Youthlike Tries to Go the Extra Distance

An impressive winner at 350 yards last month, Youthlike will race at 550 in tonight’s $27,850 Paul B. Ford Memorial Handicap.

Trained by Angela Aquino for owner Esaul Duran, the 3-year-old Pritzi Dash gelding won by 1 1/4 lengths at 9-1 against a starter allowance group on Nov 6. It was the second victory in a row for the California-bred.

Also in the card, jockey Joy Scott will try to win two Arabian races with Rodania Arbi in the $11,350 Snow Queen Handicap for fillies and mares and the unbeaten Kusu Man in the $11,200 Jack Frost Handicap.

The picks: 1. Wired To Fly. 2. One Step Away. 3. Sentvid. 4. Rodania Arbi. 5. Sassy J Valentine. 6. Wayne’s Choice. 7. Rhythm With Rhythm. 8. Kusu Man. 9. Youthlike. 10. Ddf Mea de Bully.

Four! Alley Cat Cartel and Rhythm With Rhythm in the seventh, Kusu Man, Silk Slide and Mucho Caliente in the eighth, Youthlike in the ninth and Ddf Mea De Bully, Sheza Heart Charmer, Follow The Cash and Bedazzling Surprise in the 10th.

Shots in the dark: My Redneck makes his Los Alamitos debut and drops in class in the second. Swiss Count makes his debut for trainer Barry Holmes in the sixth.

Post Time: 6:30 p.m.

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