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08/29/2025

Pacific Classic Record Breakers: Setting the Bar on Del Mar's Biggest Race

Another Pacific Classic is set to go and with every running there’s the possibility of a record-setting performance. As the Classic gets older, these records become more prestigious. 

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08/28/2025

Del Mar to Host Aztec Basketball and Mesa Foundation Sunday

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club this Sunday will host the San Diego State Men’s Basketball team and the MESA Foundation, SDSU Athletics’ official partner for the advancement of Aztec basketball and community outreach.

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08/26/2025

"Big Three" Highlight Saturday's 35th $1-Million Pacific Classic

A field of eight – including three of the top horses in the country – will eye the starter Saturday in a stellar renewal of the $1-million, Grade I Pacific Classic, Del Mar’s foremost summer attraction and the high point of an afternoon

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08/22/2025

"Daybreak at Del Mar:" A Morning to Remember

At Del Mar, dawn enthusiasts wave good morning to horses and riders trackside as Michelle Yu puts her knowledge of the sport out on full display every Saturday and Sunday from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Yu answers questions and gives people an up-close look at mornin

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08/15/2025

Mirco Demuro: Chasing A Lifelong Dream at Del Mar

Del Mar has seen an influx of new riders joining the jockey colony this summer. That’s not unusual. The jockey colony often has new additions hoping to break in and improve their careers. 

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08/08/2025

Mike Smith Has A Birthday Sunday; But, No, It's Not The One You Think It Is

The amazing Mr. Mike Smith has a birthday this Sunday. But hold on a minute and hear him out. He knows what you’re thinking, but he’s here now to let you know just what’s really real.

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08/02/2025

Seismic Beauty Wire-to-Wire in Grade I Hirsch at Del Mar

My Racehorse and Peter Leidel’s Seismic Beauty, a 4-year-old filly with a good turn of foot, went to the lead out of the gate, saved every inch of ground in a mile and one-sixteenth run on Del Mar’s main track and came away a length and a half

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08/01/2025

Owner Mike Pegram Named 2025 Winner of Pincay Award

Mike Pegram, a highly successful, fully colorful and notably popular horse owner and racing executive on the national scene for more than three decades, has been named the 21st recipient of the Laffit Pincay, Jr. Award.

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07/30/2025

Square Peg Fits Snugly with CARMA's Mission

The Thoroughbred, Joell Dunlap fervently maintains, wants to please. People in the autism community, she equally believes, are looking for ways to connect. The place where both needs are met, for the horses and people, is Square Peg, the Northern Californ

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07/27/2025

Sprague Springs to Victory and More Than $120,000 in the Del Mar Summer Challenge

Tyler Sprague from Las Vegas, NV, turned his $4,000 live-money starting bankroll into $26,600 in Del Mar’s signature two-day event, the 22nd Annual Summer Challenge. Tyler went all-in on the last race including a $9,500 win wager, resulting in his f

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