Cooper, Gomez Have This Market Cornered

One thing is just about certain in tonight’s $26,500 Denim N Diamonds Handicap -- the winner will be trained by either John Cooper or Jaime Gomez.

They have four of the five entrants in the 350-yard dash for 3-year-old fillies, the feature on a 10-race program.

Cooper will send out Royalclassic Express, who had won two in a row before finishing third in her most recent outing Dec. 21, and Babe With Rhythm. Gomez’s horses are With Reflections and Boogie Special. The only other entrant is First Rate Choice, trained by Concepcion Balderrama.

A daughter of Strawfly Special owned and bred by Gomez, Boogie Special is the only filly in the race fresh off a victory. She won an allowance at 9-5 on Dec. 27 and has won two of four. She’ll break from the outside ridden by Rodrigo Aceves.

With Reflections, who will have a new rider in Carlos Bautista, has won three of seven. Babe With Rhythm has won four of seven.

The picks: 1. Bw Beduina. 2. Fly Savannah Fly. 3. Indigodash. 4. Poza. 5. Hes Fast Too. 6. Willyacrossmyvalle. 7. Cowboys Dontlookback. 8. Rustys Quickid. 9. With Reflections. 10. Evolution One.

Four! Use the Scr Proudest Target-Dealing Nines entry and Cowboys Dontlookback in the seventh, Rustys Quickid and Crashin Bac in the eighth, With Reflection and Boogie Special in the ninth and Evolution One, Runnin With Cash, Rubys Diggity Vet and Hubris in the 10th.

Shots in the dark: A Sharp Gem should improve the second time out in the first. Foxie Lady Fisher is a first-time starter from the top barn (Paul Jones) in the fourth.

Post time: 6:30 p.m.

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