LOS ALAMITOS

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR MEET BEGINS THURSDAY;

FOUR STAKES TO BE OFFERED DURING 12-DAY SEASON

The Los Angeles County Fair meet at Los Alamitos will begin
Thursday, Sept. 7.

The 12-day season will continue through Sunday, Sept. 24 with racing conducted
on a Thursday-Sunday basis. Post time will be 2 p.m.

The three-week meet will include four stakes worth a combined $350,000,
including a pair of races for 2-year-olds at 6 ½ furlongs.

Fillies will compete in the $100,000 Barretts Debutante Saturday, Sept. 16, one
week before colts & geldings get together in the $100,000 Barretts Juvenile. The races
are restricted to horses offered at any Barretts sale.

The first Saturday of the meet – Sept. 9 – will feature a stakes doubleheader.
Three-year-old fillies will run six furlongs in the $75,000 Beverly J. Lewis Stakes while
California breds – 3-year-olds & up – will contest the $75,000 E.B. Johnston Stakes at
one mile.

The wagering menu includes the Pick Six, a pair of 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.