Shipping Incentive Program

HBPA 2026 Racehorse Shipping Incentive Program (RSIP)

 Eligibility: 

● Applicants must be an individual, corporation, or partnership. 

● $1,500 bonus to any horse brought to Century Tracks for the 2026 racing season. 

● Horse must not have started in Alberta prior to the 2026 racing season.

 ● $1,500 will be paid out as $500 per start for the first three starts made at Century Tracks. 

● If a horse is claimed or transfers ownership before the full amount is paid, the original owner will receive the whole bonus. 

● Registration papers for all applicants will be held in the race office and will only be released at the conclusion of the 2026 race season. If a request is made to remove the papers before the end of the meet all Shipping Incentive payments made to that horse will need to return to the HBPA bookkeeper before the papers will be released. 

All racing age horses purchased or claimed in British Columbia are excluded from this program. ( Yearlings purchased at the 2025 CTHS BC sale will qualify for the 2026 HBPA Incentive Program)
Horses must remain at Century Tracks for the 2026 season. 

Horses are allowed to ship to make one start in a Stake Race with a purse at or above $40,000.00 and with permission in writing from the HBPA Manager. Stake races below $40,000.00 are not considered. The HBPA reserves the right to

approve or deny these requests based on horse population. 

● Non-Starters as of January 1st, 2026, do not qualify for this incentive

● Horses that have applied to the HBPA Purchase/Claiming Incentive do not qualify for this incentive. 

● Individual horses only qualify for one HBPA Incentive per year. 

● The deadline for ALL Shipping Incentive applications is October 31, 2026.

 ● This Program is on a first come first serve basis. Not all applications will be accepted. 

●This program is for 2026 only and does not carry over to other years.

**Any owner/trainer who does not abide by the stipulations provided for this incentive can be requested to pay back any and all funds that have been dispersed. The HBPA reserves the right to garnish these funds from an owner’s account** 

2026 Shipping Incentive Form