The racing office at Running Aces has processed a total of 16 nominations for the 2024 Steve Wiseman Memorial Free-For-All Trot, which will be the featured event at the Minnesota oval during the month of August.
There will be two $17,500 USD elimination races on Sunday, Aug. 11 with the top four finishers from each elimination, plus the fastest fifth-place finisher returning for the $35,000 USD final on Sunday, Aug. 18.
Here is the list of nominees in alphabetical order (with sire):
- All Champy (Explosive Matter)
- Ari Ferrari J (Walner)
- Bringoverthemoney (Money Talks)
- Certify (Credit Winner)
- Chiplosive (Explosive Matter)
- Domovoy (Triumphant Caviar)
- Grab Da Moni (International Moni)
- Jack Rabbit Slims (Muscle Hill)
- Lous Lancelot (Lous Legacy)
- Novel (Father Patrick)
- On Higher Ground (Cassis)
- Susie’s Sister (Claudius Augustus)
- Toccoa Falls (Trixton)
- Warrawee Whisper (Trixton)
- Winner Up (Credit Winner)
- Yo Lucky Moni (International Moni)
The 2024 field of nominees includes several half-million-dollar winners, led by Ari Ferrari J ($910,388) and including All Champy ($626,245) On Higher Ground ($609,285) and Winnerup ($522,391).
Both of the richest Minnesota-sired trotters to date are also among the field of nominees: nine-year-old gelding Bringoverthemoney ($390,977), along with the richest mare, seven-year-old Susies Sister ($329,037), who currently holds four Aces track records and is the only mare to be nominated to the Wiseman in 2024.
The live racing season at Running Aces is in full swing through Sept. 21, with action offered three nights per week. Post time on Tuesdays is 7 p.m. and post time on both Thursdays and Sundays is 6 p.m. (CDT).
This weekend at Running Aces will feature the $50,000 USD Dan Patch Free-For-All Pace as part of a big 12-race program on Sunday, July 28. The night also offers ‘Pepsi Family Night’ specials and kid’s activities, trout fishing, food trucks, sole survivor handicapping contest, losing ticket drawings and more. First post is at 6 p.m. (CDT).
(Running Aces; Photo of Ari Ferrari J from a previous win at The Meadowlands)