VanOtterloo Stables

10/06/2023

09/19/2023

Ooofta! The racing season at Running Aces Casino, Hotel & Racetrack has come and gone in a blink of an eye! As some of you know and others maybe don’t, we had our final night of racing last Saturday evening.

Read btwn the Lies started our week off on Tuesday with her first career victory in a time of 2:00.1!

Saturday evening was busy as we had 8 horses racing during the Night of Champions between the Van Otterloo Stables, Lanae Hernandez(Davelaar), and Rick Davelaar.

Race 4- 2 Yr Old Mn C**t and Geldings: Semicolon(Rick Davelaar) finished 6th but was placed 5th. Heart of Harvey (VO Stables) finished in 7th.

Race 5- 2 Yr Old Mn Fillies:
Deja Vu Babyboo finished 2nd and Spicnspanjoanne finished in 4th! Both horses owned by VO Stables.

Race 7- 3 Yr Old Mn Fillies:
Quite the Flirt (VO Stables) finished in 3rd. Made of Misschief (Lanae Hernandez) raced really well and finished 2nd, but unfortunately caused some interference and was placed back to 8th position.

Race 9- 3 Yr Old Mn C**t & Geldings:
I’m a Skoldier finished in 2nd and Kawabunga finished in 5th. Both horses owned by VO Stables.

It’s such a blessing to be a part of Minnesota Harness Racing and having a place like Running Aces to race our horses! Also Darin Aces Announcer does an awesome job at announcing and putting the races up on livestream!

A HUGE “Thank You” to our trainers this year as none of this would be even close to possible without you guys being willing to take on our horses and train them over the summer! Bob & Nick Lems, Bob Johnson, and Williams Hernandez all did such a great job! Also the many drivers that drove our horses each week!! I could list them all out but I think this post is getting long enough!

09/16/2023

09/08/2023

FOR SALE following Running Aces meet:
Made of Misschief- Vlos x Miss Stacee x Artsplace
3 yr old MN bred filly, fits maiden and paid into California sire stakes for this winter
From family that has current 3 yr old gelding Aces track record, and hardy horses that race for years with great earnings

FOUR STACES P, 4, 1:50.3F $321,112
VALIENTE STRIDE P, 6, 1:52.0H $264,895
STEVE'S HOT ROD P, 3, 1:51.4F $222,423
IMMA TANK P, 9, 1:53.1M $146,107
SETONCRUISECONTROL P, 4, 1:52.4F $65,712
ROCKTURNAL P, 3, 1:54.1S $21,925
Message this page or Lanae Hernandez with inquiries

09/08/2023

There’s a little Deja Vu in every race when it comes to that last corner of this 2yr old Mn Filly race! Apple Juice on the inside and Deja Vu coming up to battle it out on the outside! Had to overcome a little skip in her step at the beginning there to squeak it out at the finish line for a Race 1 win in 1:56! Spicnspanjoanne finished in 6th.

Race 3: Semicolon finished 5th.
Heart of Harvey finished 6th

Race 5: Quite the Flirt finished 3rd.
Made of Misschief finished 4th
Kawabunga finished 6th.

Race 6: I’m a Skoldier finished 2nd.

09/07/2023

Gravel!! We foaled Gravelsinmytravel here at our farm in Rock Valley back on May 5th, 2011! He had such a great racing career for us and all his owners! We are glad to hear that he has made a career change and we know he will be just as awesome at it!

“There is something about the gentle wisdom in a horse’s eye that can put even the most troubled soul at peace.” ~Author Unknown

Gravelsinmytravel (2011 Standardbred gelding) is better known as Gravel around the barn. Gravel came to us after retiring as a successful Pacer in Harness Racing with lifetime earnings near $154,000.
He has been started under saddle and is proving to be calm, steady, and willing to learn. With continued training, Gravel has a bright future ahead of him as he transitions to another career.

09/04/2023

A little late for our weekly racing update but here it is!

Thursday at Running Aces Casino, Hotel & Racetrack

Race 2 - 2 Yr Old Mn Sired Class B
Semicolon- Finished 1st in a time of 1:58:1!

Race 3- 2 Yr old Mn Sired C**ts and Geldings Class A
Heart of Harvey- Finished 4th

Race 7- 2 Yr Old Mn Sired Fillies Class A
Deja vu Babyboo- Finished 2nd
Spicnspanjoanne- Finished 4th

Saturday at What Cheer, Iowa

Race 7- 2 Yr Old Pace
Just A Pleasure- Finished 2nd.

Another week where all the kids brought home a check, you can’t complain about that!

Thanks again to our trainers, drivers, and all their helpers!

08/27/2023

Our daily routine with our mare Blazing Fury. We open the pasture gate and she calmly walks across the yard to her pen where she gets some extra food. She could just as easily ran down the driveway and had a night on the town but when food is life, we go to the fridge….or the feed bucket!

08/25/2023

Well it's time for our weekly racing update!

No wins this week but all the kiddos came home with a check!

Race 1: Made of Misschief- 4th
Quite the Flirt- 5th

Race 2: Deja Vu Babyboo- 2nd
*Another battle with Apple Juice down to the wire.
Spicnspanjoan- 5th

Race 3: I'm a Skoldier- 3rd
Kawabunga-4th
* You don't want to miss this race, always so competitive!
Race 5: Heart of Harvey- 2nd
Semicolon- 4th

08/18/2023

Ok well, pretty much every horse we race was in action last night...So prepare yourself for this 3-page essay of results!

Race 1- Minnesota 3 Yr Old Fillies

Quite the Flirt- Finished 3rd
Made of Misschief- Finished 6th

Race 2- MN 2 Yr Old Class C
Semicolon finished first in a time of 1:58.3
Azabache - Finished 6th

Race 3- MN 3 Yr Old C**ts & Geldings
I'm a Skoldier- Finished 3rd
Kawabunga- Finshed 6th

Race 4- MN 2 Yr Old Fillies- Class A
Deja Vu Babyboo- Finished 1st in a time of 1:55.0
Spicnspanjoan- Finished 5th
*This was such a fun head-to-head battle for the last quarter of the mile!

Race 6- MN 2 Yr Olds- Class B
Heart of Harvey- Finished 1st in a time of 2:00.0!
Just a Pleasure- Finished 3rd.

Oofta! 10 Horses between the Van Otterloo Stables, Rick Davelaar, and Lanae Hernandez!

Trainers: Bob Lems, William Hernandez and all their helpers!

Drivers: Rick Magee, Dean Magee, Luke Plano, Lemoyne Svendsen, Chad Svendsen, and Todd Warren.

These guys are all the best! Thanks for all you do!

Earlier on Tuesday we had our Eastern-bred Read Btwn the Lies (2- Yr Old) race and finished 4th in a time of 1:56.3 against mostly 3 Yr-olds. This was her 2nd start. Her first start she paced in 1:56 and finished 6th.

The races tonight were so close and the calls of Darin Aces Announcer just make them all the better!

And that will do it for another busy race week Running Aces Casino, Hotel & Racetrack!

08/04/2023

The weekly racing update from our busy Thursday night of racing Running Aces Casino, Hotel & Racetrack!

Early Non Betting Race 1 : Heart of Harvey(Grandpa) raced really well and won in a time of 1:58.4! Azabache finished 7th.

Early Non Betting Race 2: Made of Misschief finished 3rd and Quite the Flirt finished 4th.

Early Non Betting Race 3: Kawabunga finished 4th and I'm A Skoldier finished in 5th.

Race 1: Spicnspanjoanne(Grandma) finished nicely to pull away for the win in a time of 1:58! Just a Pleasure came in 3rd and Semicolon finished in 4th!

Race 2: Deja Vu Babyboo finished 3rd.

Another busy night for our trainers Bob and William and all their helpers! We know we couldn't do any of this without their hard work!

Also our drivers! Tonight we had Nick Roland, Rick Magee, Dean Magee, Jacob Cutting, Chad Svendsen, Lemoyne Svendsen, and Luke Plano all take-up drives on our horses! Thanks so much guys!

07/28/2023

All the kids were able to get out on the track before the weather up at Running Aces Casino, Hotel & Racetrack last night. We even got Dad/Grandpa up to catch the racing action last night! I believe his words the night before were “ I’m not so sure I’ll get much sleep, I’m too excited to go up to Aces!”

Race 1 Minnesota 3 Yr Olds: Made of Misschief raced well and finished 2nd and Quite the Flirt finished in 4th!

Race 2- 2 Yr Old Open: Semicolon, Heart of Harvey, SpicnspanJoan came in 5th, 6th, and 7th. Grandpa and Grandma always liked to sit back and watch everyone else have fun, how nice of them.🤣

Race 4- Maiden 2 Yr Olds: Just a Pleasure raced nicely for her first official start and finished 3rd.

Race 5- 3 Yr Old Minnesota C**ts and Geldings: Skoldier went wire to wire for the win in a time of 1:54.4 and Kawabunga came in 7th.

Another busy night (along with every day) for our trainers and drivers so a big “ THANK YOU” goes out to them as we couldn’t do this without them!