Sacramento, CA — When the calendar turns to Jan. 1, Best Dream Seeker will become 15 years old for official purposes and will have completed the racing portion of his career.

The pacing son of Cambest comes into this weekend’s races at Cal-Expo having made 453 starts, with 43 wins, 63 second-place finishes and 68 third-place finishes. He has nearly $490,000 in his bank account and sports a 1:51.4 mark that was set back when George W. Bush was still president. This Saturday (Dec. 19), he will line up from post five as the 9-5 second choice in the opener at Cal-Expo, a $2,700 conditioned pace.

“He’s a nice horse to be around and work with,” said trainer Rick Bertrand, who co-owns the veteran with Vikki Pfeilsticker and Amy Fichtner and has had him for the last 2-1/2 years.

“He’ll remain in the barn for the winter to help pony the tough horses who don’t jog very well. He’ll also be useful to help train the babies and teach them to race before being turned out for the summer.”

Bertrand has done his homework as far as Best Dream Seeker is concerned, noting that he’s raced at 23 different tracks and posed for pictures at 15 of those venues.

He also pointed out that the veteran pacer has had 27 different trainers and 88 different drivers, winning for 26 of those pilots. “I’d have to say over the years he’s been handled by just about every top driver in the country,” his mentor added.

Cal-Expo wishes a long and happy retirement to Best Dream Seeker.