The second of two Wednesday night programs at Cal-Expo will feature a $3,283 carryover in the Super High 5 and is also the final qualifying round for the $10,000 Spring Harness Handicapping Challenge. There will be no Thursday racing this week, with the trotters and pacers in action on Friday (April 30) and Saturday nights (May 1) and then returning to the Thursday-through-Saturday schedule next week.
 
The Super High 5 is a $1 wager that is conducted on the 10th race each evening and challenges players to predict the first five finishers across the wire.  When all is said and done, the pool is expected to reach $12,500.
 
The Handicapping contest will take place at participating California satellite wagering facilities, racetracks and casinos.  Contestants will make selections in seven Cal Expo races, with the top 50-point earners for each qualifying round earning $50 wagering vouchers.
 
Those 100 players will then be eligible for the Friday, May 7 Spring Harness Handicapping Challenge finale.  That final round will find a $2,500 first prize, with $750 for second, $500 for third, $250 for fourth and $100 for the fifth through fourteenth finishers.
 
There is no entry fee and all fans 18 and older are eligible.  Participating locations are Golden Gate Fields, San Mateo, Cal Expo, Stockton, Monterey, Barona, Pleasanton, Los Alamitos, Ventura, Bakersfield, Vallejo, Surfside Del Mar, Santa Rosa, Fairplex, Fresno Fair, Fresno Club One, National Orange Show, Viejas Casino and Turf Club and Commerce Casino.   Please contact your local wagering facility for more details.
 
You can download free TrackMaster Platinum Past Performances (12 line) for the last two Spring Harness Handicapping Challenge cards, Wednesday, April 28, and Friday, May 7.  Go to www.trackmaster.com/calx to take advantage of this offer.
 
 
Wednesday’s $3,300 pacing headliner finds Coal Younger shooting for his fourth victory from his last five starts for owner/breeder Jan Crowell, trainer Rick Plano and pilot Luke Plano.
 
The dark-hued son of Hi Ho Silverheels won back-to-back starts on March 26 and April 3 in dominating fashion, then was hard used up front at next asking and faltered as the favorite.  He came back to apologize over a sloppy track last week, coming from off the pace to prevail by a head over Got No Troubles in that affair.
 
The latter is a Canadian-bred son of As Promised who carries the banner of Andrew Harasymiw with John Chappell doing the driving and training.  His most recent score came in the slop back on March 12 and he has been runner-up in his last pair, including that near miss to Coal Younger last week.