Cal launched a three-wide bid into the final turn and narrowly reached in Tuesday's (Jan. 19) featured $6,100 Open Pace at Monticello Raceway.
As heavy favourites Foo Fighter N and KJ Erich wrestled for the lead through a :29.1 quarter, driver Jimmy Devaux was content to rate Cal in sixth. At the :58 half, Devaux moved Cal into a developing outer flow before moving three-deep on the backstretch with a full head of steam. The five-year-old American Ideal gelding ground down Foo Fighter N in upper stretch and barely held off a late charge from runner-up KJ Erich to win in 1:56.4. Whats Goin On rallied out of traffic for third.