ALBANY, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2022) – Multiple stakes winner Bettor Trip Nick and stakes winner Square Deal are among entries in Saturday’s $75,000 El Dorado Shooter Stakes for California-breds at Golden Gate.
Cool Mountain Lad is by Unionize, out of the Stormin Fever mare Honeysuckle Rose, was bred by Francis O’Leary, is owned by Lordan, O’Leary or Powers and is trained by Victor Trujillo. He has five wins in 10 starts, earnings of $109,562 and is coming off a second in a Feb. 6 optional claimer.
Psycho Dar is by Storm Wolf, out of the Maria’s Mon mare Stormin Mon, was bred by Liberty Road Stables, is owned by Mary Tucker and trained by Samuel Calvario. He has eight wins in 32 starts, earnings of $359,436 and is coming off consecutive allowance wins.
In Our A is by Idiot Proof, out of the Decarchy mare Onefunsonofagun, was bred by owners KMN Racing or Victory Rose Thoroughbreds and is trained by Ellen Jackson. He has five wins in 13 starts, earnings of $160,482 and is coming off a third in a Jan. 23 allowance. He was second when this race was last run Oct. 31, 2021.
Riding With Dino is by Vronsky, out of the Yankee Gentleman mare Belloma, was bred by George Krikorian, is owned by Paradise Farms Corp., Cady, Featherston or Lambert and trained by R.B. Hess Jr. He has three wins in 11 starts, earnings of $164,672 and is coming off a third in a Jan. 30 optional claimer.
Stakes winner Square Deal is by Square Eddie, out of the Jump Start mare North Freeway, was bred by Thomas Bachman, is owned by Kenneth Seastrom or trainer Victor Trujillo. He has four wins in 23 starts, earnings of $162,174 and is coming off a second in a Jan. 17 optional claimer. He was fifth in this race in 2020.
R M C Hook’em is by Street George, out of the Yes It’s True mare Cherry On the Cake, was bred by Randy Marriott, is owned by Frank Aufdermaur or Wayne Swisher and is trained by Victor Trujillo. He has five wins in 18 starts, earnings of $111,954 and is coming off a third in a Feb. 4 allowance. He was fourth in this race last year.
I’ll Stand Taller is by Square Eddie, out of the Gilded Time mare Electric Daze, was bred by owner Reddam Racing and is trained by Doug O’Neill. He has three wins in 12 starts, earnings of $160,474 and is coming off a fifth in a Jan. 17 allowance.
Multiple stakes winner Bettor Trip Nick is by Boat Trip, out of the In Excess mare Bettor Knot, was bred by Running Horse Equine Center, is owned by Gary Oetman or Ray Pagano and trained by Jonathan Wong. He has six wins in 16 starts, earnings of $226,630 and is coming off a win in a Feb. 6 optional claimer. He was second in this race in 2020.