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  • Los Al Horses With Equine Infectious Anemia Euthanized

    The California Horse Racing Board was notified Sept. 24 that Equine Infectious Anemia was identified in a Quarter Horse at Los Alamitos. That horse was euthanized, and six other Quarter horses confirmed as positive were euthanized Oct. 2-3.

    • Thursday, 6:27 PM
  • Golden State Racing Granted Conditional License

    After much deliberation at the California Horse Racing Board meeting Sept. 19, Golden State Racing was granted a conditional license to operate racing at Pleasanton beginning Oct. 19.

    • By Sean Collins
    • September 20, 2024
  • Los Alamitos Begins Six-Day Meet Sept. 13

    The six-day season will continue through Sept. 22 with racing conducted on a Friday-Sunday basis both weeks.

    • September 10, 2024
  • California Crown Tops Autumn Meet Stakes at Santa Anita

    Santa Anita will host 22 stakes, including the inaugural $1 million California Crown (G1), during its 16-day Autumn Meet starting Friday, Sept. 27.

    • July 9, 2024
  • Chismosa, Sweet Azteca to Meet Again in Great Lady M

    Though Sweet Azteca will likely be favored off her defeat of Adare Manor in the Beholder Mile Stakes (G1), Chismosa is one of only two to have ever finished ahead of her.

    • By Tracy Gantz
    • July 4, 2024
  • Into Mischief Colt Off the Mark at Los Alamitos

    Maiden Watch: Week of June 24-June 30

    • By Molly Rollins
    • July 2, 2024
  • Los Alamitos Opens June 22 for Thoroughbred Meet

    The first of three daytime Thoroughbred meets this year at Los Alamitos Race Course will begin June 22.

    • June 19, 2024
  • Great Lady M. Highlights Los Alamitos' Summer Meet

    The $200,000 Great Lady M. Stakes (G2) is the richest of three stakes worth $400,000 that will be offered at Los Alamitos Race Course June 22-July 7.

    • April 29, 2024
  • Longshot Wynstock Nabs Baffert 14th Los Al Futurity Win

    Frontrunning Wynstock exchanged bumps in the stretch with Stronghold and survived an inquiry to win the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) Dec. 16. He gave Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a record-extending 14th victory in the race.

    • By Tracy Gantz
    • December 16, 2023
  • Analysis: Coach Prime, Stronghold Top Futurity Players

    News editor Byron King examines the history of the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) and its six participants this year.

    • By Byron King
    • December 14, 2023
  • Baffert Takes Three Shots at 14th Los Alamitos Futurity

    Graded stakes-placed Wine Me Up brings the biggest resume of the Baffert trio to the 1 1/16-mile race.

    • By Tracy Gantz
    • December 14, 2023
  • Nothing Like You Gives Baffert a 10th Starlet Victory

    Taking charge entering the first of two turns, Nothing Like You was never challenged in rolling to victory in the $200,500 Starlet Stakes (G2) Dec. 9 at Los Alamitos Race Course.

    • By Tracy Gantz
    • December 9, 2023
  • Who Do You Like in the Starlet?

    J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Starlet at Los Alamitos.

    • By J. Keeler Johnson
    • December 7, 2023
  • Chandelier Winner Chatalas Faces Baffert Duo in Starlet

    Chatalas will get the chance to live up to the promise of her Chandelier Stakes (G2) victory at Santa Anita Park in the Dec. 9 Starlet Stakes (G2) at Los Alamitos Race Couse.

    • By Tracy Gantz
    • December 7, 2023
  • Los Al Plans Pick 6 With $10k Promotion Dec. 9, 16

    The track announced Friday that it will add $10,000 to the Pick Six pool—provided there is no carryover—Dec. 9 and Dec. 16.

    • December 2, 2023
  • Los Alamitos Releases Winter Stakes Schedule

    Featured among five stakes worth $700,000 are the Starlet Stakes (G2) and Los Alamitos Futurity (G2).

    • November 27, 2023
  • Exercise Rider Luevano Dies in Los Al Training Accident

    Alfredo Luevano, 53, died early Oct. 20 in a training incident aboard a Quarter Horse at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, Calif. Luevano was exercising a filly on the backstretch when the incident occurred.

    • October 21, 2023
  • Stakes for Juveniles Top Los Alamitos Winter Meet

    Four stakes for 2-year-olds—including a pair of graded races—highlight the upcoming winter Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos Race Course.

    • September 25, 2023
  • Los Alamitos Spending Up to $1 Million in Improvements

    Ed Allred, owner and CEO of Los Alamitos Race Course, announced Aug. 3 he will invest a minimum of $500,000 and up to $1 million over the next 12 months on a series of significant improvement projects to the backstretch.

    • August 4, 2023
  • Handicapping a Trio of Dirt Derbys

    J. Keeler Johnson analyzes the Indiana Derby (G3), Iowa Derby, and Los Alamitos Derby.

    • By J. Keeler Johnson
    • July 6, 2023
  • Eda Makes It Six in a Row in Los Alamitos' Great Lady M

    Eda, off for more than a year between her lone 2022 start in the Santa Ysabel (G3) and a comeback allowance tune-up in April, dueled throughout with a stubborn Elm Drive, then spurted away from fast-closing Chismosa to win the Great Lady M (G2).

    • By Jim Mulvihill
    • July 4, 2023
  • Hollendorfer to Race in CA; Monmouth Horses to Dan Ward

    Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer has announced that he will shift his stable to race in California and has transferred 29 of his horses at Monmouth Park to longtime assistant Dan Ward.

    • July 1, 2023
  • Los Alamitos September Meet Stakes Schedule Released

    Four stakes worth a guaranteed $300,000 will be run during the upcoming September Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos.

    • June 27, 2023
  • LA County Fair Meet Begins at Los Alamitos June 23

    The nine-day Los Angeles County Fair season will continue through Sunday, July 9. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday (June 23-25) the first week, Saturday-Tuesday (July 1-4) the second week and Saturday-Sunday (July 8-9) closing weekend.

    • June 20, 2023
  • Los Angeles County Fair Meet Begins June 23

    The nine-day season will begin Friday, June 23 and continue through Sunday, July 9. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday the first week (June 23-25), Saturday-Tuesday (July 1-4) the middle week and Saturday-Sunday (July 8-9). the final weekend.

    • June 13, 2023
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