An Open III Pace that finds the streaking mare Graceful Horizon taking on the boys commands the spotlight Friday evening at Cal Expo.
First post for the Watch and Wager LLC program is 6:45 p.m. and eight races are on tap.
Graceful Horizon has won three of her last four starts, including last month’s Joe Alto Memorial, and it will be interesting to see how she fares against males in this contest.
Graceful Horizon is a 7-year-old daughter of Vertical Horizon who carries the banner of Set The Pace Racing LLC and is reined and trained by Nick Roland.
Sent off the 4-5 choice in the January 18 Joe Alto, she sat next-to-last through the early stages while some swift fractions were being set up front. She ignited when straightened for the drive and won going away by a length and a half.
Graceful Horizon put her class and versatility on display in her most recent outing two weeks ago, as she motored right to the top from her outside post over a sloppy track and proved handy 3-5 favorite that evening.
Taking her on, from the rail out, are Business Check, Atlantis, Jericho Willie, Aime Hanover and Ragged But Right.
