Cadet and Silverlode
singing in the rain
By Mark Ratzky, publicity – Cal Expo Harness
Last Saturday night saw a
sloppy track here at Cal Expo, which played right into the hands of the Team
Desomer trotters Cadet and Silverlode.
Cadet dusted his rivals with
an eight and quarter-length romp with Mark Kennedy at the controls, while
Silverlode lost a nose heartbreaker in the Keith Willey Memorial with Steve
Wiseman giving directions.
Cadet and Silverlode are both
out of the outstanding Website mare Charlotte’s Web, who has also produced two
other stakes winners in Placer and Kissed The Boys for Steve and Vickie
Desomer.
“Anytime the track is even a
bit off, it moves Cadet and Silverlode up a notch,” Vickie related. “Silverlode
is as good now as she’s ever been and it is our pleasure to have Steve Wiseman
substitute in the bike.”
Cadet left little doubt in
his victory last weekend, blasting right to the front for Mark Kennedy over the
sloppy going and making 3-2 look like an early Christmas gift in the process.
Cadet will get one more shot
at a stakes trophy with his 4-year-old peers on May 7, closing weekend of this
meeting, when he suits up against the likes of Sandy’s Song and Zoey’s Delight,
who both finished behind him this last time around.
“Cadet is certainly no
pleasure to drive, but Mark has done a great job,” Desomer noted. “Our trotters
have given us a good meet and we look forward to giving them some much deserved
time in the pasture starting next month.”
Open Pace brings out
One And Only
One And Only, coming off a
pair of solid efforts at the head of the class, appears to hold the aces in
Saturday night’s featured $6,600 Open Pace at Cal Expo.
There will be an 11-race card
with first post set for 6:25 p.m. The headliner will go as the sixth contest on
the evening with a half-dozen pacers doing battle.
One And Only is an 8-year-old
son of Bettor’s Delight who campaigns for Richard Morita and David Yamada with
Lino Pacheco the conditioner. He is looking to add to a $210,000 bankroll and
sports a 1:51 2/5 lifetime standard.
The hard-hitting performer
recorded his most recent tally on April 3 in game, first-over fashion,
prevailing by two and a half-lengths in a 1:52 3/5 tour.
Leaving from the outside slot
in last week’s clash at the top rung, One And Only carved out all the fractions
but was unable to hold off favored Jazzmanian Devil and had to settle for the
exacta completion.
Bettor In The Bank is moving
back up to this level after proving clearly best in a conditioned affair last
week, giving him four wins from 12 starts this season. The Canadian-bred son of
Bettor Tuwin is owned by Debra McCarthy, is conditioned by Gordie Graham and
will once again have the services of Mike Jarvis.
Rounding out the field are
Bettermeboy, who gives the Pacheco barn two looks at the outcome;
Rikybrnthegaragdwn for Luke Plano; V Mack from the George Reider stable; and
the Steve Wiseman-trained Kukalaka.
