big win on September 17 when he picked up his third-straight Minnesota Night of Champions crown, which is where his current winning streak began. He also earned the 2022 title as aged male trotter of the year.

Since that September 17 win he has racked up 4 additional wins at the Minnesota fairs, including a gate-to-wire score at Cannon Falls on April 29 to kick off his 2023 campaign. The mile in 2:06.2 on the track rated ‘slow’ was a decent clocking, his final quarter was an impressive :28.4 and he looked very sharp and very comfortable throughout that effort.

I spoke with his trainer about Sunday’s race, and also asked a few general questions about ‘Scooby’.

She indicated that they are “just hoping for a good race on Sunday and to get a check would be great … he has some tough company in there”.

When I asked Horvat about this year’s early preparations she shared that “Spring has been a little rough this year, the weather has been pretty rough so training-up was a bit challenging for this season”.

When I asked what he is like around the barn she shared that her star gelding is “pretty well behaved around the barn, but he can be skittish around new things or anything that is out of place or moved”.

I also inquired about the nickname and learned that Katie’s daughter (Jasmine) came up with it when Bringoverthemoney was born because she had always loved to watch Scooby Doo cartoons.

Horvat also shared that “it has been a very fulfilling feeling to see a horse that was born on our farm turn out to be a successful racehorse, we are very proud of him” and added “You can tell when he is out there that he really enjoys his job”.

You can root for and watch ‘Scooby’ doing his thing at Running Aces in race 6 on Sunday night, first post is at 7 p.m. (CDT).

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by Darin Gagne, for Running Aces Casino, Hotel & Racetrack