Horse Racing http://www.dmtc.com/ Horse racing news headlines from the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in San Diego, California. http://www.dmtc.com/images/dmtc120x60.jpg http://www.dmtc.com/ http://www.dmtc.com/racinginfo/news.php?article=0 http://www.dmtc.com/racinginfo/news.php?article=0 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club http://www.dmtc.com/racinginfo/news.php?article=1 http://www.dmtc.com/racinginfo/news.php?article=1 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club http://www.dmtc.com/racinginfo/news.php?article=2 http://www.dmtc.com/racinginfo/news.php?article=2 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Aided by its highestever overnight purses an increase in field size and a steady betting agenda throughout its 37day season the seaside track finished up its summer with more than 430million pushed through the betting wickets for a daily average of over 11.6million.

Read the rest of the article here.]]> http://www.dmtc.com/racinginfo/news.php?article=3 http://www.dmtc.com/racinginfo/news.php?article=3 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club "We adapted we adjusted we partnered we promoted and we worked hard. In the end we managed to do what most everyone in this business hopes to do we conducted a helluva good race meeting that was fun for everyone involved." Joe Harper CEO president and general manager Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.

Del Mar's 72nd season of Thoroughbred sport raced to a successful conclusion Wednesday finishing out a 37day run that many are seeing as one of the best in its storied history.

The seaside oval that entertainment icon Bing Crosby and his Hollywood pals began on a lark back in 1937 once again put on a sparkling show that properly showcased the best California racing has to offer over a summer filled with good competition healthy rewards new faces and the thing that Del Mar does best of all presenting the game at its best with hopes for even better to come.

The track's final attendance count at the end of its sevenweek session tallied up at 660245 nearly even with 2010's total of 662521 meaning a daily average of 17844 in 2011 vs. last year's 17906. Though the final numbers showed a slight percentage decline of 0.3 the fact remains that the hearty crowds that click through the turnstiles on a seasonlong basis are the best in the west by far and right at the very top in the national picture.

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