Man O Rose stretches out, wins E.B. Johnston Stake at Los Alamitos opener

CYPRESS – The way Man O Rose won the E.B. Johnston Stakes on Saturday, fans at Los Alamitos might have wondered what took the 4-year-old gelding’s handlers so long to try him in a two-turn race.

One reason is that Man O Rose kept winning and winning in one-turn races.

“He’s been dying to go a mile,” owner Bruce Zietz said. “But he’s so fast, you put him in a sprint and he wins. What are you going to do, change?”

Trying 1 mile, the Los Alamitos oval and the stakes level for the first time...