Los Cerritos Ranch
Los Cerritos Ranch was a California thoroughbred farm that bred and/or raced 31 stakes winners, 22 stakes placed runners & winners of 1,284 races with earnings of 7.5 million dollars.
It was founded in Murrieta, CA in 1959 by prominent breeder/owner William T. Pascoe III. In 1982 Los Cerritos was the ranked the leading breeder in California by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, and 9th on the list of leading national breeders.
Los Cerritos was managed by Willie Williamson from 1967 to 1989. At its peak in the 1980s, there were over 200 mares in the breeding and foaling program annually, and another 400 horses annually in training for the track, or boarding. The training program on the farm offered a mile-long race track and stables to accommodate over 100 horses.
The list of Stallions who stood at the farm:
- Agitate
- Be A Native
- Envoy
- Fast
- Gaelic Dancer
- Isle of Greece
- King of Kings
- Mike Fogarty
- Moneychanger
- Nalees Rialto
- Obratzsovy
- Pleasure Seeker
- Prize Host (the first stallion)
- Ramadan
- Ribereno
- Slews Royalty
- To Agori Mou
- Traffic Beat
- Tudor Night
Los Cerritos was closed and the property sold in 1989, when Pascoe retired.
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