Joe Lighthill Trot brings out Pridecrest
At 0h04, on December 12, 2021 • By CAL EXPO
Pridecrest, the track record holder here at Cal Expo who has posted two dominating wins at the meet, gets the marquee treatment in Sunday night’s (Dec. 12) featured $10,000 Joe Lighthill Trot.
A 10-race card is on tap under the Watch and Wager LLC banner with first post set for 8 p.m. There will also be three elimination heats for the Alan Horowitz Memorial Pace on the program.
A 9-year-old son of Angus Hall from the Wesgate Crown mare Spilled Milk, Pridecrest is owned by Chris Schick, takes his lessons from Kathie Plested and will once again be guided by Mooney Svendsen.
He comes into this assignment with 47 wins from his 192 starts, $409,477 in his account and a 1:53.2 mark from four years ago, which also happens to be the fastest mile ever trotted over this layout.
Completing the field are Boaster Coaster from the Jenna Cornelison barn; the Marco Rios-trained pair of Hot Chapter and Hypocrisy; Major Al-Mar from Rick Bertand’s shedrow; the Richard Schneider-trained Jesse’s Student and the Gerry Longo reined-and-trained Mandeville.
