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Steve Desomer, a mainstay of California harness racing as a driver/trainer for six decades, passed away this week of a heart attack. The native of Belgium and longtime Wilton resident would have been 90 in July. Among Desomer’s top performers were his two favorites – Daisy’s Bomb from early in his career and Great Irish […]
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA – January 23, 2026. The Big Fresno Fair is excited to announce that harness racing will return to Fresno after a century-long absence through a new agreement with Watch and Wager, LLC, a California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) approved racing operator and the newest interim event at the Fresno Fairgrounds. On November 19, […]
Due to unsafe harness racing track conditions, management at Cal Expo Harness cancelled their live racing card on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1. From Cal Expo Harness
Harness racing in California reached the end of its nine lives last Friday night at Cal Expo. After 60 years, the trotters and pacers will no longer be in action anywhere in the Golden State, the result of a domino effect following the end of racing at Golden Gate Fields and the Northern California fairs. […]
A pair of $50,000 California Sire Stakes; the $30,000 Alan Horowitz Pace and the $12,500 Stan Bergstein Trot headline a strong 14-race closing night harness racing program at Cal Expo Friday evening. First post for the Watch and Wager LLC card is 5:40 p.m. and there will be mandatory payouts in all wagers. The distaff […]
The $30,000 Bill Vallandingham Pace, luring the dynamic harness racing duo of Divine Art (Outrageous Art) and Graceful Horizon (Vertical Horizon); and a $20,000 California Sire Stakes headed by The Minnesota Kid get top billing Saturday night at Cal Expo. Watch and Wager LLC will present 11 races on the penultimate card of the meet […]
The $12,500 Lloyd Arnold FFA Pace that brings out Alilthundadownunda, Its Pointless and Capt Jack Hanover and a $20,000 California Sire Stakes featuring Skooch’s Valentine share the spotlight Friday evening at Cal Expo. First post for the 10-race Watch and Wager LLC program is 6:45 p.m. Alilthundadownunda and Its Pointless, second and third in a […]
A $20,000 California Sire Stakes for the 4-year-old harness racing males headed by Celebrity Status (Vlos) and an Open Trot featuring Valottalove (Love You) get the marquee treatment at Cal Expo Saturday evening. Watch and Wager LLC will conduct 11 races and first post is 6:40 p.m. Celebrity Status is a homebred son of Vlos […]
Overthemoonforyou (Karpathian Kid), a winner of 12 of 13 starts at the meet; and arch-rivals Graceful Horizon and Divine Art headline Friday night’s harness racing co-features at Cal Expo. Overthemoonforyou has top billing in the $20,000 California Sire Stakes for the 4-year-old pacing mares while Graceful Horizon and Divine Art loom the major players in […]
Divine Art (Outrageous Art), fresh from harness racing victories in the Alan Kirschenbaum and Rod Knittel, eyes her fourth straight snapshot in Saturday evening’s $7,500 Filly and Mare Open Pace at Cal Expo. Ten races are on the Watch and Wager LLC menu with a 6:42 p.m. starting time. Divine Art is a 6-year-old daughter […]
Overthemoonforyou (Karpathian Kid), who has won 11 of her 12 starts at the meet, including a trio of Sire Stakes, has top billing in Friday night’s distaff pacing feature at Cal Expo. There will be nine races presented by Watch and Wager LLC with first post set for 6:45 p.m. Overthemoonforyou is a 4-year-old daughter […]
Divine Art (Outrageous Art), fresh from back-to-back impressive harness racing victories, has top billing in Saturday night’s $12,500 Alan Kirschenbaum for pacing fillies and mares. There will also be a $20,000 California Sire Stakes for the 3-year-old filly pacers with DM Magic Player and Mare A Raeann seeking their second trophies of the season. Watch […]
The Minnesota Kid (Karpathian Kid), who has established himself at the top of the harness racing division, seeks another trophy in Friday night’s $20,000 California Sire Stakes for the 3-year-old pacing colts. First post for the 10-race Watch and Wager LLC program is 6:45 p.m. The Minnesota Kid is a son of Karpathian Kid who […]
Alien Art Form (Outrageous Art) and Celebrity Status (Vlos), who each have a big-money victory at this meet, eye a second harness racing trophy on Saturday night in the $20,000 California Sire Stakes for the 4-year-old pacing males. There will be 10 races conducted by Watch and Wager LLC and first post is 6:42 p.m. […]
Overthemoonforyou (Karpathian Kid), who is having a sensational meet, eyes a third California Sire Stakes harness racing victory in Friday night’s $20,000 feature for the 4-year-old pacing fillies. Watch and Wager LLC will present 10 races with first post set for 6:45 p.m. Overthemoonforyou is a daughter of Karpathian Kid who races for Qks Racing, […]
Its Pointless (Kent’s On Nuke), who has rattled off four straight harness racing wins at the head of the class, looks to keep the momentum going in Saturday evening’s $12,500 Arnstine DHA Free-for-All Pace at Cal Expo. Watch and Wager LLC will conduct nine races with first post at 6:42 p.m. Its Pointless is an […]
All Champy (Explosive Matter), a winner of four of his seven harness racing appearances this season, looks to up that impressive batting average in Friday night’s $12,500 Gary Budahn FFA Trot at Cal Expo. The Budahn will headline a nine-race program under the auspices of Watch and Wager LLC and things get started at 6:45 […]
A $20,000 California Sire Stakes headed by The Minnesota Kid (Karpathian Kid) and the $12,500 Rod Knittel DHA Pace for fillies and mares share the harness racing spotlight Saturday night at Cal Expo. Watch and Wager LLC will present 10 races with first post set for 6:35 p.m. Graceful Horizon is a 7-year-old daughter of […]
A $20,000 California Sire Stakes for the 3-year-old pacing fillies headed by Mare A Raeann (Fancy Schmansy) and an Open Pace that finds Its Pointless eyeing his fourth straight harness racing victory are the featured events on Friday evening’s Cal Expo program Nine races are on tap under the Watch and Wager LLC banner with […]
Tough mare Penny Black (Sweet Lou) had to draw on all her resilience when she outstayed her rivals in winning the $50,000 Group 3 Lombardo Classic for fillies and mares at Gloucester Park last night. A short priced favourite with harness racing fans, Penny Black didn’t get things her own way as she could not […]
Stablemates Celebrity Status (Vlos) and Search And Destroy, one-two in the first big-money harness racing clash of the season for the 4-year-old male pacers three weeks ago, top the cast for Saturday night’s $20,000 California Sire Stakes. There will be 10 races presented by Watch and Wager LLC with things getting underway at 6:35 p.m. […]
Overthemoonforyou (Karpathian Kid), who is having an outstanding meet for Qks Racing, trainer Quentin Schneider and harness racing pilot Aaron Lehman, has top billing in Friday night’s $20,000 California Sire Stakes for the 4-year-old pacing fillies. Watch and Wager LLC will present nine races with first post at 6:45 p.m. The daughter of Karpathian Kid has […]
Its Pointless (Kent’s On Nuke), a winner of two of his last three harness racing starts including last week’s top dance, gets the marquee treatment in Saturday night’s Open Pace. The main event headlines a 10-race Watch and Wager LLC program that begins at 6:35 p.m. Its Pointless is an 8-year-old homebred son of Kent’s […]
An Open Trot featuring Dylan The Great, All Champy and Lous Lancelot gets the marquee harness racing treatment Friday night at Cal Expo. Watch and Wager LLC will present nine races with first post set for 6:45 p.m. Dylan The Great is a 9-year-old son of Break The Bank K who is owned by David […]
