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🌱 Patch AM: Can Man O Rose stay perfect in Saturday’s E.B. Johnston Stakes?

Also, don't miss FREE Pickleball, Coaching, and Giveaway with 150+ Health and Alignment Health on the Los Alamitos Patch calendar

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  • Can Man O Rose stay perfect in Saturday's E.B. Johnston Stakes?

Also on today's calendar: FREE Pickleball, Coaching, and Giveaway with 150+ Health and Alignment Health and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 77, low: 69.
  • Sunday: Humid with decreasing clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Horse racing: Man O Rose tries to stay perfect at Los Alamitos (troyrecord.com) — Horseplayers and racing fans in Los Alamitos can look ahead to Man O Rose's bid for a third straight E.B. Johnston Stakes win at the local thoroughbred meet this Saturday. The piece also tracks jockey standings, notes recent horse fatalities at the track, and highlights standout quarter-horse performances and post-position trends that could matter to anyone following or betting local races.
   

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Ok Los Alamitos! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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