A
6-year-old son of The Panderosa, Albion carries the banner of Dan Tullio, James
Mascola and trainer Matias Ruiz and will try to keep his record perfect with
the 20-year-old East Coast pilot Harry Landy on a return assignment. A 10-time winner last season, he comes into
this affair seeking his fourth snapshot from seven tries this year and sports a
1:51.1 career standard that was set at the Meadowlands.
Off
at 9-2 for last week’s clash at the head of the pacing class, Albion sat last
of the seven to the half. He began to
pick up momentum first over to the turn, engaged for the lead at mid-stretch
and drew off late to prevail by three lengths while coming home in :26.3 that
evening.
Shelby
County, who returned to top form with a coast-to-coast decision at most recent
asking with trainer Rocky Stidham in the sulky, faces his hard-hitting
barn-mate in the co-headline Trot.
Shelby
County is a 5-year-old homebred daughter of Chip Chip Hooray who carries the
banner of Ben Kenney with Stidham doing the driving and training. She comes into this assignment having posed
for pictures following three of her five trips to the post this season.
After
registering impressive tallies in her first two starts on the year, the
chestnut mare made a break on a sloppy track and went evenly at next
asking. She got back to her winning ways
last time, however, as Stidham sent her right to the top, she set the fractions
without challenge and held safe by a neck over Franks Best while equaling her
lifetime mark with the 1:57.15 final clocking.
Live
racing resumes at Cal Expo on Friday (February 24) & Saturday (February 25)
at 6:00 p.m. (PST). On
every live card, Cal Expo offers free parking & free admission after 4:30
p.m. On Friday, Cal Expo offers Happy Hour
from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on which Beer; Well Drinks & Wine are offered at $4
each, while a Burger
with fries is offered at $5.
Cal
Expo currently offers a reduced 15 percent takeout rate on all Pick 4’s
(Friday nights in partnership with the USTA Strategic Wagering Committee). Beginning February 24, all Late Pick 4’s will
now come with an increased $15,000-guaranteed gross pool. Also starting this weekend, the Friday Late
Pick 4 will offer a 0% takeout on all winning wagers made on track or at Twinspires.com,
while the Saturday Late Pick 4 will be broadcast on TVG.
