Allmyxsliventexas, who has captured eight of his 10 starts this year, and Frewil Dakota Sven, who upset him in last week’s Open Pace, head the cast for Saturday night’s (April 24) featured $10,000 Lloyd Arnold Pace at Cal-Expo.
Watch and Wager LLC will present nine races with first post set for 5:45 p.m. PT.
Allmyxsliventexas has been burdened with the assigned No. 10 post position in three of his last four starts, including last week’s foray, but does his work from the No. 5 slot on Saturday for owners and breeders Wayne and Rod Knittel, trainer Bob Johnson, and pilot Nick Roland.
When Fear Factor got the job done in last Sunday’s second race at Cal Expo, Wendi Wiener admits it was like getting a jump start on her love of harness racing.
The six-year-old son of Always A Virgin, who is co-owned by Wendi and trainer Nathalie Tremblay, was making his first appearance on the year with Nick Roland guiding him to the two and a quarter-length score.
“Since my husband Stu passed, I’ve just been racing our homebreds, and after Lilbitofmama retired I really though I was done,” Wendi related. “It just didn’t feel the same anymore. We know racing is in our blood and we just can’t quit, but I felt I would.”
Robert Corbin is enjoying his second winter at Cal Expo while sending his share of performers to the winner’s circle.
“The weather is great and we had such a good time last year we decided to come back,” explained the 61-year-old Chicago native. While Robert got his first taste of the sport in his teens through his parents, it wasn’t until six years ago that he really got involved in the game.
“My mother passed away and we wanted to have something for my father to look forward to, so we ended up buying a broodmare and eventually purchased some racehorses as well.”
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Allmyxsliventexas, a winner of six of his seven starts at this meet, including a start-to-finish tally last week, looks to add another photo to the scrapbook in Saturday night’s featured $6,700 Open Pace.
The main event will go as the fourth on a 13-race card presented by Watch and Wager LLC with first post set for 4:50 p.m.
Allmyxsliventexas is an eight-year-old Hi Ho Silverheels homebred who competes for Wayne and Rod Knittel, hails from the Bob Johnson shedrow and will be handled once again by Nick Roland while doing his work from the outside slot in the field of six.