Pacing mares clash in Kirschenbaum Memorial
At 0h32, on March 19, 2023 • By CAL EXPO
Give Me This Dance and Divine Art, who are in the middle of a great rivalry at the current Cal Expo meet, will get another chance to settle the score in Sunday night’s (March 19) $12,500 Alan Kirschenbaum Memorial, for pacing mares.
There will be 13 races presented under the Watch and Wager LLC banner with first post set for 4:55 p.m. PT.
Give Me This Dance is a 4-year-old daughter of Wind Me Up who races for Alan and Cheryl Sandbulte, takes her lessons from Jose Castillo, and will once again have Brad Irvine giving directions. After finishing second to arch rival Divine Art in their first two meetings this season, Give Me This Dance has won two of the last three clashes, including a 1-1/2-length score in the Mares Open two weeks ago.
Divine Art is a 4-year-old by Outrageous Art who is owned, trained and driven by Gerry Longo. She arrived at this meet having won 12 straight races in her native Canada, then added five straight scores here before having the streak snapped at the hands of Give Me This Dance in a California Sires Stakes event on Feb. 19.
Completing the cast are Senga Nightmare, Park With Me Nancy, Salary and Blue Star Mystic.
