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Two stakes worth a combined $200,000 highlight the 2024 September meet at Los Alamitos.
The six-day season will begin Friday, Sept. 13, and continue through Sunday, Sept. 22. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday both weeks. Post time will be 4 p.m. EDT.
The more lucrative of the stakes is the $125,000 Dark Mirage. The race at one mile for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, will be offered Saturday, Sept. 21.
The other stakes event is the $75,000- guaranteed E.B. Johnston for 3-year-olds and up bred or sired in California. The one-mile race will be run Saturday, Sept. 14.
The wagering menu includes a pair of $1 Pick 4s on races 2-5 and the final four races along with a $2 Pick 6 as well as the Players’ Pick 5, a 50-cent minimum bet with a reduced takeout rate of 14 percent, on the first five races.
The Pick 6 will have the standard 70-30 split with 70 percent of the pool going to those tickets with six winners with the remaining 30% going to tickets with five of six winners.
The Los Alamitos Racing Association will seed the Pick 6 with $10,000 on Saturday, Sept. 14, and Saturday, Sept. 21, provided there is no carryover.
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