Albion
is a 6-year-old son of The Panderosa who is owned by Dan Tullio, James Mascola
and trainer Matias Ruiz, and will once again have Luke Plano at the
controls. He comes into this assignment
with seven wins from his 14 starts on the year, is right at the $100,000
earnings plateau and sports a 1:52.2 mark.
The
Ruiz trainee earned that career standard in his April 7 score, which capped a
hat trick that began on March 24 and 31 with romping victories that saw him
making what proved to be the winning move at the quarter. He made every pole a winning one the evening
he established that 1:52.2 mark, holding safe by a neck over One And Only after
having a clear lead at mid-stretch.
Sent
off at 30 cents on the dollar for his last outing, Albion was last in the
compact cast at the midway point, was making his move into the lane when he
made an uncharacteristic break to lose all chance. It will be interesting to see if he can
rebound this weekend.
One
And Only is fresh from establishing his new career standard of 1:53.2 in that
aforementioned April 14 affair. The
4-year-old Bettor’s Delight offspring carries the banner of Richard Morita and
David Yamada with Liberio Pacheco the conditioner and Jim Lackey in the sulky.
One
And Only was winning for the third time on the year with Scott Cisco handling
the lines. After the miscue by Albion,
he had little trouble handling Stanza and prevailed by eight and three-quarter
lengths. In the previous try, he sat the
pocket behind pace-setting Albion and just missed that night after coming a
flashy :26.1 final quarter with Lackey at the helm.
Rounding
out the field are Stanza, who has Steve Wiseman guiding from the cozy one-hole;
Haggin Oaks for James Kennedy; Glad To Be Back with Rick Wojcio; and Little A
Little, to be handled by Lemoyne Svendsen.
A 14-race card is on tap with the headliner set as the second on the
evening.
Live
racing resumes at Cal Expo on Friday (April 20) & Saturday (April 21) 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. Additionally, all Late Pick 4’s now come with
an increased $20,000-guaranteed gross pool.
Also, 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.
