Los Alamitos Schedule - AQHA (2024)

FAQs

How much does it cost to get into Los Alamitos race track? ›

Admission is only $3 and general parking is free.

Los Alamitos Race Course has been a part of the community in Orange County since 1947. The racing oval located in Cypress, California now conducts year- round night racing in addition to seven weeks of daytime Thoroughbred racing throughout the year.

Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring.

In addition to Melia's project, a 9-acre parcel at the racecourse is currently being developed into Lexington Park, a new community park featuring sports fields, playground and other amenities, following a donation from Los Alamitos Race Course owner Edward Allred.

Entry Fees: Most people are surprised to find out that it does not cost anything to enter your horse in a race, unless the race is a stakes race (Kentucky Derby, Breeders' Cup, etc.). Some stakes races, like many of the Breeders' Cup Classic, cost in upwards of $120,000.

Los Alamitos Racing Association. The Inaugural Summer Thoroughbred Meet at Los Alamitos was the racing debut of the track's beautiful, new one mile oval.

Four months later, fire swept through its buildings and completely destroyed the venue, marking the final demise of the Lazarus of racecourses. Bay Meadows in San Mateo operated from 1934 to 2008. A month after its closure, construction work began to transform the 83-acre site into a housing and commercial development.

The two ranchos most familiar to us are Los Cerritos (The Little Hills), located in northwest Long Beach next to the Virginia Country Club, and Los Alamitos (The Little Cottonwoods), with its ranch house atop the hill at the south end of Palo Verde Avenue, also in Long Beach.

Norco is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. Located roughly 40 miles (64 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean, Norco is known as “Horsetown, USA” and prides itself on being a "horse community”.

What is the horse racing capital of the US? ›

Kentucky is the racing capital of the United States, raising thousands of Thoroughbreds a year and hosting the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Kentucky has nearly four times as many racing days and more horses per race.

Considered one of the world's most beautiful race tracks, Santa Anita is home to numerous prestigious races including the Santa Anita Derby, the Santa Anita Handicap, and the Breeders' Cup. Racing season runs from December to June from Thursday to Sunday.

They're also more affordable than options like intensive racing schools. Depending on a number of factors, you can expect to pay somewhere between $300 to $3,000 to participate in a track day event, with $1,500 serving as a good ballpark estimate for the overall cost of a typical day.

The entry fee for a day is usually around $300 for the weekend. There are other fees to consider for track days such as fuel and most likely tires. There may be added expenses like hotel and food, depending on track location. Most drivers seem to be paying around $1k per weekend for their track day events.

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