Walter Petersen

Harness racing at Cal Expo

Daniels Son Wins Final Cal Expo Race

After 54 years, live harness racing at Cal Expo came to an end on Friday, May 2 with trainer Greig Watson's pacer Daniels Son and driver James Kennedy winning the Sacramento, California track's final ...

Harness racing at Cal Expo

Curtain Comes Down On Cal Expo Friday

A pair of $50,000 USD California Sire Stakes championships for four-year-olds along with the Alan Horowitz Pace and Stan Bergstein Trot headline the final harness racing program at Cal Expo on Friday,...

In loving memory of

Walter Petersen Passes

January 23, 2025

Walter Petersen, a California mainstay for decades as both a horseman and a racing official at Cal Expo, passed away last month at the age of 78.