Unbeaten Summer Leader Leaves His Mark

John Dowling’s Painted Pitchfork, a farm based in Colorado, has another talented paint horse on its hands.

Following in the footsteps of Boy Of Summer, who was sensational at Los Alamitos in 2003 and who is unbeaten in eight starts, Summer Leader is three for three after winning the $71,000 California Paint Futurity on Saturday.

Trained by Samantha Valencia, who also trains Boy Of Summer, Summer Leader won as the 6-5 favorite under jockey Guillermo Suarez and completed the 350 yards in 17.80 seconds.

A son of Special Leader, who won the Champions of Champions at Los Alamitos in 1991, Summer Leader probably won’t make his next appearance at the track until December in the Masterpiece Futurity, which was won by Boy Of Summer last year.

The picks: 1. Starry Eyed Miss. 2. Some Gave All. 3. Wake Up Call. 4. Easy Cash Wgb. 5. Corona Aztec. 6. Cee’s A Lady. 7. Fearless Devil. 8. Bad Cop.

Four! Starry Eyed Miss and Cruzin With Cara in the first, Some Gave All in the second, Wake Up Call, My Vanita and City Wynd in the third, and Easy Cash Wgb, Tristans Boot and Breakers in the fourth.

Shots in the dark: Arnolds Dash gets jockey Alex Bautista for his debut in the fifth. Tumblin Fast steps up a notch in the seventh after being claimed by trainer Juan Aleman.

Post time: 7:15 p.m.

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