Friday night’s (Dec. 18) program at Cal-Expo will find a $5,500 conditioned trot and an $8,296 carryover in the 20-cent early Pick-5 holding the spotlight. First post for the 12-race Watch and Wager LLC card is 4:50 p.m.
The early Pick-5 is conducted on the first five events of the evening and there will be a $30,000 guaranteed gross pool. The 20-cent early and late Pick-5 and the 20-cent Pick-4 all come with a reduced 16 per cent takeout rate.
Free past performances for the Friday program are available at ustrotting.com.
Looking at Friday’s main event, Mshindi is exiting a fourth-place finish in last week’s Joe Lighthill Trot behind Silverhill Volo, and looms a tough customer with Luke Plano handling the Bruce Nickells colour bearer for trainer Tim Clevenger.