Pridecrest, who had a four-race win streak snapped when runner-up in the Gary Budahn Free-For-All two weeks ago, looks to get back on the winning track in Friday night’s featured $7,700 Open Trot.
There will be nine races conducted under the Watch and Wager LLC banner and things will get underway at 6:45 p.m.
Pridecrest is a 12-year-old son of Angus Hall who races for Chris Schick, takes his lessons from Kathie Plested and will as usual have Mooney Svendsen in the sulky.
He comes into this assignment with 60 wins from his 241 starts, $533,000 in his account and a mark of 1:53 2/5 that was established over this course seven years ago.
He won four straight starts between late January and early March, including the Joe Lighthill, putting his class and versatility on display in the process.
Sent off the close second choice in the March 17 Gary Budahn, Pridecrest tracked Jack Rabbit Slims most of the mile and was no match, finishing two and three-quarters of a length behind that rival while clear of the rest.
Louis was third in the Budahn and would appear to be the main threat for owner David Dobbelmann, trainer Darryl Cutting and pilot Jake Cutting. He has an Open and an Open II victory to his credit this season.
Completing the cast are Peter’s Royalty, Silverhill Volo, Help Page, Daytona Dreamin and Mandeville