LOS ALAMITOS : Be Real Now Favored in Doyle Memorial

Be Real Now, a troubled fourth in the Las Damas Handicap on July 30, is the 3-1 favorite for the $20,000 Bobby Doyle Memorial Handicap tonight at Los Alamitos.

Named for the longtime track announcer at Los Alamitos, the Doyle will be run at 400 yards and, besides Be Real Now, eight other 3-year-old fillies were entered.

Owned by Terry Smith and trained by Brian Koriner, Be Real Now was bumped and jostled from both sides at the start of the Las Damas and finished fourth, beaten by 1 3/4 lengths. Down With Debt won the Las Damas and returned to upset Refrigerator in the Go Man Go Handicap a week ago.

The rest of the entrants, from the rail out: Cobb Sue, Sticky N Picky, Newport Fancy, Rockys Lil Gal, Irish Effort, Madam Judge, Joans Bidajett and Cowboys Evening Wine.

Two races earlier, classy Arabians T C Tomtyr A and Magna Terra Smoky will get together in a $6,000 allowance race at seven furlongs.

Trained by Yancey Carter Jr. and ridden by Jerry Lambert, who has made a successful return to riding at Los Alamitos, T C Tomtyr A is the 4-5 morning-line favorite as he goes for his 16th victory in 26 lifetime starts. Magna Terra Smoky, who was beaten 5 1/2 lengths by T C Tomtyr A in their last encounter on July 23, has won 35 of 78 starts and has earned more than $201,000.

Los Alamitos Notes

There will be a simulcast race from Sam Houston Race Park in Texas before the first live race at 7 p.m. . . . Through Thursday, the overall mutuel handle is up 22% over 1993 and the overall average attendance is up 31.4%. On-track handle shows a 6.5% increase and on-track attendance is up 16.1%.