Baze Makes Trip South to Ride Heros Call

Heros Call, who ended 2003 with a victory in the Marathon National, will make his first start as a 4-year-old tonight in the $30,000-added James Smith Memorial Handicap at 870 yards.

Jockey Tyler Baze, who went two for two aboard the Grand Slam gelding last year, including the one-length victory over Available Credit in the National, will make the trip from Hollywood Park to ride.

Owned and trained by Laura Pinelli, Heros Call has won six of 16 lifetime.

His opponents, from the inside out, are Brishane, Back In The Saddle, who has won three in a row against softer, Twotimesthefly, Oak Canyon, who is also owned and trained by Pinelli, Kash To Splash, Tricky Dust, who comes off a victory in the Newport Beach on April 3, and Hi Patriot.

The picks: 1. Traffic Attraction. 2. Burningtobefirst. 3. Beat Up. 4. Booty Tacs. 5. Separate Medley. 6. Janzig Warrior. 7. Ima Quick Special. 8. Deefirst. 9. Heros Call. 10. High Dispatch.

Four! Traffic Attraction in the first, Burningtobefirst, Lee Lee Anna and Goodbyesisterdisco in the second, Beat Up, Cheatin Game and Mr Two Tacs in the third and Tumblin Fast, Grace Wong, Shonna Diamond and Booty Tacs in the fourth.

Shots in the dark: Stinebaugh switches to jockey Joe Badilla, Jr. for his second career start in the fifth. Feel The Roar debuts for trainer Paul Jones in the seventh.

Post Time: 6:30 p.m.

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