CYPRESS, CA—APRIL 15, 2016—In a letter distributed today (Apr. 15) to track employees and participants, Los Alamitos Race Course owner Dr. Ed Allred said he plans to continue racing at the Orange Country racetrack for at least 10 more years.

"God willing, let's plan on 10 years ... and at that time, reevaluate the status of my health and proceed as indicated," the 79-year-old Allred wrote.

AQHA's all-time leading breeder said in the letter that Los Alamitos will present a local ballot measure to citizens of Cypress, California to develop portions of the racetrack and the old Cypress Golf Course, which has been closed.

"The remaining 170 acres is a combination of the racetrack property and the 'old back nine' of the golf course," Allred wrote. "Fifty to 60 acres could be developed of the 170 acres without disrupting the Quarter Horse program."

In 2014 Allred expanded Los Alamitos Race Course to a mile to accommodate a daytime Thoroughbred meeting following the closure of nearby Hollywood Park. This is in addition to its year-round nighttime Quarter Horse racing season.

"I am well and healthy, having recovered from urologic surgery in November 2015," Allred wrote. "I continue to breed 130 Quarter Horse foals each year. I love what I am doing and I love (Los Alamitos) and the people who race and work here. It is my strong desire to keep (Los Alamitos) operational as long as horsemen support the racing program, and so long as I am able to oversee the operation. ... It is unlikely that upon my passing or serious disability that another group could be found that could acquire the track for racing purposes."

Allred has been AQHA's Leading Breeder a record 13 times. Through 2015 he has bred 4,668 winners, 296 stakes wins and $51,534,850 in earnings.