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Gee Gee Cyril Lee Remains Unbeatable At Cal-Expo
Friday, September 3, 2010 - by Scott Ehrlich, Publicity -- Cal-Expo
 
A track bias that clearly favored closers had no bearing on Gee Gee Cyril Lee from wiring a field for his 6th straight win.
 
Claiming handicap pacers, racing for a purse of $3,900, were co-featured at Cal-Expo on a hot Thursday night (September 2), on which Gee Gee Cyril Lee paced to the fastest mile of the young summer/fall/winter meet.  More ---

Karen Isbell Looking To Make Some History
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - by Mark Ratzky, Publicity -- Cal-Expo
 
Karen Isbell is looking to put herself into the record books at Cal-Expo on Friday night (September 3), as she attempts to add a harness winner’s circle picture to the ones she already has for guiding Thoroughbreds, Arabians, Quarter Horses and Mules to victory.
 
Isbell is scheduled to make her pari-mutuel sulky debut behind Artilda in the third race, then guides OK Shark in the fourth and has Cheyne’s Train in the ninth on the program.  Isbell got her Q (qualifying) license earlier this year and has a handful of qualifying and matinee victories to her credit.  More ---

KD Nicol Has Been Trotting Against The Odds
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - by Mark Ratzky, Publicity -- Cal-Expo
 
It’s safe to say that the homebred trotter KD Nicol has been an overachiever at this meet, much to the delight of his owner/driver/trainer Keith Willey.
 
KD Nicol, a 4-year-old son of Karen’s Rowdy One who was named in honor of the late Nicol Tremblay, has outraced his odds in his three appearances.  He chased home the might Calzone on opening weekend, was third at 11-1 in his next try after doing all the dirty work up front, then just missed second by a neck last week while being dismissed at 61-1 that evening.  More ---

Cal-Expo Fall Incentive Program Extended
Friday, August 27, 2010 - by Scott Ehrlich, Publicity -- Cal-Expo
 
The California Harness Horsemen’s Association (CHHA) and Cal-Expo have agreed to extend its current shipping incentive purse program to December 19, 2010 or until the funding of $150,000 for all programs is exhausted, whichever comes first.
 
The program is designed to help offset shipping costs to horsemen who would like to ship to Cal-Expo from out of state locations.  More ---

New Whipping Rule At Cal-Expo
Wednesday, August 11, 2010- by Scott Ehrlich, Publicity -- Cal-Expo
 
Effective with the start of the summer/fall/winter harness season at Cal-Expo on Friday, August 13, new rules will apply and be enforced by the California Stewards related to whipping. 
 
The new rules have been submitted to the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) and the process will be underway to formalize the whipping rules.  In the meantime, the stewards will enforce the following house rules regarding whipping:  More ---
 
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