Los Alamitos offers 4 juvenile stakes at winter meet

Four stakes for juveniles, including a pair of Grade 2 events, highlight the 2025 winter Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos.

The six-day season will begin Dec. 5 and continue through Dec. 14. Racing will be conducted Friday through Sunday both weeks, Dec. 5-7 and Dec. 12-14. First post time will be 3:30 p.m. EST.

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The first of the stakes races is the Grade 2, $200,000 Starlet for 2-year-old fillies. The race at 1 1/16 miles will be run Dec. 6.

One week later, on Dec. 13, the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) will be offered. The race, which also will be run at 1 1/16 miles, is for 2-year-olds.

Completing the schedule are a pair of one-mile races for 2-year-olds bred or sired in California. The $100,000 Soviet Problem for fillies will be run Dec. 7 while the $100,000 King Glorious for colts and geldings will be contested Dec. 14.

The wagering menu includes a pair of $1 Pick 4 bets on races 2-5 and the final four races along with a $2 Pick 6. There is also the Players’ Pick 5, a 50-cent minimum bet with a reduced takeout rate of 14%, on the first five races.

The Pick 6 will use a 70-30 split with 70% of the pool going to those tickets with six winners with the remaining 30% going to tickets with five of six winners.

There also will be a handicapping contest Saturday, Dec. 13, and the Los Alamitos Racing Association will offer a cash prize and a pair of berths in the 2026 National Thoroughbred Racing Association Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas.

Cost to enter is $500. Of that amount, $100 will be placed in the contest prize pool, with the remaining $400 going toward a live-money wagering card.

Tournament races will include the entire card at Los Alamitos with permitted wagers including win, place, show, exactas, trifectas and daily doubles. Full contest rules will be available on the Los Alamitos website.

Entries for opening day of the winter Thoroughbred meet will be taken Dec. 2.