The rain certainly didn’t dampen the spirits of any of the Illinois Conceived and Foaled harness racing pacers and trotters who vied in 12 events totaling $1,175,000 on Saturday night, Oct. 14, known as “The Night of Champions.” Starter Adam Brownly got each race off to a near perfect start over a track surface listed as
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 strong late move with this group. Luke Plano trains and drives the seven-year-old Shadyshark Hanover gelding, who has a 1:51 lifetime standard that was established at Hawthorne.