From Los Alamitos Publicity
CYPRESS, Calif. (June 22, 2021) — The first thoroughbred meet of 2021 at Los Alamitos will begin Friday, June 25.
The seven-day Summer Thoroughbred Festival will continue through Monday, July 5. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday (June 25-27) the first week and Friday-Monday (July 2-5) the second week. Post time each racing day will be 1 p.m.
The season will be highlighted by a pair of graded stakes races – the Grade II, $200,000 Great Lady M. for fillies and mares (3-year-olds & up) at 6 ½ furlongs and the Grade III, $150,000 Los Alamitos Derby for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles.
The Great Lady M. will be run Monday, July 5 while the Los Alamitos Derby will be offered Saturday, July 3.
The wagering menu includes the Pick Six – with the traditional 70-30 split – a pair of $1 Pick 4’s – races 2-5 and the final four races – as well as the extremely popular Players’ Pick 5 – a 50-cent minimum wager with a reduced 14% takeout rate which is offered on the first five races.
Grandstand admission is $ and $2 for seniors 62 and older. Clubhouse admission is $5 and Vessels Club is $10. Tickets can also be purchased online at https://losalamitos.com/.
Los Alamitos offers free general parking and preferred parking is $5.
The July 4 program will feature a live money handicapping contest with two seats available to the 2022 National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas.
The other stakes race during the meet is the $100,000 Bertrando Stakes for 3-year-olds & up bred or sired in California.
Entries for the Bertrando, which will be run at one mile, will be taken Wednesday, June 23.