This Del Ano Derby Features Fillies

A night after the trials for the El Primero Del Ano Derby, the ladies will have their evening at Los Alamitos.

There will be two trials for the $161,700 La Primera Del Ano Derby and each race drew nine 3-year-old fillies.

The 10 fastest times will qualify for the 400-yard La Primera Del Ano Derby, which will be run a week from tonight.

In the first trial, the eighth race on the 10-race program, Mini Rock will be a solid favorite. Trained by Blane Schvaneveldt for owner Jay Parsons, the daughter of Chicks Beduino has been 1-2 in six of nine starts. Most recently, she was second to Panther Mountain in the Los Alamitos Winter Derby on Feb. 23.

A race later, Costa Mesa Handicap winner Babe On The Beach will aim for her fifth win in 14 starts for trainer Paul Jones. Other contenders in the trial include She Reigns and Corona Perfection.

The picks: 1. SRQH Kiss This. 2. Reality Check. 3. Lili Call Me. 4. Short Sale. 5. Hi Tori. 6. Rubin’s Pride. 7. Delta Kas. 8. Mini Rock. 9. Babe On The Beach. 10. Tierra Firme.

Four! In the seventh, let’s use all, single Mini Rock in the eighth and Babe On The Beach in the ninth and use Truly Tia, Leaving The Fire, Her Valentine and Tierra Firme in the 10th. Total cost: $24.

Shots in the dark: Militate is off the rail and should improve second time out in the first for Schvaneveldt. Tam’s Nitemare could fire fresh under Eddie Aceves in the sixth in the only thoroughbred race of the night.

Post time: 6:30 p.m.

On the Net: For entries and results from Los Alamitos, visit: www.latimes.com/horseracing/