Heza Real Diamond, who has rattled off an impressive hat trick at the head of the class at Cal Expo, will be looking to add another win to his streak, as he heads the field for Friday night’s $6,700 Open Pace.
There will also be a $6,700 Filly and Mare Open Pace that will be the scene of a rematch between Alwaysalittlemore and the mare who upset her last week, Bertha Vanation.
There will be 11 races contested under the ‘Watch and Wager LLC’ banner. First post is set for 6:10 p.m.
Heza Real Diamond is a four-year-old son of Allamerican Native and is owned by Orlando Nevarez. He is trained by Edwin Quevedo and will be driven by Nick Roland from the assigned Post 10.
The hard-knocking performer has posed for pictures following five of his last six outings. His only setback during the streak was a nose defeat at the hands of Allmyxsliventexas, who will be among his rivals on Friday.
In his most recent appearance two weeks ago, Heza Real Diamond also did his work from Post 10 slot proved a punctual 2-5 favourite. In that race, he made two moves to the lead at the half and took complete control of things from that point. The Nevarez colourbearer had three and three quarter lengths on runner-up Bestinthebusiness that night and equalled his lifetime standard with a 1:51.1 clocking.
In addition to Allmyxsliventexas and Bestinthebusiness, Heza Real Diamond will line up against Queenace Blue Chip, Almost Cut My Hair and Bettors Promise.
$31,188 Single 6 Carryover Spices the Friday Action
There is a $31,188 carryover going into Friday night’s 10-cent Single 6 wager, with the sequence getting underway in the fifth race.
There are also two wagers offered at Cal Expo each night that come with a reduced 16 per cent takeout rate – the 20-cent Pick 5 and the 20-cent Pick 4.
The Pick 4 comes with a $40,000-guaranteed gross pool on Saturdays and a $30,000 guarantee on Fridays.
To show the added value of the low takeout bets, two weeks ago there was a Pick 4 sequence that returned $1,008 for each correct 20-cent ticket.
Using the old takeout, it would have returned $907, a difference of $101 for each winning prognostication.
In addition to the 11-race program on Friday, there will be a pair of sire stakes for three-year-olds contested as non-wagering affairs prior to the regular card.
Both Its Pointless among the males and Prom Queen with the fillies have swept their respective divisions to this point, and will look to continue their dominance for trainers Gordie Graham and Robin Clements, respectively.
(Cal Expo)