Cal Expo: Divine Art seeks 18th straight win Sunday

Divine Art will look to win her 18th straight race when she heads the cast for Sunday night's $20,000 Sire Stakes for the 4-year-old pacing mares at Cal Expo.

A daughter of Outrageous Act, Divine Art is owned, trained and driven by Gerry Longo. She scored the first 12 victories of the streak in her native Canada and has added five more snapshots since venturing to California and joining Longo's shedrow.

Divine Art established a new lifetime mark of 1:53 2/5 when she accounted for the DHA Free-for-All two weeks ago. She was hard used first over to the stretch that day before drawing away to a three and a quarter lengths score.

Sent off at 1-5 in last week's Filly and Mare Open, Longo was parked to the lead at the quarter and then had a comfortable trip on the front end to the drive. She had a length and a half advantage at midstretch and ended up lasting by a head over a hard charging Give Me This Dance while again stopping the timer in a sharp 1:53 2/5.

Give Me This Dance once again looms her main rival and they will be joined by Park With Me Nancy, Anotherblazingwoman and Cenalta Flash.

-release (By Mark Ratzky for Cal Expo)