CYPRESS, Calif. (June 30, 2015) – Soi Phet attempts to defend his title while taking on multiple graded winner Alert Bay in Thursday’s $100,000 Bertrando Stakes for Golden State Series eligibles on the opening-day card at Los Alamitos.
Spirit Rules is by Tribal Rule, out of the Danzatore mare Heavenly Lady, was bred by John and Allegra Ernst, is owned by Murphy, Accardy, Siedler, Xitco and Xitco and is trained by Paul Aguirre. He has five wins in 19 starts, earnings of $369,378 and is coming off a second in the May 23 Tiznow Stakes. He was second in this race last year.
China Prince is by Peppered Cat, out of the Corslew mare China Princess, was bred by Baljit Singh, is owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and is trained by Craig Dollase. He has four wins in 17 starts, earnings of $195,942 and is coming off a fifth in the June 6 Crystal Water.
Rousing Sermon is by Lucky Pulpit, out of the Awesome Again mare Rousing Again, was bred by owners Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams and is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer. He has six wins in 35 starts, earnings of $821,322 and is coming off a fifth in the May 23 Tiznow. He was sixth in this race last year.
Magic Mark is by Benchmark, out of the Deputy Governor mare Jewel Magic, was bred by owners Dorine and John Lanza and is trained by Ron Ellis. He has four wins in 13 starts, earnings of $192,854 and is coming off an eighth in the May 23 Tiznow.
Old Man Lake is by Salt Lake, out of the Woodman mare Royal Woodman, was bred by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams, is owned by Craig Martin and Paul Newhart and trained by Rafael Becerra. He has six wins in 25 starts, earnings of $157,874 and is coming off a win in a June 4 optional claimer.
Ambitious Brew is by Tizbud, out of the Forest Wildcat mare Kathwen, was bred by owner Pamela Ziebarth and is trained by Martin Jones. He has four wins in 11 starts, earnings of $268,170 and is coming off a sixth in a June 12 optional claimer.
Soi Phet is by Tizbud, out of the Siberian Summer mare Summer Jersey, was bred by ARCHA Racing, is owned by Benowitz, Powell, Mathilde and Viskovich and is trained by Leonard Powell. He has eight wins in 33 starts, earnings of $475,226 and is coming off a ninth in the May 23 Tiznow. He won this race last year, one of two stakes wins at this track.
Solid Wager is by Birdonthewire, out of the Valid Wager mare G Ma, was bred by Madera Thoroughbreds, is owned by Gary and Cecil Barber and Stanford Stable and is trained by Peter Miller. He has four wins in 19 starts, earnings of $205,110 and is coming off a third in a June 25 optional claimer.
Raised a Secret is by Songandaprayer, out of the Bernstein mare Sensitive Soul, was bred by Dahlberg Farms, is owned by Rodney Orr and trained by Mark. He has four wins in 21 starts, earnings of $341,332 and is coming off a win in a May 21 optional claimer.
Alert Bay is by City Zip, out of the Dushyantor mare Hickory, was bred by Thomas Bell and ross McLeod, is owned by Peter Redekop and trained by Blaine Wright. He has eight wins in 15 starts, earnings of $758,607 and is coming off a fourth in the June 13 Albany Stakes.