SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2007
PRESS RELEASE
EAST-WEST SERIES IN VITURAL DEAD HEAT AFTER DAY ONE

Contact: David Siegel (dsiegel@axcis.com)

The Second Annual East-West Amateur Driving Challenge completed its first three of six legs last night at Cal-Expo in Sacramento under sunny skies and warm.  The two-day series continues Tonight with three more races (races five, seven and nine) to close out the competition.

The West holds a narrow lead in points (66-64) so the competition is clearly up for grabs.  The West began on top with James Foley piloting Debupante in an upset over Pacing Artist (Joe Faraldo).  The tables were turned big time in the second leg when super-long-short Michelle Ruvola blew up the tote board at more than 70-1 driving Cicely Coe leaving all of her male counterparts in the dust in the lone trotting event of the series.  With the East well in front at this point, Team West rallied with a 1-2-3 victory in the final leg of Friday’s contest with Benny Alvarez crossing the wire first with Corregal N.

Racing continues tonight at Cal-Expo with a 5:50pm.  Detailed stands of the Challenge can be found in the Challenge section of the California Amateur Driving Club’s website www.thecadc.com.

Racing Fans will be able to get free Platinum Plus 12-line Xtra programs for tonight’s races courtesy of TrackMaster at (click here for free programs).  Fans can watch the races on-line at www.calxhanress.com.