Los Alamitos announces winter-meet stakes schedule

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 both weeks, including the dates of Dec. 8 through 10 and Dec. 15 through 17. Post time will be 3:30 p.m. EST.

The $300,000-guaranteed Starlet (G2) for 2-year-old fillies, will be renewed for the 10th time at Los Alamitos Saturday, Dec. 9 one week before the $200,000-guaranteed Los Alamitos Futurity (G2), which was captured by Practical Move in 2022.

Won a year ago by Faiza, the Starlet will be contested at 1 1/16 miles. The Futurity covers that same distance.

The other two stakes for juveniles will be run at one mile. The $100,000 Soviet Problem for juvenile 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 $100,000 Bayakoa (G3) for fillies & mares aged 3 and up at 1 1/16 miles. The Bayakoa will be contested Friday, Dec. 15.