Silence Son (who was driven Nick Roland) used a convincing third-quarter brush to overtake pacesetting El Azteca (Tim Maier) and favoured Franky Provolone (Steve Wiseman) then threw in a 29-second final panel to win the $8,000 Open Trot at Running Aces on Sunday night in 1:56.1.
Franky Provolone, who had captured the weekly top trot on the first two Sundays of the 2015 meet, also overtook El Azteca to finish second in his third attempt.
Silence Son is owned and trained by George Reider. It was the sixth win this season for the six-year-old altered son of Majestic Son, with the first five having come at Cal-Expo in Sacramento, California. With 22 lifetime wins in just 78 starts, the winner now sports an $82,509 career bankroll.
For driver Nick Roland, the win in the feature race was one of four on the program and vaulted the 32-year-old Iowa native back to the top of the local dash standings after nine nights of the 53-night summer season.
Roland’s other triumphs were with Just The Way It Is (1:53.4), Hotmones (1:55.1) and Place At The Beach (1:56.1).
Luke Plano scored a driving double behind Free Girl (1:56.1) and Prana (1:52.1, quickest mile of the night).
(Running Aces)