By Mark Ratzky, publicity – Cal Expo Harness
The $9,900 Robert Staats for
pacing fillies and mares, headed by Rue Hanover; and the rescheduled $10,000
Dave Goldschmidt Free-for-All Pace featuring Allmyx’sliventexas are the main
events on Saturday night’s program.
There will be 12 races
presented under the Wager and Wager LLC banner with things getting underway at
6:10 p.m. The Staats is the fifth race and the Goldschmidt will be the sixth
contest and there will be mandatory payouts on all wagers.
Allmyx’sliventexas,
who has rattled off three straight impressive victories to kick off this meet,
looks to keep the streak going as the heavy favorite in the Dave Goldschmidt
Free-for-All.
Allmyx’sliventexas is a
6-year-old son of Hi Ho Silverheel’s out of the Distinguishedbaron mare Annie
Get Your Gun who is owned and was bred by Wayne and Rod Knittel, takes his lessons
from Bob Johnson and will once again have Mooney Svendsen.
The hard-hitting bay
performer is just shy of the $200,000 mark in career earnings and recorded his
lifetime mark of 1:50 last season over the seven-eighths Hoosier Park oval.
After leaving from the
assigned No. 10 post in last week’s Open Pace, Allmyx’sliventexas will do his
work from the No. 4 slot in the field of six,
Sent off the 1-2 choice in
his last appearance despite the post handicap, Svendsen took an early tuck with
the Knittel colorbearer before brushing to command before the half over the
sloppy going. The issue was never in doubt thereafter, as Allmyx’sliventexas
came home with two and three-quarter lengths to spare.
Completing the Goldschmidt
field are Almost Cut My Hair with Luke Plano; Bettor In The Bank, James
Kennedy; Bestinthebusiness for Braxten Boyd; King Of The Crop with Steve
Wiseman; and Part Time, who leaves from the outside with Nick Roland.
The Robert Staats looks wide
open with Rue Hanover getting the slender edge for owners Chip Lackey and
Kenneth Seastrom with Lackey doing the driving and training.
Two races back, Rue Hanover
was a convincing winner of the Bill Conlin Final on November 16, doing the
stalk-and-pounce to perfection for Lackey as the second choice in the wagering.
Thats How It Goes is coming
off a 20-1 upset in the Annette Funicello two weeks ago and figures to get more
respect at the windows this time around. The Mr. Saratoga mare is owned and
tried by Richard Schneider with James Kennedy once again doing the honors.
The remainder of the field
finds Tabbat Morey with Rene Goulet; Lakota Law, Braxten Boyd; Bertha Vanation
for Nick Roland; Red N Hotallover, John Roberts; Flash Me Baby with Luke Plano;
Casey N Grinegan, Jacob Cutting; and Sand and Rocks, to be guided by Tony
Succarotte
Mandatory payout for
all wagers Saturday
There will be mandatory
payouts on all wagers Saturday night, including the two low takeout bets that
are offered here each night.
The two reduced 16 percent
takeout wagers are the 20-cent Pick 5, which is conducted on the first five
races on each program; and the 20-cent Pick 4, the latter featuring a
$30,000-guaranteed gross pool.
