An upset by Slow Down Andy in the Grade II, $300,000 Los Alamitos Futurity, a fifth consecutive win in the Grade I Starlet for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, and a retirement ceremony for trainer Art Sherman were among the highlights of the seven-day Winter Thoroughbred meet, which concluded …continue reading
A suggestion made by owner J. Paul Reddam paid big dividends Saturday at Los Alamitos. Rather than run in the $100,000 King Glorious Stakes Sunday, an ungraded event restricted to 2-year-olds bred or sired in California, Reddam wanted to try the Grade II, $300,000 Los Alamitos Futurity with his homebred …continue reading
Five stakes races – three of which are graded – highlight the 2021 Winter meet at Los Alamitos. The seven-day season will begin Friday, Dec. 3 and continue through Sunday, Dec. 12. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday the first week (Dec. 3-5) and Thursday-Sunday the final week (Dec. 9-12). Post …continue reading
Five stakes races – three of which are graded – highlight the 2021 Winter meet at Los Alamitos. The seven-day season will begin Friday, Dec. 3 and continue through Sunday, Dec. 12. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday the first week (Dec. 3-5) and Thursday-Sunday the final week (Dec. 9-12). Post …continue reading
FAVORED PROFESSORS’ PRIDE GOES ALL THE WAY IN SOVIET PROBLEM; TRAINER ART SHERMAN HONORED AFTER SADDLING LAST CAREER STARTER CYPRESS, Calif. –A stretch to two turns proved no issue for Professors’ Pride as the 9-5 favorite went all the way in the $100,500 Soviet Problem Stakes Friday at Los Alamitos. …continue reading
A come-from-behind winner of the Golden State Juvenile Nov. 5 at Del Mar, Finneus will stretch to two turns again in the $100,000 King Glorious Sunday. Named in honor of the winner of the 1988 Hollywood Futurity and 1989 Haskell, the King Glorious is restricted to 2-year-olds bred or sired …continue reading
Five stakes races – three of which are graded – highlight the 2021 Winter meet at Los Alamitos. The seven-day season will begin Friday, Dec. 3 and continue through Sunday, Dec. 12. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday the first week (Dec. 3-5) and Thursday-Sunday the final week (Dec. 9-12). Post …continue reading
Returning to the dirt for her first start since July 31, Alice Marble verified her favoritism with a hard-fought victory in the $70,190 feature Thursday at Los Alamitos. The 7-5 choice against six opponents in the optional claimer for fillies and mares bred or sired in California, Alice Marble won …continue reading
Five stakes races – three of which are graded – highlight the 2021 Winter meet at Los Alamitos. The seven-day season will begin Friday, Dec. 3 and continue through Sunday, Dec. 12. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday the first week (Dec. 3-5) and Thursday-Sunday the final week (Dec. 9-12). Post …continue reading
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will send out Messier and Barossa as he seeks his eighth consecutive victory in the Grade II, $300,000 Los Alamitos Futurity Saturday. The contest at 1 1/16 miles for 2-year-olds is the ninth of 10 races on the next-to-last day of the Winter Thoroughbred …continue reading
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert completed a weekend sweep of the graded stakes at Los Alamitos, taking the $100,500 Bayakoa Sunday with favored As Time Goes By. Twenty-four hours after seeing Eda give him his fifth consecutive victory in the Grade I Starlet, Baffert watched As Time Goes By …continue reading
Trainer Bob Baffert made it five consecutive victories in the Grade I, $300,500 Starlet as 11-10 choice Eda showed tenacity to turn back a pair of challenges in the stretch Saturday at Los Alamitos. Trying two turns for the first time in her career after back-to-back sprint stakes wins, the …continue reading
Five stakes races – three of which are graded – highlight the 2021 Winter meet at Los Alamitos. The seven-day season will begin Friday, Dec. 3 and continue through Sunday, Dec. 12. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday the first week (Dec. 3-5) and Thursday-Sunday the final week (Dec. 9-12). Post …continue reading