Santa Anita Autumn Meet

In a continued effort to lure horses from out of state, Santa Anita will once again offer the "Ship and Win" program for the track's Autumn Meet, which kicks off Friday, Sept. 26. With seven 'Win and You're In' events for this year's Breeders' Cup, which will be held at Del Mar Oct. 31-Nov. 1, the five-week meet features increased overnight purses compared to last year and a comprehensive stakes schedule. "The Ship and Win program has continued to attract significant numbers of horses to the Southern California circuit," said...

Santa Anita concluded its 19-day Autumn Meet Sunday with Juan Hernandez on top of the jockey standings by both wins (24) and stakes victories (7). Trainer Mark Glatt edged out Phil D'Amato 12-11 to win his first Santa Anita training title, while Hall of Famer Richard Mandella led trainers by stakes wins with five. Leading owner went to Lee and Susan Searing's C R K Stable, who finished with four trips to the winner's circle. Known at The Great Race Place, Santa Anita hosted the Breeders' Cup Nov. 3-4. Racing...

Santa Anita Park will return to a traditional $1 Pick Six when its 18-day Autumn Meet opens on Friday, Sept. 29, the track said in a press release early Friday. Officials have responded to the wishes of a vast number of players seeking a return to a more traditional format with 70 percent of the net pool paid to tickets which correctly select all six winners and 30 percent paid in a consolation payoff to those players who select five of six winners. As is the case with the traditional...

Edited Press Release Santa Anita Park's "Ship & Win" program is scheduled to return for the track's 18-day Autumn Meet, which opens Friday, Sept. 30. Hosted in conjunction with the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, the program offers a $5,000 bonus for any eligible horse making its first start and a 35% bonus, excluding stakes races. "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 to...

Santa Anita's Autumn Meet, which will run from Friday, Sept. 30 to Sunday, Nov. 6, will offer 26 black-type events, including five Breeders' Cup "Win & You're In" stakes. The first two weekends of the meet will be especially noteworthy, with 17 stakes, 12 of which are graded. Significant Breeders' Cup preps will include the Oct. 1 GI Awesome Again S., as well as Oct. 8's GI American Pharoah S. and GI Rodeo Drive S. Stakes purses for the 18-day meet will remain almost entirely the same as last year,...

With tickets set to go on sale at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 1, Santa Anita's 16-day Autumn Meet, which opens Friday, Oct. 1, will mark the return of "Walk-Up" admission and a new inclusive pricing structure that combines Admission, General Parking and a Racing Program, Santa Anita announced Thursday. Additionally, fans will now be able to access Santa Anita's Clubhouse and General Admission areas for the same $10 admission price, with open seating offered in the Grandstand, Sirona's Bar, Paddock Room and Seabiscuit Court. Santa Anita Thoroughbreds Club and XB...