Santa Anita Plans Ship & Win Program for Autumn Meet
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Racing at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park has announced that its "Ship & Win" program, which has attracted significant numbers of out of state horses to Southern California over the past two years, again will be offered at the track's 18-day autumn meet that opens Sept. 30.
With a $5,000 bonus in place for any eligible horse making his or her first Southern California start and a 35% bonus available (excluding stakes races), the Ship & Win program, in conjunction with the Del Mar, has proven highly popular.
"Ship and Win has proven to be a very effective catalyst in attracting new equine talent and we're very hopeful that many horsemen will opt to stay in Southern California following Del Mar and participate in this lucrative program here at our autumn meet," said Santa Anita director of racing and racing secretary Chris Merz.
Horses that currently qualify for Del Mar's Summer Ship & Win program will retain eligibility for one start at Santa Anita, providing they do not start at any other track between the conclusion of Del Mar's summer meet Sept. 11 and the beginning of Santa Anita's autumn meet.
In order for a specific horse to be eligible for program bonuses, they must have made their most recent start outside of California and not have started in the Golden State within the past 12 months.