By Orlando Gutierrez, Los Alamitos

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—DECEMBER 22, 2025–Henry Reynoso Lopez won his first Los Alamitos Quarter Horse riding title, while Scott Willoughby secured his second Quarter Horse training crown here during the recently concluded 2025 Los Alamitos racing season.

Reynoso Lopez led all Quarter Horse jockeys with 44 wins here. His top wins came with Parsons Family Limited Partnership’s Rockin With Energy, as Reynoso Lopez piloted her to victory in the Grade 1 Charger Bar Handicap and Grade 2 Las Damas Handicap.

He also rode Doodah Cartel to the fastest qualifying time to the Grade 1 Golden State Million Futurity. Reynoso Lopez made his riding debut in 2019 before becoming fully established in 2021. He finished sixth in the standings that year ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–DECEMBER 21, 2025–With rain on the forecast in the coming week throughout Southern California, Los Alamitos has postponed the opening night program of upcoming season to Sunday, December 28. There will be no racing at Los Alamitos on Saturday night, December 27.

Los Alamitos wraps up its 2025 nighttime racing season tonight with an eight-race program featuring the Grade 2 Southern California Derby. First post is 5 PM Pacific. The closing night card will also feature a Pick 6 Carryover of $8,961 with a mandatory payout.

Los Alamitos will be open for simulcasting next week except for Christmas Day. Visit ...


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OPELOUSAS, LA—DECEMBER 20, 2025— StallioneSearch.com kicked off its webcast coverage of Evangeline Downs’ year-ending stakes program headlined by the $1 Million Louisiana Million Futurity (RG1) and the LQHBA Breeders Derby (RG3) on a card featuring 12 stakes races.

In this episode, StallioneSearch.com captured the 2025 Louisiana Million Futurity (RG1) and post-race comments from winning jockey Jorge Garcia.

RF Fast Dash N Blood entered the 400-yard feature looking to complete a sweep of Louisiana’s four major Louisiana-bred ...



OPELOUSAS, LA—DECEMBER 20, 2025—StallioneSearch.com concludes its webcast coverage of Evangeline Downs’ year-ending stakes program, headlined by the $1 Million Louisiana Million Futurity (RG1) and the LQHBA Breeders Derby (RG3), on a card featuring 12 stakes races.

In this episode, StallioneSearch.com captured the 2025 LQHBA Breeders Derby (RG3), along with post-race comments from winning owner Rogelio Marquez ...



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OGALLALA , NE—DECEMBER 20, 2025—Quarter Horse racing is slated to return to Lake Mac Racetrack in Ogallala on July 10-11 and July 17-18, 2026, with average purses of $20,000, plus Nebraska-bred incentives and added money.

The newly completed facility launched its Quarter Horse program last summer, hosting its first-ever meet on August ...



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AMARILLO, TX—DECEMBER 20, 2025—Champion Lethal Cowboy 123 has become the fourth horse this year to earn a Supreme Race Horse title from the American Quarter Horse Association.

The Supreme Race Horse title is given to a racing American Quarter Horse that during its career earns $500,000 or more, wins two or more open Grade 1 stakes ...



SHELBYVILLE, IN–DECEMBER 19, 2025The 2025 racing season at Horseshoe Indianapolis closed November 13 following a 123-day meet that ran from April 15 through the fall, marking one of the most significant years in the track’s history for both racing performance and facility investment.

Indiana Quarter Horse racing reached a new level in 2025, highlighted by the richest all-Quarter Horse wagering programs ever conducted at the facility. A record-setting $1.273 million was wagered on the first of six Quarter Horse-only programs Saturday, May 31.

Momentum ...



DALLAS, TX—DECEMBER 17,  2025—This week’s episode of the QH Racing Talk – Weekly podcast on StallioneSearch.com has been released, delivering a comprehensive recap of the weekend’s biggest racing action alongside previews of major stakes races and important industry news.

Co-hosted by Greg Thompson and Bailey Ivey of StallioneSearch.com, the weekly podcast continues its mission of keeping Quarter Horse racing fans and horsemen informed, current, and connected to the sport’s most ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA—DECEMBER 14, 2025—Toby Sis delivered a championship performance Saturday night at Los Alamitos Race Course, powering home to win the $1.9 million Los Alamitos Two-Million Futurity (G1).
Ridden by Francisco Calderon and trained by Jesus Nunez, Toby Sis stopped the clock at 19.558 for 400 yards, securing the victory. The daughter of Favorite Cartel, out of London Laura, was bred by Edward Allred and is owned by Valeriano Racing ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–DECEMBER 13, 2025–StallioneSearch.com continued its webcast coverage of the 53rd running of the Champion of Champions (G1) during the marquee Los Alamitos Two-Million Futurity (G1) weekend, headlined by another elite gathering of Quarter Horse racing’s very best.

The 2025 edition of the Champion of Champions (G1) brought together a stacked field of Grade 1 winners for the classic 440-yard test with 10 runners vying for a share of the $700,000 purse.

Ridden by Luis Martinez and trained by Xavier Rodriguez, FDD ...



ALEXANDRIA, LA—DECEMBER 13, 2025—A regular meeting of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) Board of Directors is scheduled for Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Evangeline Downs in the John Henry Room, beginning at 1:00 p.m. (CT).

All LQHBA members and the general public are ...



By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

LOS ALAMITOS, CA–DECEMBER 12, 2025–StallioneSearch.com kicks off its webcast coverage of the 2026 Champion of Champions, set for Saturday at Los Alamitos Race Course. In this digital short, we take you inside the barn of Elena Andrade, trainer of two-time Champion of Champions winner Empressum.

Empressum is ...



By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—DECEMBER 12, 2025—StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage of the 2026 Champion of Champions, set ...



EDMOND, OK–DECEMBER 12, 2025–OQHRA sent out a reminder that the sustaining nomination payments for the 2026 Oklahoma Bred Futurity Derby and Oaks and Black Gold Championship Futurity & Fillies is due on December on December 15.

Recurring payments are automatically deducted on the 15th of each ...



By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

SUNLAND, NM—DECEMBER 12, 2025—The 66th season of live racing at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino opens in 3 weeks on Friday, January 2, 2026.

Post time during the 55-day season will be 12:25 p.m. ...



LOS ALAMITOS, LA–DECEMBER 12, 2025–The field is set for the Champion of Champions and here is how the field shapes up:

• This year’s field features many of racing’s top breeding lines. There are eight different sires and 10 different broodmare sires represented in this year’s race.  The winner of the Champion of Champions has gone on to be named AQHA World Champion after 31 of the 52 runnings of this race. The last one to do it is Empressum in 2022.

• FDD Dynasty and PYC Paint Your Wagon are the only sires in this race with more than one horse in the Champion of Champions. FDD Dynasty is ...




TOPEKA, KS–DECEMBER 11, 2025–As part of its mission to grow Quarter Horse racing in Kansas, the Kansas Quarter Horse Racing Association (KQHRA) invites owners and breeders to participate in the Kansas Jackpot Stallion Auction.

The auction will take place online from 8:00 AM Monday, December 15, ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–DECEMBER 11, 2025–The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA) has launched a new racing industry survey to gather insight from owners, trainers, breeders, jockeys, and other participants involved in Quarter Horse, Paint, and Appaloosa racing.

CLICK HERE to take the survey.

The survey takes about 5 to 10 minutes to complete and is intended to help identify what ...



DALLAS, TX–DECEMBER 10, 2025– This week’s episode of the QH Racing Talk – Weekly podcast on StallioneSearch.com has been released. The evening timing was designed to include the post-position draw results for the 2025 Champion of Champions (G1) and the Los Alamitos Two-Million Futurity (G1), both set for this weekend in Orange County, California.

This week’s featured guest is La Feliz Montaña Ranch owner and breeder Javier Rodriguez. A longtime horseman, Rodriguez broke onto the national racing scene in the mid-2000s with the storybook two- and three-year-old campaigns of multiple champion stakes winner ...



By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

ELGIN, TX–DECEMBER 10, 2025–The Texas Quarter Horse Association has updated its scholarship program, broadening eligibility and opening the door for more students connected to the racing and equine industry. Children and grandchildren of racing participants are now fully eligible, and scholarships ...