HORSE RACING NEWS
12/04/2022
Del Mar Closes Its 2022 Year With Record Mutuel Handle
On the heels of a record-breaking summer meet, Del Mar's 2022 racing calendar closed strongly this past weekend as the track’s fall meet, the Bing Crosby Season, offered world-class turf racing, strong field size and safe racing. Total handle i
12/02/2022
Jay Slender Brings Order To The Start Of Every Race At Del Mar
Who, as a kid, didn’t line up 2-or-3 friends on the school playground and shout “On your mark, get set, GO !!!”… and then watch the runners pitter patter some 10-to-20 yards, through a mass of children, to an imaginary finish line
11/25/2022
After A Harrowing Experience, Tom Knust Found A Safe Place And Made A Life At The Racetrack
If you’ve been around Del Mar for any length of time, you probably ran into - and maybe even met - Tom Knust. He has been coming out to Del Mar since he was a teenager and has made a lifetime career out of his love for the horses.
11/22/2022
Equine Industry Leaders Launch California Horse Power Coalition
Today, equine industry leaders and stakeholders across California announced the launch of the California Horse Power Coalition (CHPC). The new coalition’s mission is to preserve and protect California’s vibrant equestrian culture by bringing t
11/19/2022
Justique, The Chosen Vron Impressive In Stakes Doubleheader At Del Mar
The 2-year-old filly Justique ran a sparkler in winning Saturday’s Desi Arnaz Stakes, then the 4-year-old gelding The Chosen Vron followed that up with a strong tally in the Cary Grant Stakes on a doubleheader card that real racing fans had to appre
11/08/2022
Ninth "Bing Crosby Season" Off And Running This Friday
What first started in 2014 continues forward this year when Del Mar’s ninth fall racing meet – the “Bing Crosby Season” in honor of the track’s iconic founder – begins its four-week run Friday and goes through to Sunday
10/18/2022
Collmus Again in Del Mar Booth for Upcoming Fall Session
For the third time in the past three years, veteran race caller Larry Collmus will fill in at Del Mar for the track’s longtime announcer Trevor Denman. This time he’ll do it for the majority of the approaching Bing Crosby Season, which will ru
09/11/2022
Cave Rock Simply Runs Away With Runhappy Del Mar Futurity
Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s heavy favorite Cave Rock showed blazing speed throughout Sunday at Del Mar to simply prove untouchable against eight rivals in the 75th edition of the Grade I, $302,000 Runhappy Del Mar Futurity.
09/11/2022
Del Mar Summer Meet Highlighted by Record Wagering and Field Size; Track's Superlative Safety Record
Spurred by strong support from horsemen and women from California and around the country, Del Mar set new records for average daily handle and field size during its 83rd summer season that concluded Sunday, September 11.
09/11/2022
Hernandez, D'Amato, Baffert Win Summer Meet Titles
It was a virtual runaway in the jockey standings at Del Mar but the trainer’s race literally came down to the last race of the summer meet. When the dust settled, Juan Hernandez was atop the jockey standings and Phil D’Amato and Bob Baffert we