The
first night of the 2012 East-West Amateur Driving Challenge and a pair of
$12,000 California Sire Stakes for the 3-year-old fillies, headline the Friday
night (April 13) action at Cal Expo.
Leading
the cast for the Pacing Sire Stakes are Diva Las Vegas and Pismo Beach, who
accounted for the last two big-money clashes last season.
Diva
Las Vegas is a daughter of Hi Ho Silverheels who is owned by Denise Maier and
Wayne Knittel with Denise training and Steve Wiseman at the controls. She accounted for the most recent stakes race
back on November 18, holding sway by a neck that evening as an 11-1 shot with
Wiseman handling the lines.
Pismo
Beach is another Hi Ho Silverheels offspring who is owned and was bred by Wayne
and Rod Knittel, takes her lessons from Bob Johnson and has Rich Wojcio
guiding. She picked up her trophy when
capturing the November 4 added-money gathering for his group.
In
the East-West event, the local team will consistent of Amanda Fraser, Karen
Isbell, David Siegel and Rick Bertrand and they will be challenged by the
invading contingent of Steve Oldford, Joe Faraldo, Tony Verruso and Peter
Gerry.
