By Mark Ratzky, publicity – Cal Expo Harness
Sheshureissomething, who has
finished second to Rockin With Lou in four straight appearances, gets away from
that juggernaut Friday night and looms the solid choice in the featured $6,500
Filly and Mare Open Pace.
There will be nine races
conducted under the Watch and Wager LLC banner Friday evening with first post
at 6:45 p.m.
Sheshureissomething is a
5-year-old daughter of So Surreal out of the Park Place mare Nancy Irene who is
owned by Alan and Cheryl Sandbulte, takes her lessons from Rick Bertrand and
will once again have Cordarius Stewart at the controls.
In the first three of her
consecutive exacta completions behind Rockin With Lou, Shesureissomething did
her work in first-over fashion with her arch-rival on her back and was unable
to hold that one safe in the drive.
Last week she made two moves
to the lead in the stretch, battled it out gamely but once again was unable to
match the streaking Rockin With Lou what that one came calling. A repeat of any
of those efforts is going to make her very tough in this line-up.
Taking her on Friday, from
the rail out: Changing Colors with Mooney Svendsen; Alwaysalittlemore for Luke
Plano; Kiss On The Lips, Rene Goulet and Prom Queen with James Kennedy in the
sulky.
The co-feature is a $5,300
conditioned pace that features several performers dropping out of last week’s
Open won by A Major Omen. Among the major players are Frewil Dakota Sven,
Rockinscience and Captain Terminator in this very contentious affair.
Mel Mullet savors first
career score
There are some things you
will never forget, and for Mel Mullet one of those will be the sixth race at
Cal Expo on February 12 when he guided Dance Traveler to a 16-1 upset and
earned his first career driving victory.
“I’ve never had a feeling
like that before in my life,” said the 27-year-old Mullet, who was greeted with
the usual soaking from his fellow drivers following the score.
“He was the longest shot on
the board and I just took him back and hoped to get a trip,” Mel related. “I
followed a couple of horses to the stretch, swung him out and he gave me a real
nice finish.”
The Wisconsin native was
exposed to the trotters and pacers from as far back as he can remember courtesy
of his father Noah, who raced them back home.
“I always knew it was
something I wanted to do, and I got a great education working with Chris
Frendzel back home and Quentin Schneider here and at Running Aces.”
Mullet got his “P” license
last July in Minnesota and was making his 15th trip to the post at
this meet when he connected with the Schneider-trained Dance Traveler two weeks
ago.
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A reminder there are three
races offered here each night with a reduced 16 percent takeout rate – the
20-cent early and late Pick 5 and the Pick 4, with the latter featuring a
$30,000-guaranteed gross pool on Fridays and a $25,000 guarantee on Sundays.
