Royal Classic Cat Goes for Five Wins in a Row

Claimed for $2,500 on Dec. 1, Royal Classic Cat will try for a fifth consecutive win in the $15,000 San Diego Handicap tonight.

Owned and trained by Adan Farias, the 4-year-old A Classic Dash mare has moved up the ladder during her winning streak. In her first race for Farias, she beat $4,000 claimers by two lengths, then won by a half a length against $8,000 foes Jan. 24. Later she jumped to the $20,000 plateau and won by a nose.

Eddie Garcia has been her rider during Royal Classic Cat’s roll, but with the jockey moving to Yak Ity Yak Go, Rodrigo Aceves will take over in the 220-yard race.

Completing the field are Vallarta Dash -- who has lost 31 of 32 but has been second 10 times -- Emanuele Toll, McKaizlees Kiss, Wire Ta Wire and Pavonada.

Emanuele Toll, a Brazilian-bred who won in her Los Alamitos debut on Feb. 23, is one of two in the race trained by Paul Jones. He will also send out Wire Ta Wire.

The picks: 1. Bluduino. 2. Kickinit. 3. Keep It. 4. Sherife USA. 5. Able Hero. 6. Loves That Gold. 7. Chiricao. 8. Emanuele Toll. 9. Cappoquin.

Four! Use Loves That Gold and Draw Down in the sixth, Chiricao and Tennaco in the seventh, Emanuele Toll and Royal Classic Cat in the eighth and Brushed Nickel, Cappoquin, Retained and Fine Wines in the ninth.

Shots in the dark: Cal Bred Prince reunites with jockey Alex Bautista in the first. Flying J Bug debuts for trainer Chuck Treece in the third.

Post Time: 7:15 p.m.

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