Starlet Stakes, Los Alamitos Futurity to be run two weeks apart

The two graded stakes for 2-year-olds at Los Alamitos will be held two weeks apart for the first time in several years.

The Grade 1 Starlet Stakes for fillies at 1 1/16 miles is scheduled for Dec. 5, while the Grade 2 Los Alamitos Futurity at 1 1/16 miles will be Dec. 19. Racing secretary Bob Moreno said last week that the position of the $300,000 Starlet two weeks before the $200,000 Futurity may allow a filly to run in both races.

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The races were run on the same day from 2016 to last year. They were run on consecutive Saturdays in 2015.

Overall, Los Alamitos will run five stakes during the three-week meeting, which is scheduled from Dec. 4-20. The only other graded stakes will be the Grade 3 Bayakoa Stakes for fillies and mares on Dec. 6.

There are two $100,000 races for statebred 2-year-olds at a mile during the meet – the Soviet Problem Stakes for fillies on Dec. 12 and the King Glorious Stakes on Dec. 20.