Running Aces is proud to announce the list of horses that have been nominated to the 2019 Dan Patch Free-For-All Pace, to be held Sunday, July 21.
A total of 19 pacers have been nominated, comprised of 17 geldings, one stallion and one mare. The 2019 nominees range in age from four to 10 years old. As a group, the 19 nominees have earned over $3.4 million and have won over 400 races collectively.
The headliners among this year's entries include 2018 Dan Patch winner Nine Ways, as well as 2017 winner and 2018 runner-up Firedrake, 2019 Camluck Classic runner-up Rockin Speed, and Illinois sensation Fox Valley Gemini. Veteran Holdingallthecards leads the group in terms of career numbers: the 10-year-old boasts $562,530 in earnings and a lifetime mark of 1:50.
The lone stallion in the group is Major Legacy, and the lone mare in this year's list of nominees is Juslikeaqueen.
Below is the complete list of 2019 nominees:
Annihilator
Better Watch Out
Bettors Promise
Dash Of Danger
Firedrake
Fox Valley Gemini
Here Comes Teddy
Holdingallthecards
Ideal Ace
Juslikeaqueen
King Of The Crop
Major Legacy
Nine Ways
Rockin Speed
SF Donttellonme
Top Notch
To The Limit
Urgointohearmeroar
When You Dance
The elimination races — each going for $15,000 — will be held on July 14, with the top five finishers from each elimination advancing to the $50,000 final.
(Running Aces)