Los Alamitos total handle up 17 percent from 2019

The two-week Los Alamitos summer meeting that ended July 5 showed growth in all-sources handle compared to a similar meeting in 2019.

Los Alamitos had an all-sources handle of $56.04 million, a figure that included bets on the seven-day race season as well as simulcasting in the days surrounding the meeting. The handle was 17 percent higher than the 2019 figure of $47.8 million.

In 2020, Los Alamitos held a summer meeting without customers because of the pandemic. The recent meeting did not have any restrictions.

This year, the most significant growth came in the Southern California account-wagering market, which handled $24.8 million this year compared to $16.9 million in 2019.

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The track has two more daytime Thoroughbred meetings this year – the three-week Los Angeles County Fair meeting from Sept. 10-26 and a two-week meeting in early December.