Shadowfax pays big in Aces feature

Columbus, MN – Shadowfax (Tamarind) turned in one of the most impressive performances of the Sunday (July 31) harness racing program at Running Aces to make it two wins in a row in the top group of Minnesota-sired sophomore trotters.

Shadowfax got away fifth from post three in this weeks $16,500 event and driver Brian Detgen was content to sit back while Vickie’s Vacation (Rick Magee) and CR Promise To You (Brady Jenson) traded turns on the lead while posting sensible early fractions of :29 and :58.2.

Poko Loki (Tony Kerwood) got rolling with a first over bid down the backside and Detgen picked up the cover with Shadowfax as they rounded the far turn.

Turning for home the leader was under heavy pressure from Poko Loki and Shadowfax tipped wide with a strong late charge to get up by a head in dramatic fashion over CR Promise To You with Poko Loki holding third.

SHADOWFAX REPLAY

The final time of 1:57.1 is a new career mark for Shadowfax, who went off at odds of 13-1 and paid $29.00 to win. He was bred by Lesa Peters and is owned by Set The Pace Racing and trained by Jessica Johnson. He is four-for-16 lifetime with $62,419 in earnings.

The $9,900 ‘B’ division of the sophomore trot went to Scroll On By (Banker Volo) who delivered a gate-to-wire performance to hold on by a head as the 3-5 favorite with Tony Kerwood in the sulky. Ice Master (Dean Magee) came up just short at the wire to be second best in the 2:00.3 mile while Need More Cowbell (Dan Roland) was well back in third.

The winner is owned by Kennedy Roland.

The $6,600 ‘C’ division went to Calico Creek (Mooney Svendsen) who posted a successful front-running effort in 2:01.4 over TA Woody Az (Brandon Jenson) and Al-Mar Foxy Bragen (Rene Goulet).

Calico Creek ($4.20) is owned and trained by Jenni King.

The $16,500 Open Handicap Trot went to Silverhill Volo (Muscle Hill), who was placed as the winner after All American N (Williams Hernandez) was disqualified and placed fifth for interference.

Silverhill Volo had a pocket-sitting trip in the 1:58.3 mile over a sloppy track. Bordogna (Rick Magee) rallied for third and was placed second, while Pridecrest (Svendsen) closed from the back of the pack to get fourth and was subsequently placed third.

Silverhill Volo ($36.80) is an 11-year-old, and he is owned, trained and driven by James Lackey and he now shows 36 career wins and earnings of $238,154 in 175 outings.

Live Racing returns to Running Aces on Tuesday (August 2) and will feature a pair of carryovers, including $2,781.46 for the 50-cent Early Pick-4, and $2,491.25 for the 20-cent Pick-5 Jackpot wager. Tuesday night is also ‘Dollar Night’ at Running Aces and racing gets underway at 7 p.m. (CDT).

For complete race results, click here.

by Darin Gagne, for Running Aces