The Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) and Santa Anita Park will continue to supplement overnight race purses by $5,000 each per race ($10,000 total) for the remainder of the meet at the Arcadia oval, which ends June 23. This is an extension of the agreement that was set to expire June 2. The final two weeks will be funded solely by the purse account.
“We are happy to be able to offer our owners this incentive, which we believe will continue the momentum of the past seven weeks,” said Gary Fenton, Chairman of TOC's Racing Affairs Committee. “We greatly appreciate the generous contribution of The Stronach Group to this innovative program, and we felt it was important to keep it going, especially considering the health of the Santa Anita purse account.”
TOC Chairman Nick Alexander added, “In light of the recent events in California racing, we are all trying to do everything we can to keep horses in the state, and this purse enhancement has been an important component of that effort. Our obligation is to the California horse owners, and it is our goal to provide them some relief through these monetary incentives.”
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