Cal Expo: Pick 5, Pick 6 carryovers spice Friday action

Friday night’s Cal Expo program features a pair of carryovers, kicking off with an $8,245 carryover in the 20-cent Pick 5 that covers the first five events on the evening.

There will be a $30,000-guaranteed gross pool for the Pick 5, which is one of two wagers each night along with the 20-cent Pick 4 that features a reduced 16 percent takeout rate.

There is also a $3,840 carryover in the 50-cent Pick 6, which is decided on the penultimate six races on the card.

There is a carryover in the Pick 5 despite the fact that last Saturday night’s sequence featured a 3-5 winner in I’m An Athlete, who was recording his second straight victory in the Open Pace.

While three of the other winners were very logical at 5-2, 3-1 and 7-2, what ignited this carryover was Hi Fidelity’s victory in the opener at $50 for owner/trainer Rick Cisco and pilot Ryan Grundy.

In addition, on Friday night Cisco sent out the 13-year-old Blue Note for a victory in the Alan Kirschenbaum Final with Luke Plano doing the honors. She made every pole a winning one in a 1:54 2/5, just a tick off the lifetime mark she established here last season.

Fittingly, Blue Note is a daughter of Little Steven, who was a tremendous racehorse and sire for Kirschenbaum.

-edited release (Mark Ratzky for Cal Expo)