Louis headlines Joe Lighthill at Cal Expo

Louis will be seeking the hat trick when he heads the cast for Friday night’s (Jan. 26) featured $12,500 Joe Lighthill Free-For-All Trot at Cal Expo.

There will be nine races conducted under the Watch and Wager LLC banner with the Lighthill set as the sixth event and first post is 9:45 p.m.

Louis comes into the contest sporting back-to-back wins at the head of the class, getting the job done at 9-2 and 8-1, respectively.

The 6-year-old by Muscle Mass is owned by David Dobbelmann, is conditioned by Darryl Cutting and again has Jake Cutting in the sulky.

He came flying from well back to get it done in the Dec. 30 Open, then made a big first-over to the stretch in the most recent clash two weeks ago and was able to hang a half-length decision on a determined Silverhill Volo. The latter goes for owner/driver/trainer Chip Lackey and was a handy conditioned winner on Jan. 7.

Silverhill Volo comes into this assignment with 40 wins from his 201 trips to the post with $271,783 in his bank account and a 1:55.1 career standard.

Completing the field from the rail out are Pridecrest, Serene Hall, Mandeville, Peters Royalty, Help Page, Dylan The Great and Body Armor.