Overthemoonforyou in Cal Expo spotlight

Overthemoonforyou (Karpathian Kid), who is having an outstanding meet for Qks Racing, trainer Quentin Schneider and harness racing pilot Aaron Lehman, has top billing in Friday night’s $20,000 California Sire Stakes for the 4-year-old pacing fillies.

Watch and Wager LLC will present nine races with first post at 6:45 p.m.

The daughter of Karpathian Kid has captured eight of her first nine starts at this meeting, including victories in the Jack Williams Final, the first Sire Stakes of the season on February 8 and a game overnight score last week over arch-rival Over Ice.

In the Sire Stakes, Overthemoonforyou was dispatched as the 7-5 second choice and won in a romp after sitting a pocket journey to the lane for Lehman.

Over Ice was the odds-on choice in that affair but lost her chance when she suffered an interference break early on, rushed up to the lead and then tired.

The J J J Stables homebred takes her lessons from Gordie Graham and Nick Roland will be in the sulky. She is an 11-time winner from her 25 trips to the post with a 1:53 3/5 mark that was set last year at Century Downs.

Taking on the pair will be Heart Of Art, Apple Juice, Little Miss Boss, TJB Secreharriet, Another Tuff Woman and Senorita Draco.

Allmyx’sliventexas remains fan favorite

You give Allmyxsliventexas a class drop and allow him an easy lead and 3-5 is going to look like a gift.

That’s exactly what played out in last Saturday night’s fourth race for the Wayne Knittel’s veteran pacer, as the Bob Johnson trainee cruised around the oval for James Kennedy and reported to the wire with just shy of six lengths to spare in a 1:54 4/5 tour.

It was the 66th lifetime snapshot for the 12-year-old son of Hi Ho Silverheel’s, who now has $374,000 in his bank account and a 1:50 lifetime standard that was established seven years ago over a sloppy track at Hoosier Park.

He’ll get back to work Friday night while once again avoiding the Open ranks and as usual he figures to be a major player no matter how things shake out early.

One of the best races of the meet has been among the drivers, as defending champion Luke Plano comes into this week with a one-length lead over Nick Roland, who is no stranger to winning driving championships at this track.

In the trainer’s race, Roland is up by three wins over Quentin Schneider with both barns having solid sessions.

For complete race entries, click here: US Trotting entries.

by Mark Ratzky, for Cal Expo Harness