He Roves Goes for Fifth Consecutive Victory

He Roves will try to pick up where he left off last year when he races against seven foes in the $18,000 Sign Of Lanty Handicap at 870 yards.

Owned by Ivan Hurd and trained by Chuck Treece, the 4-year-old appaloosa gelding rattled off four consecutive victories, two after he had been claimed for $12,500 by his current connections.

The California-bred, who hasn’t raced since winning here on Oct. 31, will break from the middle of the field under jockey Guillermo Gutierrez.

The rest of the field in the race includes Tricky Dust, Ahme Gone, Ib Chick Quick, Brishane, Kash To Splash, Azeann and Coded Signature.

The picks: 1. Dalkas. 2. Favoritt. 3. Cash For Casey. 4. Road Ruhler. 5. Lass Special. 6. Fabulous Lady. 7. Appeals King Special. 8. Cassella. 9. Brishane. 10. Greek Gus.

Four! Dalkas and Classic Toltec in the first, Kusu Man and Favoritt in the second, Hez de Rocket and Cash For Casey in the third and Atascaderan, Road Ruhler and Ceelinctive in the fourth.

Shots in the dark: One For Wanda’s claiming price is cut in half in the sixth. Meter Me Lucky drops into a claimer for the first time in the 10th.

Post Time: 6:30 p.m.

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