HORSE RACING NEWS
09/11/2022
John Beggin: Del Mar's Man With the Green Thumb
Everybody loves having a nice green lawn but very few like putting the work into maintaining one. Those grumblings you hear on the weekends generally belong to homeowners moments before going out to mow that nice green lawn.
09/09/2022
Outriders: The Horsemen's Horsemen at the Racetrack
Outrider. Interesting word. Has a cowboy sort of feel to it – and you’d be right to think in that context. One of the dictionary definitions says: “A mounted official who escorts racehorses to the starting post.” That’s corre
09/03/2022
Flightline Scores Brilliant Record Victory in Grade I TVG Pacific Classic
In one of the most brilliant performances in the history of Del Mar racetrack, unbeaten Flightline staked his claim as the outstanding older Thoroughbred in America with a 19 l/4 length victory in the Grade I, $1 million TVG Pacific Classic Saturday. It w
09/02/2022
TVG Pacific Classic: Not Just Another Million Dollar Race
Certain races bring out certain emotions in people. All races are fun to win. But there are only a few races, out of the thousands that are run every year, that can make a career for a rider, a trainer or an owner. It’s these races that leave perman
09/01/2022
TVG Pacific Classic Featuring Odds-On Flightline Tops Five Stakes Blockbuster Card Saturday at Del M
Highlighted by the $1-million, Grade I TVG Pacific Classic led by superstar Flightline, Del Mar will present a smashing five-stakes card Saturday that also features a trio of Grade II stakes on the grass and nearly $2.5 million in total purses, making it
08/31/2022
Fillies/Mares Go Sprinting on Grass Friday in Del Mar Feature
A field of eight fillies and mares, plus one, will lineup Friday at Del Mar to see who is quickest going five furlongs on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course. It’s the eighth race on a nine-race card that starts off with a first post of 3 p.m.
08/30/2022
Flightline Is 1/5 Favorite Vs. 5 in Saturday's TVG Pacific Classic
Hronis Racing and partners’ undefeated Flightline has been made the 1/5 favorite against five rivals in Saturday’s 32nd running of the $1-million TVG Pacific Classic at Del Mar.
08/26/2022
Ron McAnally To Be Recognized Saturday at Del Mar for a Lifetime Well Spent at the Racetrack
Trainer Ron McAnally and his champion mare Bayakoa at Del Mar in 1990.
08/25/2022
Record Stakes Schedule Highlights Del Mar's Bing Crosby Season
Del Mar’s Bing Crosby Season, which offers the premier late fall racing in America, will present the richest stakes schedule in its nine-year history featuring 13 major stakes races – nine of them Graded – and two overnight events worth
08/23/2022
CARMA Summer Fundraiser, CARMAthon, Generates over $300,000
Brought back for a third year, CARMA’s summer fundraiser, CARMAthon, exceeded all expectations. The nonprofit dedicated to Thoroughbred aftercare raised more than $300,000 to help fund its programs - more than DOUBLE th