A pair of $7,000 California Sires Stakes for three-year-old pacers and a $10,220 carryover in the 10-cent Single 6 are the highlights on this Friday night’s program at Cal Expo.
There will be 10 races presented under the ‘Watch and Wager LLC’ banner. First post is set for 6:40 p.m.
In addition to the Single 6 carryover, a reminder that there are two wagers offered each night with a reduced 16 per cent takeout rate – the 20-cent Pick 5 on the first five races and the 20-cent Pick 4.
The Pick 4 comes with a $40,000 guaranteed gross pool on Saturdays and a $30,000 guaranteed pool on Fridays.
Friday’s sires stakes have been carded as the first and fifth races of the evening. There will also be a pair of $4,800 co-featured pacing events and they have been carded as the second and eighth races on the docket.
The opener is for colts and geldings and will find the Gordie Graham barn represented by Its Pointless and Itsonlymakebelieve. Bob Johnson will send out White Knuckle Ride, while Junior Wilkinson will have Good To Be Glad in the lineup.
The fifth race will feature the distaff set, and Graham also has two in that contest with Debit Or Credit and Winhavetime. Robin Clements conditions Prom Queen; Bob Johnson trains Le Montrachet, and Edwin Hernandez will send out Akanay.
(With files from Cal Expo)