'Ship and Win' Returns for DMR Fall Meet

'Ship and Win,' a program which has been in place for the past eight years, returns for the Del Mar fall meet, running Nov. 8 through Dec. 1. It offers an automatic $2,000 to each out-of-state starter and a 30% across-the-board bonus on top of all purse money won in that initial start.

Since its inception, the program has drawn more than 1,200 horses to Del Mar from outside of California. To be eligible, the horse must have made his/her last start outside of California and cannot have raced in the state within the past year. First-time starters are not eligible. All stakes runners are eligible for the $2,000 starter fee, but not the 30% purse bonus.