Live-Blogging: 2021 Brad McKenzie Los Alamitos Winter Championship

TVG Live Stream

​Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Horse Racing’. Tonight, it is the 2021 Brad McKenzie Winter Championship at Los Alamitos Racecourse in Cypress, CA. This race is a Grade 1 race and is apart of a championship weekend at Los Al. The purse for the winning horse and his training staff is $157,750.
But there is another prize that can be won tonight. It is a Pick 6 Carryover. That prize is currently worth $32,000.
 
Here are the races for tonight’s Pick 6 including the BMLAWC.

​Race 3, thoroughbred, 4.5 furlongs, Maiden Claiming, 7 horses:
 
For the first race of this Pick 6, it is a thoroughbred race involving fillies and mares. The favorite of this race is #6 Gemma Royal at 8/5 odds. While #4 Madera Jubilee and #5 Three Dreams are long shots at 20-1.
20 MTP: Fierce Kitty opens up the near post time betting at 2/5 odds. 
15 MTP: #2 Remember to Bid and Three Dreams are the long shots at 25-1.
10 MTP: FK is now an even-odd favorite. 
5 MTP: GR hovering around her morning line of 8/5 and is at 2-1.
2 MTP: FK is the favorite at 6/5, while #1 Jaydann Bus and RtB are 17-1 long shots.

Post: RtB and FK are having issues at the gate. #5 Three Dreams is also acting up. The race is in a delay. #2 Remember to Bid is a late scratch. 
Post: #7 is off to an early start. 
1/8 MI: 6-3-1-7
1/4 MI: 6-3-1-7
3/8 MI: 6-3-1-7
Finish:
6-3-1-7
Gemma Royal wins this race as an even-odd favorite. She is going to earn her wagers $4.00. $1 Exacta (6-3) paying out $2.90. $1 Trifecta (6-3-1) paying out $15.30. $0.10 Superfecta (6-3-1-7) paying out $4.45. 

Race 4, thoroughbred, 1000 yards, Claiming, 6 horses:
In this race, it is a 1000-yard race involving fillies and mares. #4 Tell It Again has been scratched from this race. There are no double-digit long shots. However, the favorite of this race is #1 horse Tick Tock at 9/5. 
20 MTP: Tick Tock and #6 Blue Butterfly open up as 2-1 co-favorites. 
15 MTP: #3 Charlotte Louise is a 10-1 long shot. 
10 MTP: There are no double-digit long shots.
5 MTP: TT is at her morning line at 9/5. 
2 MTP: TT is the favorite at 3/2. CL, #5 Durga, and BB are at 3-1 odds.

Post: #6 is off to an early lead.
1/8 MI: 6-5-1-3
1/4 MI: 6-5-1-3
3/8 MI: 6-5-1-2
Finish:
5-6-1-2
#5 Durga wins this race at 4-1 odds. She is going to earn wagers $10.20. $1 Exacta (5-6) paying out $19.10. $1 Trifecta (5-6-1) paying out $90.20. $0.10 paying out $18.89. 
​
Race 5, thoroughbred, 1000 yards, Allowance, 7 horses:
For this last thoroughbred of the evening, it is another 1000-yard race where all but one horse is a gelding. The lone non-gelding is a filly by the name of Chollima, who is a 4-year-old at 9/2 odds. She will be the #6 horse. But the favorite is #7 Circus Act is the favorite at 5/2.
20 MTP: #5 Zimba Warrior starting off the near post wagering as a 3/2 favorite.
15 MTP: #1 Neah Bay and #3 Mr. Esken are 22-1 long shots.
10 MTP: #2 Swamp'n Ain't Ez is at his morning line at 7-2 odds. 
5 MTP: #4 Shark Cat is a 2-1. 
2 MTP: ZW is the favorite at 3/2. While NB and Mr. E are 24-1 long shots.

Post: #1 is off to an early start.
1/8 MI: 7-1-2-4
1/4 MI:7-4-5-1
Finish: 
7-5-4-3

Circus Act wins the race as a 4-1. He will be paying his wagers $10.00. $2 Exacta (7-5) paying out $14.00. While $1 Trifecta (7-4-5) paying out $51.40. $0.10 Superfecta paying out $35.19. 

Race 6, QuarterHorse, 300 yards, Claiming, 6 horses:
The QuarterHorse action at Los Alamitos begins with claiming of 3-year-olds. #2 Pour Corona is a long shot at 10-1. While #5 Take Your Choice is the favorite at 2-1.
20 MTP: Pour Corona starting off the near post wagering at 4/5. 
15 MTP: Big Fabuloso is a 20-1 long shot. 
10 MTP: Take Your Choice is hovering around his morning line of 2-1. He is at 5-2 odds.
5 MTP: Big Fabuloso is down to 11-1 long shot.
2 MTP: TYC is the favorite at 9/5 odds. While Pour Corona is a 11-1 long shot.

Post: #3 is off to a good start.
Finish:
4-6-3-5
Kayla's Prize wins this race at 5/2. She will earn her wagers. $7.60. $1 Exacta (4-6) paying out $12.80. $1 Trifecta (4-6-3) paying out $37.40. $0.10 Superfecta (4-6-3-5) paying out $5.95. 

Race 7, QuarterHorse, 300 yards, Allowance, 6 horses:
As for this race, it is an allowance consisting of 3-year-olds. #2 Registrant is the favorite at 2-1 odds. While #1 Secret Class Act is a long shot at 15-1.
20 MTP: Registrant opens up the near post wagering at 3/5 odds.
15 MTP: #4 Your Painted Fate is a 13-1 long shot. 
10 MTP: Registrant is an even-odd favorite. 
5 MTP: #1 Secret Class Act and Your Painted Fate are 10-1 long shots. 
2 MTP: Registrant is the favorite at 1/5.

Post: #4 collides with 1-3.
Finish:
4-3-5-6
Your Painted Fate is the unofficial winner.  YPF wins this race at 8-1. He should earn wagers $19.80. $1 Exacta (4-3) paying out $36.50. $1 Trifecta (4-3-5) paying out $141.10. $0.10 Superfecta (4-3-5-6) paying out $31.74. 

Race 8 (2021 Brad McKenzie Los Alamitos Winter Championship), 400 yards, Grade I Stakes, 10 horses:
In the finale of tonight’s slate of races at Los Al, it is the 2021 BMLAWC. It is a Grade I Stakes race and is for male horses 4-years old and up. The favorite of this race is #4 Powerful Favorite at 6/5. While There are a couple of long shots at 30-1. #3 Sepertist Dash and #8 Pay Me In Front are the 30-1 long shots.
20 MTP: Powerful Favorite starting off as an 1/9 favorite.
15 MTP: #2 Made Over is a 99-1 long shot. 
10 MTP: #7 Red Hawk Cartel hovering around his morning line of 20-1. He is at 23-1.
5 MTP: #5 Up for Speed was at 9/2 morning line. Now he is at 13-1. 
2 MTP: Powerful Favorite is the favorite at 1/5. While Made Over is a 70-1 long shot.

Post: #1 is off to an early lead.
Finish:
4-8-9-2
Powerful Favorite is the winner of the 2021 Brad McKenzie Winter Championship Stakes. PF is a 1/2 favorite and should pay out his wagers $3.00. $1 Exacta (4-8) paying out $22.80. $1 Trifecta (4-8-9) paying out $144.80. $0.10 Superfecta (4-8-9-2) paying out $206.85. $2 Pick 6 (2,6/5/7/4/4/4) paying out $7575.00. 

Final Thoughts:
Powerful Favorite is the big winner of tonight, as he wins the Brad McKenzie Winter Championship Stakes. He pulled away midway through the race. 

As for the Pick 6, if you had Gemma Royal (Remember to Bid), Durga, Circus Act, Kayla's Prize, Your Painted Fate, and Powerful Favorite, congratulations you won $7575.00. 

This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live-Blogging Shish on Horse Racing'. Thanks for visiting this page.