Chief Stipe Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Del Mar’s “Ship and Win” program, which offers bonuses for out-of-state horses who run during the summer meet, will return in 2018 with increased incentives. In 2011 when the program was introduced, connections of qualifying horses were rewarded with a $1,000 check and 20% purse bonus for initial Del Mar starts. Those numbers jumped to $1,500 and 30% last year, and will be $2,000 and 30% in 2018. “This has been a wonderfully successful program for our horsemen, for Del Mar and for all of California racing,” said Del Mar’s racing secretary, David Jerkens. “We’re approaching 1,000 horses brought into the state utilizing ‘Ship and Win’ and they’ve made thousands of starts at all its major racetracks. When these horses come our way, we find they almost all stay in the state. We added to the bonus money again this year to make it even more lucrative to those willing to step up and we’re hoping to see another increase in new stock at our summer meeting.” Horses eligible for the program must have made their last starts outside out California and cannot have started in California within the last 12 months. First time starters are not eligible, and runners competing in stakes will receive the $2,000 starter fee, but no purse bonus. For questions about eligibility, contact Jerkens or Del Mar’s executive VP of racing Tom Robbins at (859) 792-4230. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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