Cash Money Twenty brought his A-game to work with him on Tuesday, June 2 at Running Aces, posting an impressive gate-to-wire tally in the $20,833 Open Handicap Pace in 1:51.2 for his second straight win.
Sent off as the heavy 1-5 favourite from post six, Cash Money Twenty was put into immediate action by driver Casey Leonard to surge to the front and establish command. The four-year-old son of Stevensville-Hostess Lisa was well settled on the lead at the :27.3 quarter while Alta Revelry N and Brady Jenson, who had left alertly from post three, had no choice but to yield for the pocket trip. JK Victory (Dean Magee) also showed some early speed and he dropped in third and the entire field played follow the leader as Cash Money Twenty stole a :29.1 second-quarter breather.
Kurt Longjohn, who floated away in sixth position early for Josiah Miller, moved to the outside near the half mile and advanced forward down the backside but failed to make much of an impression on the leaders as Cash Money Twenty turned up the speed and kept his rivals in chase mode as they registered three panels in 1:24.3.
Cash Money Twenty ($2.60) kept pacing strong through the lane and powered home in :26.4 to seal the deal, checking home a two-length winner over Alta Revelry N with JK Victory holding third.
The winner is trained by Brett Ballinger and owned by Heart & Soul Racing of Des Moines, Iowa. Those connections doubled up as they also sent out winner War Machine ($2.40), who delivered as the favourite in a $10,000 conditioned pace in 1:52.2 with Lemoyne Svendsen driving.
Casey Leonard drove two winners on the card while Brady Jenson also posted a training double.
Live harness racing returns to Running Aces on Thursday, June 4 with a 10-race program that will include a carryover of $9,139.95 in the 20-cent Pick-5 Jackpot wager that gets underway in race six. First post is set for 6 p.m. (CDT).
(With files from Running Aces)