Four stakes for 2-year-olds – including a pair of graded races – highlight the upcoming Winter Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos.
The six-day season is scheduled to begin Friday, Dec. 8 and continue through Sunday, Dec. 17. Racing will be conducted on a Friday-Sunday basis (Dec. 8-10 and 15-17) both weeks. Post time will be 12:30 p.m.
The $300,000-guaranteed Starlet, a Grade 2 for 2-year-old fillies, will be renewed for the 10th time at Los Alamitos Saturday, Dec. 9 one week before the Grade 2, $200,000-guaranteed Los Alamitos Futurity, which was captured by Practical Move in 2022.
Won a year ago by Faiza, the Starlet – like the Futurity – will be contested at 1 1/16 miles.
The other two stakes for juveniles will be run at one mile. The $100,000 Soviet Problem – for fillies – will be offered Sunday, Dec. 10 while the $100,000 King Glorious will be run Sunday, Dec. 17. Both are for 2-year-olds bred or sired in California.
Completing the stakes schedule is the Grade 3, $100,000 Bayakoa Stakes for fillies & mares (3-year-olds & up) at 1 1/16 miles. The Bayakoa will be contested Friday, Dec. 15.
The complete Winter Thoroughbred Stakes schedule:
Saturday, Dec. 9 The Starlet (Grade 2) 2-Year-Old Fillies One & One Sixteenth Miles $300,000-guaranteed
Sunday, Dec. 10 Soviet Problem Stakes One Mile $100,000-guaranteed 2-Year-Old Fillies, Bred or Sired in California
Friday, Dec. 15 Bayakoa Stakes (Grade 3) 3-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares One & One Sixteenth Miles $100,000-guaranteed
Saturday, Dec. 16 Los Alamitos Futurity (Grade 2 ) One & One Sixteenth Miles $200,000-guaranteed 2-Year-Olds
Sunday, Dec. 17 King Glorious Stakes One Mile $100,000-guaranteed 2-Year-Olds, Bred or Sired in California
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