By Mark Ratzky, publicity – Cal Expo Harness
The $10,000 Alan Kirshenbaum
Pace for fillies and mares; a $6,500 California Sire Stakes for 3-year-old
pacing males and a $5,500 Open II Trot are the featured attractions on Friday
night’s Cal Expo program.
Watch and Wager LLC will
present 12 races with a first post of 6:10 p.m., and there will also be two
other California Sire Stakes decided as non-betting events prior to the regular
card.
Blue Note figures to have her
share of backers in the Kirschenbaum, as she exits Open and Open II company in
her last three trips to the post for owner/trainer Rick Cisco.
A 14-year-old daughter of
Little Steven, a top performer and sire for Kirschenbaum, Blue Note recorded
her most recent victory in a conditioned event on February 23 and has been
mixing it up with the likes of Capitol Hill and Bettor Lady in her last few trips
appearances.
Taking her on this weekend
are Wizzel Stix and La Madawna De Rosa from the Richard Bertrand barn; the Nate
Sobey-trained Burn My Villa; The Richard Schneider-trained pair of
Lookslikewemadeit and Nightraintovegas; the Kathie Plested-conditioned Fancy
Little Girl; and Getter Queen Flush, who takes her lessons from George Reider.
Looking at the Open II Trot,
Its A Horse gets the call as he escapes the long shadow of the streaking
Silverlode in this contest for owner Ray Alan Miller, trainer Marco Rios and
regular pilot Gerry Longo.
The 6-year-old son of Full
Count has three victories to his credit this year at the Open level, including
a lifetime-best 1:56 15/ score on January 18 while doing his work from the
demanding No. 10 post position that night.
Low takeout wagers;
Single 6 carryover
There are two wagers offered
here each night that come with a reduced 16 percent takeout rate – the 50-cent
Pick 5 on the first five races of the evening and the 20-cent Pick 4.
The Pick 4 comes with a
$30,000-guaratnteed gross pool on Fridays and a $40,000 guarantee on Saturdays.
Coming into Friday, there is
also a $13,467 carryover in the 10-cent Single 6, so there is plenty of value
to be had on the card,
