Anyportinastorm returns to Pleasanton on Saturday seeking a second straight win in the $75,000 Oak Tree Sprint. Earlier this year in his 2021 racing debut, he scored a repeat win in the Lost in the Fog at Golden Gate Fields. Sandwiched between the Lost in the Fog and the six-furlong Oak Tree was a disappointing effort when he ran last in the one-mile All American at Golden Gate and was basically eased through the lane. Trainer Peter Miller has a simple, one-word explanation for that effort – “throw-out.” His multiple stakes winner had his head turned as the starting gate opened. He bobbled leaving the gate and then engaged in a furious early duel with favored Zestful. Anyportinastorm kept his head in front of Zestful though six furlongs in 1:10.37, but he never got a breather and paid the price dropping back through the lane as jockey Evin Roman wisely did not persevere with him. “It changed everything when he threw his head,” Miller said. “He broke last and rushed up.” Anyportinastorm, a 7-year-old City Zip horse, exited the race all right and since had a pair of easy maintenance drills at a half-mile and five furlongs. Miller is confident he’ll rebound nicely in Saturday’s seven-horse field. :: Bet the races with confidence on DRF Bets. You're one click away from the only top-rated betting platform fully integrated with exclusive data, analysis, and expert picks. Though he was expected to be on the lead in All American, Anyportinastorm does not need the lead to win sprinting. In the Lost in the Fog, he sat behind one of his Oak Tree rivals, Bettor Trip Nick, before pulling clear late. Bettor Trip Nick wound up seventh in the Lost in the Fog but then was a solid third despite breaking slowly in the five-furlong Albany on the turf in his last start. Despite sitting much farther back than normal in the Albany, Bettor Trip Nick, who will again be ridden by Kyle Frey, battled back nicely before tiring late. “I was happy how he ran,” trainer Quinn Howey said. Law Abidin Citizen, who edged Anyportinastorm in the final stride of the 2019 Longacres Mile, will be making his second start of the year for trainer Mark Glatt. He stalked and faded late to finish fourth in the Grade 3 Daytona over 6 1/2 furlongs on turf May 29 at Santa Anita but has worked four times since. Tim McCanna will enter 3-year-old Top Harbor, who won the Everett Nevin here last year. “There’s nowhere else to run,” said McCanna, who is happy to have his colt sprinting again. Top Harbor ran second sprinting in his 2021 debut before running third and fifth in a pair of mile races. The field is completed by allowance winners Darnquick and Habobanero, and Quiet Charm, who has won both starts for Monty Meier since coming north.