Santa Anita‘s widespread “Ship & Win” program, which is designed to draw horses from outdoors California, will probably be again in impact for the observe’s 2024 Autumn Meet beginning on opening day, Sept. 27.
Since its inception, the profitable incentive program has performed a key position in serving to to bolster the equine stock at Santa Anita. For this yr’s Autumn Meet, horses from out of state who made just one begin on the Del Mar Summer season Meet will stay eligible for Santa Anita’s Ship and Win purse bonus offered they didn’t make a further begin elsewhere.
Eligible “Ship & Win” horses will obtain $4,000 assured for his or her first begin at Santa Anita (first-time starters excluded), as nicely further bonus cash in extra of listed purses.
In dust races, eligible Ship & Win horses who end first by fifth will obtain a 50 p.c purse bonus. In turf races, eligible horses who end first by fifth will obtain a 40 p.c bonus along with common purse cash. These bonuses are relevant for one begin solely.
“The Ship and Win program is now well-known all through the nation and it ought to proceed to draw a big numbers of horses,” stated Jason Egan, Santa Anita Director of Racing and Racing Secretary. “Now we have an excellent facility at which to race and practice with the very best turf racing in America presently of the yr, which supplies super incentives for these contemplating stabling right here in Southern California year-round.”
Highlighting this yr’s Santa Anita Autumn Meet is the inaugural $1 million California Crown on Sept. 28. The grade 1 race, which is contested at 1 1/8 miles on dust, will probably be a part of a blockbuster program additionally that includes the grade II, $750,000 California Crown Eddie D Stakes, grade II, $750,000 California Crown John Henry Turf Championship and grade II, $200,000 Metropolis of Hope Mile, which is an automated qualifier for this yr’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile.
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