After posting a 16-1 upset in his first start for the Larry Hastings barn, D Man will try for a curtain call at Cal-Expo on Saturday, May 21 in the eighth race while drawing another outside post and taking on a tougher group.
Hastings has had the Maurice Sigmon colour-bearer since March, putting a couple of qualifiers into the four-year-old son of Armbro Tropicana before sending him out last weekend. Steve Wiseman left smartly with the trotter, settled into a pocket journey and posted a length and a half score.
“The first thing I did when I got him was to turn him out for three weeks,” Hastings related. “He had some issues with his front feet and could use the time. This little horse doesn’t need much in the way of equipment, and I want to make sure to give plenty of credit to my farrier Johnny Walker, who does a great job.”
Hastings had been working with D Man at the gate, and instead of easing him to the start, he was being aggressive with the trotter.
“I had him with his nose right on the gate, and I told Steve to put him right up on there and go with him. He was able to work out a perfect trip and got it done.
“Unfortunately, we drew the eight post again and the field is a little tougher, but there’s nothing we can do about that and we’ll just have to see what happens.”
(Cal-Expo)