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 program at Cal Expo.

First post for the Watch and Wager LLC card is 5:40 p.m. and their will be mandatory payouts in all wagers.

The distaff Sire Stakes is headed by the sensational Overthemoonforyou, who has won 13 of her 14 starts at the meet and is looking for a sweep of the big-money events for her division.

The 4-year-old daughter of Karpathian Kid carries the banner of Qks Racing, takes her lessons from Quentin Schneider and will once again have Aaron Lehman at the controls.

Celebrity Status is likewise looking to make a sweep of the Sire Stakes for the males while eyeing his fifth straight trip to the winner’s circlef for Set The Pace Racing LLC and driver/trainer Nick Roland.

Looking at the Horowitz Pace, Allilthundadownunda and Its Pointless have gone several big miles here this season and loom the main opposition.

The Bergstein Trot is headed by Valottalove, who is coming off three straight victories at the head of the class, including the March 21 Gary Budahn for owner/driver/trainer John MacDonald.

Allmyx’sliventexas, one of the most popular performers here at Cal Expo over the last decade, will be calling it a career after his start in Friday evening’s 7th race.

Owned and bred by Wayne Knittel and his late brother Rod and conditioned by Bob Johnson, the 12-year-old son of Hi Hi Ho Silverheel’s comes into this aassignment with 68 wins from his 224 starts, $382,000 in earnings and a 1:50 mark that was established seven years ago at Hoosier Park,

Cal Expo wishes this warrior a happy retirement.

The 9th race is named in honor of Walter Petersen, who passed away in December at the age of 78 after a lengthy career as a horseman and official.

Walter grew up in Michigan and after graduating from Florida Atlantic University, he joined the army and served in Vietnam.

When he returned from Vietnam, he started his career in harness racing as an owner, driver and trainer, competing at tracks in Michigan, Maryland and Florida before settling in California.

In 2005, Walter took the position of paddock judge at Cal Expo while his wife Patty served as clerk of the course. He retired in 2022 due to health concerns.