Trotting filly Model Good Looks posted a dominating performance for her third consecutive win in the $23,973 Minnesota-sired sophomore filly trot as part of a banner five-win night for trainer/driver Brady Jenson on Sunday, Aug. 23 at Running Aces.
Model Good Looks and Jenson got away third initially before making an early move to take the lead just before the three-eighths mark to relegate chief rival SV Shining Star (Rick Magee) to the pocket. Model Good Looks was never in doubt from there and drew away in the late stages for a 5-1/4-length tally in 1:59 while SV Shining Star held second over a late-charging A Spark For You (Nick Roland).
Model Good Looks now has three wins in 21 career starts with just shy of $70,000 banked. The Southwind Cobra-Hula Majic fully is owned by Larry Jenson of Humboldt, Iowa and Ken Stauffer of Withee, Wisconsin. She paid $2.20 on top as the bettors' choice.
Jenson swept the first three races on the 10-race card -- Model Good Looks was his third winner -- before adding two more wins in races five and six to move ahead by one win in the Running Aces driver standings over Casey Leonard. A later win by Leonard in race nine put him on even terms with Jenson atop the standings. Both drivers now have 70 wins during the Aces 2026 season with 12 nights to go. Jenson has been the leading driver and leading trainer for the past two seasons while this is Leonard's first season at Aces.
In the $23,973 Minnesota-sired sophomore male trot, the Justin Anfinson-trained Bang Bang Boogie rolled to his ninth win of the season with a four-length romp in 1:57 over last week's winner, My Little Maverick (Casey Leonard), with longshot Imjumpinjackflash (Scott Cisco) completing the trifecta. Rick Magee was the winning driver.
Owned by Stauffer and Stephanie Anfinson of Kenyon, Minnesota, the New Jersey Viking-Caitrin Hall gelding has earned the majority of his $155,044 career bankroll this year, while never missing the board in 14 seasonal starts. He returned $3 to win as the race favourite.
Live harness racing returns to Running Aces on Tuesday, Aug. 25 for "Dollar Night" with $1 USD hot dogs, $2 USD beers and free bet drawings. Post time is set for 7 p.m. (CDT).
(With files from Running Aces)