Kelia Vista’s U.S. Debut Set for Miss Princess

Kelia Vista, who won all nine of her races in Brazil in 2003, will make her first U.S. start in tonight’s $26,850 Miss Princess Handicap, a Grade III at 350 yards.

Trained by Juan Aleman, Kelia Vista, a 4-year-old daughter of Signed To Fly, will be ridden by Carlos Bautista against a quality field that includes Sammies White Chick and five others.

Sammies White Chick, who has been on a layoff since last summer, will be ridden by Ramon Sanchez.

The picks: 1. Doce Memoria. 2. Corona Heat. 3. Pervader. 4. Sliceofspice. 5. Cheatin Game. 6. Majestic Ceeson. 7. Keats. 8. Royal Prosity. 9. Sammies White Chick. 10. Flyin Stat Girl.

Four! Bam That Martini and Doce Memoria in the first, Proteger, Corona Heat and Classy Sassy Mary in the second, Pervader and Black Team in the third and Lay Lady Lay and Sliceofspice in the fourth.

Shots in the dark: Shades Of Purple gets jockey Baltazar Contreras for her bow in the sixth. Dashin For Fun makes his first start in a weak race in the 10th.

Post time: 6:30 p.m.

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