LOS ALAMITOS, CA–JANUARY 24, 2025–Ed Allred’s London Toby, the winner of the 2024 Brad McKinzie Los Alamitos Winter Championship, and Guns Up Racing’s Jess Good Wine, the runner-up in last year’s Grade 1 Champion of Champions, are among the top aged horses that will be in action in Sunday’s trials to this year’s $135,750 Brad McKinzie at Los Alamitos.

There are 11 older runners in the trials, so only one will not advance to the 400-yard final on Sunday, February 16. ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA –JANUARY 22, 2025–Brown Coffeee, the runner-up in the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity, Favorite Jesshawk, the winner of the Governor’s Cup Futurity, and six other finalists to Grade 1 futurities in 2024 are among the 23 sophomores that will race in the trials to the $175,350 Los Alamitos Winter Derby on Saturday night.

There are eight races on tap for Saturday night, with derby trials set for races 6, 7, and 8. Each trial will be ...

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI SUNLAND PARK, NM–JANUARY 16, 2025–Flashtoglory and Maka Roon, a pair of mares who ended their 2024 campaigns with stakes wins, will make their 5-year-old season debuts in Saturday's 400-yard, $90,000 Lou Wooten/Sydney Valentini Stakes (RG2) for New Mexico-bred distaffers at Sunland Park. A homebred daughter of champion First Moonflash owned and trained by David Meridyth, Flashtoglory is coming off of a three-quarter length victory in the 400-yard, $200,000 New Mexico Filly & Mare Championship (RG1) at Zia ...

SUNLAND PARK, NM–JANUARY 8, 2025–RC Corona King, a gelded son of Eye Am King racing for Jose R. Riojas, will make his 5-year-old season debut in Sunday's 400-yard, $90,000 Red or Green Stakes (RG2) for New Mexico-breds at Sunland Park.

RC Corona King ended his 4-year-old campaign with a half-length victory in the December 15, 440-yard New Mexico Classics Championship (RG2) at Zia Park. The gelding earned $292,746 from 10 races last year, and his three wins included a neck victory in the September 8, 440-yard First Moonflash ...

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

SUNLAND PARK, NM–JANUARY 7, 2025–Thirty-four state-bred newly turned 3-year-olds, led by multiple graded stakes winner Pavel, are entered to make their next starts in Saturday’s 400-yard Shue Fly Stakes (RG2).

A gelded son of Czar Cartel MV owned and trained by Jorge Luis Sanchez Jr., Pavel is coming off of a juvenile campaign during which he won three stakes, including the April 6, $355,000 New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG2) at Sunland Park, and the May 18, $234,000 New Mexico ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA–JANUARY 3, 2025– Robert Tyburski's red-hot mare Streaks Of Power is among the headliners in a deep and talented group entered in the Grade 1, $100,000 Charger Bar Handicap on Sunday at Los Alamitos.

A full field of 10 outstanding mares will be in action in a race that has produced the last three AQHA champion aged mares in Kiss Thru Fire in 2021 and 2022 and Famous Shining Star in 2023.

The 2025 running of the Charger Bar will be headed by the Power Jam (TB) mare Streaks ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA–DECEMBER 31, 2024–Gentry Farms’ Beach Walk and M & G Farms’ Terra Fina could be headed for great sophomore seasons in 2025 if the tremendous potential they showed during their respective juvenile campaigns is any indication.

The two fillies will now look to get their new year started the right way when they head a strong group of young runners in the featured seventh race – a $12,000 allowance event for fillies at 300 yards - on Saturday at Los Alamitos.

Trained by Juan Aleman, Beach ...

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

PHOENIX, AZ–DECEMBER 28, 2024–SM Jess Corona, a son of champion Kvn Corona and the fastest qualifier, is one of 10 sophomores entered back in Tuesday's 400-yard, $30,000-added AQRA Turf Paradise Derby at Turf Paradise Racetrack.

Trained by Adan Farias for owner Santos Montemayor, SM Jess Corona boasts a two-race win streak, ...

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

PHOENIX, AZ–DECEMBER 24, 2024–Jessaprimadonna, a 6-year-old One Sweet Jess mare leased and trained by Laurie Ferguson, drew the rail post for Saturday's 350-yard, $40,000 Mike Hastings Memorial Stakes for distaffers at Turf Paradise.

Jessaprimadonna will be facing fillies and mares off of her neck victory in the November 29, 300-yard Wayne ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA–DECEMBER 23, 2024–The new Los Alamitos racing season gets underway on Saturday night with an 8-race program set for approximately 6 p.m.

The feature event on the card will feature seven 2-year-olds making their final start as juveniles in the $20,000 Holiday Handicap at 350 yards.

All seven horses in this race have enjoyed at least one victory during their young career. Asscher, who is one of the nation’s top fillies, won the Holiday Handicap last year.

The Holiday will be headed by Melany and Ron ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA–DECEMBER 20, 2024–Juniors Quarter Horses’ Ready For It, who finished second in the first derby of the season, the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Winter Derby, on February 17, will now look to close out his sophomore campaign with a victory as the fastest qualifier to the Grade 2, $158,150 Southern California Derby at Los Alamitos on Sunday night.

The Southern California Derby is the 10th and final race on the meet’s closing day program. The program will feature a mandatory payout in the Pick 6, which consists of races 5-10. First post is 5 p.m. ...

PHOENIX, AZ—DECEMBER 18, 2024—Sweet Fire Wes has been set at 3-1 as the morning-line favorite in the $45,000 AQHA Quarter Horse Futurity at Turf Paradise on Monday, December 23.

Then, 2-year-olds are set to make their final appearance as juveniles in the 350-yard event at the Arizona racetrack.

Adolfo Celaya will saddle Sweet Fire Wes for owner-breeder Fernando Canales. The daughter of multiple stakes sire Panama West she was the third fastest qualifier after winning her November 30th trial by a ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA–DECEMBER 19, 2024–The closing weekend of the 2024 racing season will include three outstanding stakes races.

The meet’s closing night on Sunday will be headed by the Grade 2 Southern California Derby while the Saturday racing action will include the $25,000 A Ransom Handicap for 3-year-olds and $30,000 First Down Dash Handicap for 3-year-olds and upwards on Saturday ...

BY MARTHA CLAUSSEN

OPELOUSAS, LA–DECEMBER 19, 2024–To win a seven-figure futurity is what each breeder, owner, trainer and jockey hope for. On Saturday, December 21 at Evangeline Downs, the dream will come true for a Louisiana-bred 2-year-old and his or her connections with a victory in the LQHBA Louisiana Million Futurity (RG1).

The finalists exited trials on November 29 with the ten-fastest 400-yard times advancing to the championship. San ...

BY MARTHA CLAUSSEN

OPELOUSAS, LA–DECEMBER 19, 2024–Also on Saturday, Ajs Louisiana Chick is the 5-2 morning line favorite for the 400-yard, $50,000 ...

BY MARTHA CLAUSSEN

OPELOUSAS, LA–DECEMBER 18, 2024–The first of nine stakes on the final night of the 2024 Evangeline Downs Quarter Horse meet is the $35,000 Leverne Perry Stakes for accredited Louisiana-bred Quarter Horses, 3-year-old and upward.

A competitive field of ten will sprint 250 yards, led by Onemorewildtrain, owned by Jose Carlos Lopez and trained by Leonel ...