Okay, so, I’ve been getting into horse racing lately, specifically at Los Alamitos. It’s a whole different world, and let me tell you, it’s not as simple as it looks. I started by just trying to figure out how to even find the race results. I mean, you’d think it’d be easy, right? But with so much info out there, it got overwhelming pretty fast.

First, I went straight to the source, that Equibase website. Everyone says it’s the official place for racing data. They have everything, like, literally everything—results, entries, you name it. It’s a bit clunky to navigate at first, but once you get the hang of it, it’s a goldmine. But here is the thing, I don’t know how to dig the gold from the tons of data.
Then I started looking at the race cards themselves, trying to understand the past performances of the horses. A friend told me that if a horse has been doing well in recent races, it’s likely they’ll keep doing well. So I started comparing their past performances, checking things like the distance they ran and the type of surface. It felt like detective work, trying to see how they’d fit into the current race.
I also learned that Los Alamitos is going to have thoroughbred racing return in 2025. Starting from June 20, 2025, the racing will continue through July 6, 2025. That’s exciting news and it makes me even want to understand the races.
Diving deeper, I found some websites offering “expert picks.” Now, I’m not one to just blindly follow what others say, but it was interesting to see their reasoning. They list out the prize money, the number of races, how much was made on dirt tracks versus turf. It’s all a lot to take in.
I even read a bit about a jockey named de Alba who saddled his first quarter horse winner. And some fast one named “UP AND ATEM” was the fastest qualifier for some big race, the Golden State Million Futurity. I just try to remember those interesting stories.

Then there was this one site that had a detailed breakdown of each race. Like, for Race 2, they picked #4 Drumadoon as the favorite, trained by Angela Maria Aquino. They even mentioned the horse’s lineage, being a six-year-old by Northern Causeway. Now, that’s specific!
Another thing I did was look up an overview of the Los Alamitos track itself. It has a page with track records, recent news, photos, and even the names of the best trainers. You can really get lost in all this information.
- Step 1: Visited Equibase to get official results.
- Step 2: Studied past performances and compared them to the current race conditions.
- Step 3: Checked out expert picks to see different perspectives.
- Step 4: Dug into individual race breakdowns and horse details.
- Step 5: Explored the Los Alamitos track overview to learn more about the venue.
Honestly, it’s been a wild ride. I’m still learning a lot, but it’s been fun, and hey, maybe one day I’ll actually be good at predicting these races. For now, I’m just enjoying the process and soaking it all in. It’s definitely more than just picking a horse because you like its name, that’s for sure!