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Tempus Seelster and Enzio captured their respective feature events at Pompano Park on Tuesday (April 27) while Dave Ingraham hot a grand slam as he drove four winners on the card.
Tempus Seelster and Ingraham teamed to take the $13,000 Open Mare Pace, using a :27.4 final quarter to edge by the pacesetting favourite Prairie Westerngal in the final strides to score by three-quarter lengths in 1:53.1. Beach Journey, in the garden spot all the way, finished third a length away, while Roll With Angel was fourth after a ground-saving journey and Tale Abit Of Life rallied from last turning for home to pick up the nickel.
Woodbine Mohawk Park would like to issue a reminder to all owners, trainers and horse people of Thursday’s (April 15) stakes payment deadline for the 2021 season.
Sustaining payments are due for all of Woodbine’s 2021 major stakes, including the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup. Click here to view the eligible horses following the March 15 deadline.
The full list of stakes requiring an April 15 sustaining payment is available below:
Pepsi North America Cup (Three-Year-Old Pace) – $1,000,000
Armbro Flight (Filly & Mare Trot) – $250,000
Canadian Pacing Derby (Open Pace) – $600,000
Canadian Trotting Classic (Three-Year-Old Trot) – $600,000
Casual Breeze (Three-Year-Old Filly Trot) – $180,000
Elegantimage (Three-Year-Old Filly Trot) – $375,000
Eternal Camnation (Two-Year-Old Filly Pace) – $240,000
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 night s 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 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 had a pylon violation.
A 3-year-old daughter of
Lettherockbegin, Jennie Ann was an easy winner of her local debut on December 4 and then set all the fractions in last week s tour before being overhauled, eventually awarded the tally by the stewards.
Cal Expo Harness
Friday night’s harness racing program 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% 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 colorbearer for trainer Tim Clevenger.