All Dolled Up for a Comeback

A winner of six of seven starts at 870 yards, He Doll will try to end a two-race losing streak in the $15,000 Truly A Pleasure Handicap tonight.

Owned by Margarito Farias and trained by Jorge Farias, the 4-year-old Pritzi Dash gelding ended 2002 with successive losses. Those came after he rattled off six victories in a row after being stretched out to 870 yards.

He Doll will have five opponents, including the sharp appaloosa Sell Short. Owned by Cathy Monji and trained by Kelly Lewis, the 4-year-old colt has won two in a row against softer fields and has been on the board in 12 of 14 lifetime.

Earlier in the card, the Billy Lewis-trained entry of Favoritt and Excalibur Mm head a field of six Arabians in the $10,000 Oasis Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs. The lineup is completed by Proof Arbi, Mucho Caliente (who has won 10 of 24), Ghaffir (who has won three of four) and Past Rimal, last seen defeating $6,250 claimers Nov. 2.

The picks: 1. Dollars Slc. 2. Cs Crimson Tide. 3. She Storms. 4. Favoritt. 5. Meter Us Gold. 6. Courageous Mode. 7. Go Green Go. 8. He Doll. 9. One Big Love.

Four! Use Deering, Courageous Mode and Siward in the sixth, single Go Green Go in the seventh, He Doll and Sell Short in the eighth and A Red Hot Star, Echo Boomer, Spit Happens, One Big Love and Scuba Steve in the ninth.

Shots in the dark: Wild About Silver is a newcomer debuting in a weak race in the first. Our Final Answer makes his Los Alamitos debut in the third for trainer Laurie Burnett.

Post time: 7:15 p.m.

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