By Mark Ratzky, publicity – Cal Expo Harness
Allmyx’sliventexas, who
returned to his winning ways last week, heads the cast in Friday night’s
featured $7,200 Open Pace.
A 12-race card is on tap
under the Wager and Wager LLC banner with first post set for 6:10 p.m. The main
event goes as the ninth race of the evening.
Allmyx’sliventexas is a
7-year-old homebred son of Hi Ho Silverheel’s who is owned by Wayne and Rod
Knittel with Bob Johnson conditioning and Mooney Svendsen in his usual position
in the sulky. They depart from the outside slot in the field of eight.
The hard-hitting
California-bred comes into this assignment with 35 wins from his 114
appearances, $206,000 in his bank account and a 1:50 mark that was established
two years ago at Hoosier Park.
Allmyx’sliventexas started
the meet with a string of impressive victories, but was then upset as the heavy
favorite in the December 14 Dave Goldschmidt and suffered two more setbacks
before returning to his winning ways in last week’s clash at the top level.
Sent off the 9-5 second
choice in that affair, the Knittel colorbearer left from his outside post into
a stalking position, attacked on the final bend and went on to a two-length
score in a 1:52 1/5 tour.
Taking him on Friday are Part
Time with Gerry Longo; King Of The Crop, Steve Wiseman; Almost Cut My Hair,
Chip Lackey; Senga Nitro for Braxten Boyd; Merced Magic, Dave Magee; Mr.
Varsity with Luke Plano; and Heza Real Diamond, who leave from the rail with
Nick Roland at the helm.
Low Takeout wagers
Offer true value
There are two wagers offered
here each night that come with a reduced 16 percent takeout rate – the 20-cent
Pick 5 on the first five events and the 20-cent Pick 4.
The Pick 4 now comes with a
$40,000 guaranteed gross pool on Saturdays and a $30,000 guarantee on Fridays.
To see the true value these
bets offer, you need go to only to last Friday night’s Pick 5 that kicked off
proceedings and that $1,504 return for every correct 20-cent investment.
The middle three winners were
6-5 Cenalta Gory, 9-5 Brighten Your Life and 8-5 Hagginatthebeach, with the
sequence being completed by Fire Dance, who returned $12 to her backers.
The catalyst, of course, was
the first race victory by Lodi Eat My Dust, who posted a $66 surprise while
giving owner/trainer/driver Pierre Girard his initial victory of the meeting.
The 4-year-old homebred,
co-owned by Mary Harris, had been failing to menace over off tracks, but got
fast footing for this assignment and rode a second-over trip to the length
decision.
Be sure to take a long look
at both the Pick 4 and Pick 5 each night, with that added bonus of the reduced
16 percent takeout and the chance to make a nice score by stringing together
the winning sequence.
