The 47-night Cal Expo harness racing meeting kicks off Friday with a 12-race card featuring an $8,800 Open Trot and an $8,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace. The Watch and Wager LLC session will run through May 3. Racing will be conducted this week on Friday and beginning next week will see a mostly Friday
Ontario-based Jack Darling completed the last – for now – of the award gathering done by the “Bulldog Hanover Express,” being voted the W.R. Haughton Good Guy Award winner by members of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA).
Canadian owner Brad Grant and driver Dexter Dunn, both important components in the success of Bergstein Proximity Award-winning pacer Bulldog Hanover, garnered individual honours in their respective categories through voting for the Dan Patch Awards, presented by Caesars Entertainment. At the same time, Jim Campbell was the choice as Trainer of the Year.