ALBANY, Calif. (June 9, 2021) – Streaking California-bred Brandothebartender shoots for his third consecutive black-type victory in Saturday’s $50,000 Albany Stakes at Golden Gate.
Multiple stakes winner Bettor Trip Nick is by Boat Trip, out of the In Excess mare Bettor Knot, was bred by Running Horse Equine Training Center, is owned by Gary Oetman or Ray Pagano and is trained by Quinn Howey. He has five wins in 13 starts, earnings of $192,370 and is coming off a seventh in the Apr. 24 Lost in the Fog.
Give Me the Lute is by Boisterous, out of the Midnight Lute mare Steal the Lute, was bred by Gary Barber, is owned by Rod Hogan or Wendy Hogan and is trained by Andy Mathis. He has four wins in 12 starts, earnings of $149,873 and is making his first start since a third in the Nov. 7 Joseph T. Grace.
Brandothebartender is by Tribal Rule, out of the Stravinsky mare Frysland, was bred by John Haagsma & Wesley Ward, is owned by Flawless Racing, Brian Flanagan or Michael Jarvis and is trained by Craig Dollase. He has eight wins in 43 starts, earnings of $668,364 and is coming off back-to-back stakes wins. He was third in this race in 2019.
Slam Dunk Sermon is by Rousing Sermon, out of the Grand Slam mare Royal Grand Slam, was bred by owners Mr. & Mrs. Larry Williams and is trained by Steve Specht. He has seven wins in 14 starts, earnings of $121,778 and is coming off a fourth in a May 16 optional claimer.
Tap Back is by Einstein, out of the Tapit mare Tap Tap Ur It, was bred by Adena Springs and owner Richard Barton Enterprises and is trained by D. Wayne Baker. He has two wins in seven starts, earnings of $183,100 and is coming off a seventh in a May 15 optional claimer.
Tom’s Surprise is by Tom’s Tribute, out of the Henrythenavigator mare Birthday Surprise, was bred by DP Racing, is owned by KAM Racing Stables or Brent Malmstrom and is trained by Jonathan Wong. He has four wins in eight starts, earnings of $60,350 and is coming off a May 2 allowance win.
Hong Kong Cowboy is by Decarchy, out of the Moscow Ballet mare Dom Ba Doomba, was bred by Andreas Psarras, is owned by Leon Scott and trained by Quinn Howey. He has three wins in 35 starts, earnings of $38,810 and is coming off a fifth in a May 28 claimer.