All American Futurity Finalist Leaving London Makes Los Alamitos Debut On Saturday

Grade 1 All American Futurity finalist Leaving London headlines a pair of top allowance events for juveniles on Saturday night at Los Alamitos, as several talented runners coming out of the Golden State Million Futurity trials fine-tune their form for the upcoming Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity trials.

Owned by Tungsten Racing Partnership and bred by Edward C. Allred, Leaving London makes her Los Alamitos debut in the 2-year-old fillies allowance feature, featuring a $13,900 allowance purse.

A full sister to Grade 1 Los Alamitos Super Derby winner London Toby, the Favorite Cartel filly has compiled a solid resume that already includes $97,800 in earnings. She posted top-three finishes in her trials to both the Ruidoso Futurity and Rainbow Futurity before scoring an impressive trial victory at The Downs at Albuquerque to qualify for the $3 million All American Futurity on Labor Day, where she finished eighth.

Jason Giles will saddle Leaving London with Eduardo Nicasio getting the riding assignment.

Leaving London heads a strong lineup of fillies, including Kolleen Ledgerwood’s Blackk Maggic, who comes in with top-three finishes in all three of her futurity trial attempts, including a third in her Golden State Million trial for trainer Cesar De Alba.

Zynda Racing’s Cape Blanco, runner-up in the John Deere California Juvenile Challenge and third in her Golden State Million trial, also lines up alongside Allred’s homebred Shes Difficult, who has finished first or second in three consecutive outings.

The co-featured juvenile allowance spotlights a competitive group of colts and geldings led by Grade 2 West Texas Futurity finalist Chief Keef 123. Owned by La Feliz Montana Ranch LLC and Ray Willis and trained by Manuel Rodolfo Rodriguez, the Flying Cowboy 123 gelding has earned over $45,000 across five starts, including a trial win and third-place finish in the West Texas final at Sunland Park.

He squares off against Zane Kiehne’s Mr Roosevelt, a John Stinebaugh trainee who hit the board in four of seven starts—highlighted by a runner-up finish in the Ruidoso Juvenile Consolation—and West Texas Racing Partners’ Hoosier. Trained by Christopher O'Dell, the Mpshinning gelding looks to keep his momentum going after an impressive California debut victory on September 26.

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