Los Alamitos Race Course
Los Alamitos boosting purses for summer meet
Benoit Photo Los Alamitos has room for more than 350 Thoroughbreds that need a place to train.
Los Alamitos will add $100,000 to overnight purses for its summer meeting, which runs from June 27 to July 14, with most going to claiming and starter-allowance races, according to racing secretary Bob Moreno.
The additional funds will add $1,000 to $2,000 per race for several categories of races during the 12-day season,.
The Santa Anita meeting runs through June 23, followed by Los Alamitos and the Del Mar summer meeting, which begins July 17.
