Slipped Onmybeans and Captain Ricky dazzle again

Columbus, MN – The Tuesday night (September 8) harness racing program at Running Aces shined the spotlight on the Minnesota-sired freshman trotters and pacers and both Slipped Onmybeans and Captain Ricky turned heads yet again to extend their winning streaks. Both are from the first Minnesota crop of pacers sired by Captainryanmichael.

Slipped Onmybeans rolled to her seventh straight triumph in the $16,000 filly ‘A’ pace in 1:56.1 and checked home 2-1/2 lengths clear of Stormy Shores and Icing On The Cake. Dean Magee was the winning pilot for owner/trainer and breeder Scott Banitt.

SLIPPED ONMYBEANS REPLAY

It was the ninth win from ten career starts for Slipped Onmybeans who paid $2.10.

Captain Ricky advanced his scorecard to five in a row in the $16,000 male ‘A’ division with a career best 1:54 mile and new track record for freshman pacing geldings. Heroic Honor and Bombi rounded out the top three finishers.

Captain Ricky, who paid $2.40, now shows seven wins from nine career outings.

Cash Money Twenty (by Stevensville) and driver Dean Magee rallied inside of Alta Revelry N and Nick Roland late to capture his tenth win of the year in the $17,000 Open Handicap pace with a 1:52.1 mile.

CAPTAIN RICKY REPLAY

The $2.80 winner is owned by Heart & Soul Racing and trained by Brett Ballinger.

Turbo Tinker (by Big Oil) notched his fifth career win with a career best 2:01.4 showing in the $17,500 male trot over Fossil Fuel and Matagi.

Casey Leonard drove the $5.40 winner for owners Cathy Dessert and Ken Stauffer and trainer Justin Anfinson.

JR’S Starburst (by World At War Deo) posted her second straight win in the filly trot with a 2:02.2 score over Big Keliane and SD Count Trotula.

Leonard drove the $2.40 winner for owners Friendship Stables, George Dremonas and trainer Harold Herrera.

The other freshman pacing winners included Hot Dog Money (Roland, $2.60) in 1:55.3 and Bee Cee Dee (Leonard, $6.80) in 1:55.1.

Casey Leonard led the program with four driving wins while Dean Magee drove two winners and Justin Anfinson scored a training double.

Live Racing returns to Running Aces on Thursday night (September 10) for an 11-race program that will get underway at 6 p.m. (CDT).

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by Darin Gagne, for Running Aces