HORSE RACING NEWS
06/02/2020
Popular "Ship and Win" Program Back for 10th Del Mar Season; Additional 20% Bonus Applies to All Sum
The highly successful “Ship and Win” program is back for its 10th season at Del Mar with its guaranteed bonus package and purse incentives to all horsemen who import out-of-state runners to race at the shore oval in 2020.
05/29/2020
38 Del Mar Stakes Worth More Than $5.5 Million Set This Summer; Shared Belief Stakes to Offer Kentuc
Del Mar will conduct its 81st summer racing season between July 10 and September 7 featuring a 38-race stakes schedule offering more than $5.5 million in purses. The meet kicks off on a Friday and will feature the traditional Opening Day headliner, the $1
05/28/2020
Del Mar Shifts Opening Day to July 10; Will Race on Friday - Sunday Summer Schedule
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club announced today its intention to begin the 2020 summer race meet on July 10 and employ a three-day-a-week race schedule pending the approval of the California Horse Racing Board at its June 11 meeting.
12/01/2019
Del Mar Fall Meeting Sets Record Handle Numbers
Despite losing two racing days to a pair of winter-like storms, Del Mar completed its sixth fall race meeting on a series of high notes that included a stellar final weekend with terrific turf racing, offering the country’s top wagering signal for t
11/30/2019
Single Ticket Winner Cashes for $428,459 in Del Mar's Pick Six
A single ticket holder cashed big at Del Mar Saturday afternoon when their $128 Pick Six ticket came in for a $428,459 payoff. The wager was made through the TwinSpires betting hub and the person who bought it structured his/her ticket with two horses in
11/29/2019
Smith Stands at the Threshold of Grade I Stakes Record
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith has 215 Grade I stakes victories in his career, one short of tying the retired Jerry Bailey for the wins recorded at the highest-level events in racing.
11/29/2019
Del Mar Confirms It Will Race Friday as Storm Clears
With blue skies and sunshine making a local comeback, Del Mar officials confirmed Friday morning that its planned nine-race card would be conducted as scheduled this afternoon with first post set for 12:30 p.m.
11/24/2019
Del Mar Cancels Thanksgiving Card Due to Inclement Weather; Racing Set for Friday and a Stakes-Packe
With inclement weather predicted to bring substantial rain on Wednesday and Thursday of the coming week, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club proactively cancelled its scheduled Thanksgiving Day race card as part of its continuing emphasis on horse and rider safety.
11/23/2019
Single Ticket Worth $182,619 in Del Mar's Saturday Pick Six
A single Pick Six ticket was worth a husky $182,619 Saturday at Del Mar as the exotic bet and its Jackpot Carryover was hit for the first time on Day 9 of the current seaside race meet. It was the largest payout of the fall session.
11/22/2019
Del Mar Is One Gnarly Place To Work for Surfin' Starter Slender
“If everybody had an ocean, across the USA, then everybody’d be surfin’ like Californi-a…”