Los Alamitos Six-Day September Meet Begins Sept. 12

Two stakes worth a combined $175,000 highlight the 2025 September meet at Los Alamitos Race Course. The six-day season will begin Sept. 12 and continue through Sept. 21. Racing will be conducted Friday through Sunday both weeks. Post time will be 1 p.m. PT. The first of the stakes races is the $75,000 E.B. Johnston Stakes for 3-year-olds and up bred or sired in California. The one-mile Johnston will be run Sept. 13. One week later—Sept. 20—fillies and mares (3-year-olds & up) will get together in the $100,000 Dark Mirage Stakes at one mile. Grandstand admission is $3 and $2 for seniors 62 and older. Admission to Burgart's is $10, and Vessels Club is $10. Tickets can also be purchased online. Los Alamitos offers free general parking. Preferred parking is $5. The wagering menu includes a pair of $1 Pick 4s on races 2-5 and the final four races, along with a $2 Pick Six as well as the Players' Pick 5—a 50-cent minimum bet with a reduced takeout rate of 14%—on the first five races. The Pick Six will have the standard 70-30 split, with 70% of the pool going to those tickets with six winners, while the remaining 30% goes to tickets with five of six winners. There will also be a handicapping contest Sept. 20, 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. The cost to enter is $500. Of that amount, $100 will be placed in the contest prize pool, with the remaining $400 going towards 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. Each entry must bet at least $50 on a minimum of four races that day, but there is no wagering limit. The player with the highest bankroll at the end of the day will be declared the winner, and the player with the second-highest bankroll will be the runner-up. The winner will receive 50% of the prize pool. The remaining payoffs: 20% (2nd place), 15% (3rd place), 7.5 % (4th place), and 7.5% (Most Money Wagered). Entries for opening day of the September meet will be taken Sept. 9.