Will Stronger Field Be Able to Catch ‘Drift?

Bobby Drifter, who has won three in a row against claimers, will try tougher company tonight in the ninth race, a $13,850 allowance at 870 yards.

A 4-year-old gray son of Bobby Beduino, Bobby Drifter hasn’t lost in 2004.

Trained by Felix Gonzalez for owners Robert June and Lucille Ross, the California-bred won a starter allowance race on Jan. 24, then beat $8,000 claimers on March 14 and $10,000 claimers 13 nights later.

Antonio Castanon, who has been aboard during the win streak, stays put.

The picks: 1. How Good. 2. Knines Dream. 3. First Clone. 4. Cee’s A Lady. 5. A Famous Dash. 6. Bold Passer. 7. Simply Jazzed. 8. Hold Em Or Deal. 9. Fed Ex Together. 10. Pure Lee Dash.

Four! How Good in the first, Zanshin, Knines Dream and Siward in the second, Jolter, First Clone and Classic Turbo in the third and Cee’s A Lady, Tahoe Bay and Devil Girl in the fourth.

Shots in the dark: Direct Investment could be a late threat in his comeback in the sixth. I Got Hot Pants steps up a notch in the eighth after being claimed.

Post Time: 6:30 p.m.

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