Ed Allred’s multiple Grade 1-winning homebred London Toby has been retired following an outstanding career in which he won 10 races and earned $358,989.

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By Orlando Gutierrez

CYPRESS, CA–MARCH 6, 2026– Ed Allred’s multiple Grade 1-winning homebred London Toby has been retired following an outstanding career in which he won 10 races and earned $358,989.

The 8-year-old gelding is by leading sire Favorite Cartel and out of Allred’s winning mare London Laura, an allowance winner at Los Alamitos in 2016. London Toby stands as her leading earner, as the flashy sorrel accumulated six stakes victories for trainer Scott Willoughby while racing exclusively at Los Alamitos. His signature win came in the 2024 Brad McKinzie Los Alamitos Winter Championship, where he was bumped from both sides leaving post seven, shrugged off the trouble, and relentlessly made up ground with every stride to secure a neck victory in the Grade 1, 400-yard event.

A true Los Alamitos mainstay, London Toby was a model of consistency throughout his career. He added a pair of victories in the Restricted Grade 1 Spencer Childers California Breeders Championship Handicap in 2023 and 2024, and also scored wins in the Be A Bono Stakes and the Z. Wayne Griffin Directors Trials in 2024. His excellent Brad McKinzie win earned him a spot in the 2024 Champion of Champions, where he faced a sensational field that included eventual winner Empressum, Jeriko, and Shakers No Secret.

London Toby’s journey to the top was a steady climb. His first stakes victory came in the 2022 Grade 3 First Down Dash Handicap, marking his fourth consecutive win over a two-year span. Perhaps his most visually impressive performance occurred on June 4, 2021, when he recorded a jaw-dropping, four-length victory in an allowance race at 330 yards—a rare margin of victory in a Quarter Horse dash.

His recent campaigns were defined by selective racing and high-level excellence. In 2025, he raced only three times, delivering solid runner-up finishes in the Grade 1 Brad McKinzie and Grade 1 Vessels Maturity, followed by a gritty fourth-place effort in a trial for the Champion of Champions. While his connections initially considered a run in this year’s Winter Championship, Allred ultimately made the decision to retire the classy veteran.

“He was an excellent horse that provided us with a lot of thrilling victories,” the AQHA Hall of Fame owner and breeder said.

Gifted and talented, London Toby also demonstrated immense resilience as he dealt with stomach ailments during his racing career. "He was a patient at the University of California, Davis, a couple of times," Allred noted. "He has a special diet. Every race he gave us was a joy."

London Toby will enjoy his well-earned retirement at a ranch in Orange Park Acres, located near the track he called home, Los Alamitos Race Course.

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