‘First Dash Seeking Change

Coupers First Dash, winner of the California Matron at nearly 8-1 odds this year, will try to end a four-race losing skid tonight in the $15,000 Dashing Folly Handicap at 350 yards.

Named for the 1996 Champion of Champions winner, the Dashing Folly attracted eight fillies and mares and is the ninth of 10 races on the program.

Owned by E G High Desert Farms and trained by Concepcion Balderrama, Coupers First Dash won the Matron by nearly two lengths on June 22 but has not finished better than fifth in her last four starts. She’ll try a jockey change to Dennis Means in hopes of turning things around.

Others in the lineup include Sammies White Chick, who comes off a one-length victory for trainer Adan Farias, Cypress Handicap winner Rustys Quickid, First Down N Surfin and Pure Flattery.

A Texas-bred daughter of Royal Quick Dash, Rustys Quickid has won six of 19 and will break from the rail under leading jockey Ramon Sanchez.

The picks: 1. Splash For Glory. 2. My Cuz Al. 3. Corona Lil. 4. Cs Crimson Tide. 5. Stel Corona. 6. Winner Season. 7. Amender. 8. Sheza Ramblin Too. 9. Pure Flattery. 10. Buzzin On By.

Four! Use Splash For Glory and He Moves in the first, Synner Or Saint, My Cuz Al and Solongretsina in the second, Ride On Time and Corona Lil in the third and Toute De Suite and Cs Crimson Tide in the fourth.

Shots in the dark: Twotimesthefly cuts back to the distance of his last win in the fifth. Fred Too has some class and could improve on the big drop in the seventh.

Post time: 7:15 p.m.

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