Inaugural Becca Taylor Highlights Los Al September Meet
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Becca Taylor wins the 2022 Great Lady M Stakes at Los Alamitos Race Course
The first running of the $100,000-guaranteed Becca Taylor Stakes will highlight the upcoming September Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos.
The six-day season is scheduled to begin Friday, Sept. 11 and continue through Sunday, Sept. 20. Racing will be conducted Friday-Sunday both weeks (Sept. 11-13 and Sept. 18-20). Post time will be 1 p.m.
Named in honor of the daughter of Old Topper and the General Meeting mare Lady Sax owned by California breeder Nick Alexander, the Becca Taylor will be run Saturday, Sept. 12. The race is for 3-year-old fillies and will be contested at six furlongs.
Trained by Steve Miyadi, Becca Taylor won nine of 10 starts - including the Grade II Great Lady M. at Los Alamitos in 2022 - and earned $499,160.
The other stakes is the $75,000-guaranteed E.B. Johnston for 3-year-olds & up bred or sired in California. The one-mile race will be offered Saturday, Sept. 19.