For the sixth straight year and the third consecutive fall, the productive “Ship and Win" program, which has attracted hundreds of out-of-state horses to California since it was started at Del Mar in 2011, will return to the seaside track for its upcoming Fall session beginning on Friday, November 11.

Local horsemen or out-of-state owners and trainers who take advantage of the lucrative incentive arrangement receive an automatic check for $1,000 when their horse makes his/her first start at Del Mar. Additionally, purse monies won in that initial outing have a further 30% tacked on top. So, for instance, in the case of a horse winning a straight maiden race with its $52,000 purse at the meet, the owner collects $31,200 as the winner’s share, along with an additional 30% -- or $9,360. All told then, the “Ship and Win" horse rings the bell to the tune of $41,560 for that tally.