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Five Allowances Head 10-Race Card On New Year's Night At Los Alamitos
Famous Cartel Jess will headline the feature test among five solid allowances events during the 10-race program set for Saturday at Los Alamitos.

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Five Allowances Head 10-Race Card On New Year's Night At Los Alamitos

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—DECEMBER 30, 2021—Johnny Trotter’s Famous Cartel Jess, a multiple Grade 1 futurity finalist during his juvenile campaign, will headline the feature test among five solid allowances events during the 10-race program set for Saturday at Los Alamitos.

The racing card will include three straightaway allowance races plus two allowances events around the turn. Famous Cartel Jess, who qualified to the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity and Golden State Million Futurity in 2020, finished his sophomore campaign in top form.

He was an impressive 3/4 length allowance winner at 350 yards on October 2 and before he was second to the Grade 1 stakes placed runner Other World in the Sgt Pepper Feature Handicap.

The horse by leading sire Mr Jess Perry returns to action after posting a good turn and work on December 12 and based on his many quality efforts here in the past, he could develop into one of the best older horses on the grounds in 2022.

In this event, he’ll take on a field that included Grade 2 derby finalists Copauinos Best and Baccarat Attack plus recent allowance runner-up Pleased As Punch.

Race four is the top event at 1,000 yards, as it’ll feature Nazare, who ran in the $50,000 final at this distance on November 27, taking on Del Mar winner Hot Pursuit and Santa Anita winner Gov From Above. Father O’Flaherty, a two-time Los Al daytime winner, will head the fifth race.

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