Special Monday program at Cal Expo

Princessofthedawn, who has rattled off three straight wins at this meet in impressive fashion, looks to keep it rolling in Monday night’s (Dec. 26) $13,500 Funicello/Holt final for pacing fillies and mares at Cal Expo.

Watch and Wager will present a 14-race card Monday with first post set for 4:55 p.m. and the program will also feature the second leg of the Alan Horowitz and an Open II Pace.

Princessofthedawn is a 3-year-old daughter of Mystician who is owned by Rick Cisco and Tamara Wainscott, takes her lessons from Cisco and will once again have Rene Goulet in the sulky. They will be leaving from the seven post in the field of eight.

The bay miss was winless in 10 starts when she came down from Canada for this meet, but has done nothing but win in a trio of appearances here. She started the hat trick with a track-and-attack graduation on Nov. 25, then used coast-to-coast tactics in her Dec. 9 score.

Sent off the 6-5 choice in last week’s Funicello/Holt Prep, she was unhurried early for Goulet, was out to make her move on the final bend and finished up in :27.4 to seal the deal by 1-3/4 lengths.

Taking her on in Monday’s race are Sassy Libby, Ain’t She Special, Cenalta Flash, Say It All Sport, Bluebird Affection, In A Daze and Bekkums Fancy Star.