Los Alamitos Launches Free-To-Play Los Al 123 Thoroughbred Challenge With $3,000 In Cash Prizes

Horse racing fans will have the chance to test their handicapping skills at no cost during the September Thoroughbred meet, as the Los Alamitos Racing Association today announced the launch of the Los Al 123 Thoroughbred Challenge.

The completely free-to-play online contest features a $3,000 total cash prize pool provided by Los Alamitos. The challenge spans all six days of the daytime September meet: Friday through Sunday, September 11–13, and Friday through Sunday, September 18–20, 2026. Daily post time is set for 1:00 PM Pacific.

There is no buy-in or entry fee, and all picks score purely mythical wagers. Registration is free and open to all eligible racing enthusiasts at www.losal123.com.

How the Contest Works

Each race day, the contest covers the final five races of the official Los Alamitos September Thoroughbred card. For each race, participants select a Primary Pick and may add an optional Alternate Pick as a backup. If the Primary is scratched, the Alternate takes over automatically; if no Alternate was chosen, the post-time favorite substitutes. Selections lock strictly 30 minutes prior to the scheduled post time of the first contest race each day.

Players accumulate a virtual bankroll based on real track payouts:

Every selection is scored as a mythical $2 across-the-board wager ($2 Win, $2 Place, and $2 Show, totaling $6 in virtual value).
1st Place Finish: Player earns the official $2 Win, Place, and Show payouts.
2nd Place Finish: Player earns the official $2 Place and Show payouts.
3rd Place Finish: Player earns the official $2 Show payout.

Virtual payouts aggregate over the six racing days into a total contest bankroll. No actual money is wagered, and mythical bankrolls function strictly as points on the tournament leaderboard.

$3,000 Cash Prize Structure

The ten players with the largest total accumulated bankrolls at the conclusion of the meet on September 20 will share $2,500 in cash prizes:

1st Place: $700
2nd Place: $450
3rd Place: $325
4th Place: $250
5th Place: $200
6th Place: $175
7th Place: $125
8th Place: $100
9th Place: $100
10th Place: $75

In addition to the bankroll prizes, a standalone $500 Most Winners Prize will be awarded to the player who selects the highest number of winning horses across the six days. Players are eligible to win both a bankroll prize and the Most Winners Prize.

Registration and Rules

Players can register at any time during the meet at www.losal123.com. While late registration is allowed, any missed racing days prior to signing up will receive a score of zero.

In the event of ties for overall bankroll positions, tiebreakers will be determined in sequence by: (1) most winning selections, (2) most place finishes, and (3 ) highest single-race payout credit. If players remain tied, the applicable prizes are combined and split equally.

For complete official rules, terms, and free registration, visit www.losal123.com.

The Los Al 123 Thoroughbred Challenge is powered by 123Gaming, whose contest platform hosts the tournament, scores every selection from the official pari-mutuel payouts, and updates the leaderboard in real time throughout each racing day.

About Los Alamitos Race Course

Located in Cypress, California, Los Alamitos Race Course presents premier year-round night Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racing, as well as daytime Thoroughbred meets during select weeks of the year. For more information, visit www.losalamitos.com.

About 123Gaming

123Gaming builds and operates free-to-play handicapping contests for racetracks across the United States, giving fans a no-cost way to play the races and giving tracks a branded contest of their own. Its network includes contests at Emerald Downs, Horseshoe Indianapolis, Monmouth Park, Laurel Park and Remington Park. For more information, visit www.123gaming.com.

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