Columbus, MN – The Linkjack Hanover Pacing Series gets underway at Running Aces on Tuesday (May 23) and has drawn 15 nominations. The harness racing series is a starter allowance/optional claiming event for horses that have started for a base claiming price of $6,500 since December 1, 2022, and have not won for a base claiming price of $10,000 or more in that timeframe.
For fillies and mares those tag levels are $10,000 and $15,000 respectively. Horses could also participate in the series if entered in with a base claiming tag of $6,500 in the first leg, and $8,000 in the second leg.
The first and second legs of the series go for $9,000 in each division and the final goes for $18,000 on Tuesday (June 6).
Here is a list of the Nominations in alphabetical order (with trainer):
- Always Be Lucy (Nick Roland)
- Always Close (Alexia Kehl)
- Anna B (Brady Jenson)
- Arnies Army (Bob Johnson)
- Biggiessecondshot (Bob Johnson)
- Bobs Time (Rick Bertrand)
- Double Parked (Todd Warren)
- Frisky Pedro (Nick Roland)
- I Soar Him First (Todd Warren)
- Johnny Ringo (Nathalie Tremblay)
- Officer Jim (Gordon Graham)
- Paddy Murphy (Liberio Pacheco)
- Rockinscience (Luke Plano)
- Trump Train (Brady Jenson)
- Wonder Of Love (Kimberley Hines)
by Darin Gagne, for Running Aces