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A pair of $14,000 California Sire Stakes for the four-year-olds and a $6,700 Filly and Mare Open Pace are the featured attractions on Saturday’s (Feb. 27) Cal Expo program. There will be 13 races presented under the Watch and Wager LLC banner with first post set for 4:50 p.m., with one of the Sire Stakes events going as a non-betting contest prior to the regular program. The distaff Sire Stakes goes as the fourth race and Prom Queen is coming off a victory in a dead-heat last weekend and shou...

Pacing fillies and mares hold the spotlight at Cal Expo Saturday evening (Jan. 30), with Velocity Mcsweets heading the marquee. The main event goes as the fifth of 11 races presented by Watch and Wager LLC and first post is set for 5:35 p.m. (PST). Velocity McSweets is a six-year-old McArdle mare who is owned and trained by Jennifer Sabot and will again be driven by Cordarius Stewart. She will be gunning for her 23rd snapshot from 86 trips to the post, recently went over the $200,000 mark in ea...

A $7,400 Open Trot that finds Silverhill Volo aiming for his fifth straight victory and a $7,200 Filly and Mare Open Pace with Bertha Vanation eyeing the hat trick are the marquee events on Sunday’s Cal Expo card. There will be 12 races under the Watch and Wager LLC banner on Sunday (Jan. 24) and things get underway at 4:55 p.m. The Open Trot is scheduled as the third race, while the Distaff Open will occupy the sixth-race slot on the evening. Silverhill Volo, perfect in his four outings at t...

An Open II Pace that finds Pondas Prospect well positioned to earn his first victory at this meet and an Open II Trot headed by Mandeville, Flameon and Major Al Mar get the marquee treatment Sunday evening at Cal Expo. Watch and Wager LLC will present 12 races with first post at 4:50 p.m. The pacing feature goes as the fourth race, while the trotting headliner is the sixth event on the card. Pondas Prospect has been knocking on the door in his last three appearances and should be putting in a s...

Mark Ratzky publicity - Cal Expo Harness The $8,700 Annette Funicello/Glen Holt Final and the $10,000 Joe Alto Filly and Mare Pace are the main attractions on Saturday nights Cal Expo harness racing program. Watch and Wager LLC will present 12 races with things getting underway at 4:50 p.m. Jennie Ann and Gitchie Girl accounted for last weeks two Funicello/Holt eliminations with James Kennedy at the controls for both distaffers. Jennie Ann got her victory through the disqualification of River L...

Watch and Wager LLC will present 12 races with things getting underway at 4:50 p.m. PST. Jennie Ann and Gitchie Girl accounted for last week’s two Funicello/Holt eliminations with James Kennedy at the controls for both distaffers. Jennie Ann got her victory through the disqualification of River Lassena, who committed a pylon violation. A three-year-old daughter of Lettherockbegin, Jennie Ann was an easy winner of her local debut on Dec. 4 and then set all the fractions in last week’s tour b...