HORSE RACING NEWS
07/26/2022
Connie Swingle vs Seven Cal-Bred Fillies in Fleet Treat Thursday
The 37th edition of the Fleet Treat Stakes will top the bill Thursday as Del Mar swings back into action after a smashing opening weekend of racing. The seven-panel test for 3-year-old California-bred or sired fillies carries a purse of $175,000 and has d
07/24/2022
Del Mar Off to Exceptional Start After First Week
The eagerly anticipated return of word-class Thoroughbred horse racing at Del Mar did not disappoint, as record wagering and capacity crowds highlighted opening week, which kicked off on Friday, July 22.
07/22/2022
Balnikhov Takes Oceanside as Del Mar Begins; Record Opening-Day Handle is $23.56 Million
Little Red Feather Racing, Madaket Stables or Old Bones Racing’s Balnikhov came from far back with a solid run through traffic and drew clear late to capture the 77th edition of the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes Friday as Del Mar began its 83rd summer r
07/22/2022
Steffi Poce Wins 2022 Opening Day Hats Contest
The 28th annual Opening Day Hats Contest at Del Mar drew more than 160 contestants. Categories included Most Glamorous, Best Fascinator, Best Flowers, and Best Racing/All Others Theme. Contestants competed for more than $4,000 in cash and prizes.
07/20/2022
14 At The Ready In Oceanside As Del Mar Is Off And Running
Del Mar will open its gates Friday for the first of 31 racing days that will comprise its 2022 summer racing season, the 83rd time the horses have come to the scenic seaside place where the turf meets the surf. Topping the day’s bill will be the 77t
07/14/2022
Del Mar Announces Its Opening Day Program Is Sold Out
All available tickets for Del Mar's celebrated opening day program on July 22 have been sold, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club announced today.
05/24/2022
Breeders' Cup Challenge Series Features 82 Automatic Qualifying Races for 2022 World Championships
US Race Divisions Restructured into Regional Qualifying Competition of East, Midwest, and West to Promote Rivalries on the Road to the World Championships
03/09/2022
Del Mar's 2022 Stakes Schedule Most Lucrative in Track History
As part of its upwards flow of positives for the summer 2022 race meet, Del Mar has unveiled an enhanced stakes schedule that features 34 major races with more than half of them boosted above their 2021 purse numbers resulting in a record gross value of $
03/03/2022
Del Mar Record Purses for 2022 Meet will be Highest in History of California Racing
All Conditions See Increases - Stakes, ‘Ship & Win,’ Maiden Bonuses Are Enhanced
11/28/2021
Regal Glory Outfoots Them in Matriarch as Del Mar Closes
Peter Brandt’s Regal Glory sped clear early, then was never threatened in a classy performance in Sunday’s Grade I, $400,500 Matriarch Stakes as Del Mar closed the lid on its eighth Bing Crosby Season.