Del Mar News & Announcements
These announcements and Press Releases are updated frequently. For Stable Notes and other race-related news, you can read our Stable News.
14 Stakes, Purse Boosts Highlight 16-Day Del Mar Fall Season
Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 (2 weeks ago)
Fourteen stakes races during its 16-day run, as well as a 5% blended increase in its overnight purses, highlight Del Mar’s Fall Racing Festival beginning on Friday, November 9. Nine of the 14 stakes are...
Quality Racing Propells Strong Results at Del Mar
Monday, September 3rd, 2018 (1 month ago)
All sources handle in 2018 rose 6.8% to $13.44 million per day as Del Mar completed a highly successful summer season - its 79th - on Labor Day Monday. The wagering increase follows a 5.1%...
Van Dyke, Miller Ride Stellar Seasons to Meeting Titles
Monday, September 3rd, 2018 (1 month ago)
Drayden Van Dyke went from six behind in the rider standings to one in front with a Del Mar record-tying seven wins on Sunday, August 19, and tenaciously held on through the final 11 days...
Accelerate Voted 2018 Horse of the Meeting
Monday, September 3rd, 2018 (1 month ago)
Accelerate © Benoit Photo
An impressive effort in the 28th running of the TVG Pacific Classic that produced a record 12 ½-length margin of victory propelled Accelerate to honors as Horse of the Meeting and...
Hronis Brothers Del Mar Leading Owners Again
Monday, September 3rd, 2018 (1 month ago)
For the fourth time in the past six years, Kosta and Pete Hronis were Del Mar owner champions after yet another stellar summer at the shore for the brothers from Delano, CA.
The pair, who...
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Statement Concerning Incident on Fairgrounds Sunday
Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 (1 month ago)We are aware of an ongoing San Diego Sherriff’s Department investigation into an incident on the Del Mar Fairgrounds today in advance of a concert featuring the artist Ice Cube.
As is our special events...
Baffert, Hollendorfer Stars Come Out for Debutante, Futurity
Friday, August 31st, 2018 (1 month ago)
Jerry Hollendorfer and Bob Baffert © Gary Schwartzwald
By Hank Wesch
Combined, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has 20 victories in the championship races for 2-year-olds at the Del Mar summer meeting. He’s won...
Mrazek Wins Grass Sprint
Thursday, August 30th, 2018 (1 month ago)
Mrazek © Benoit Photo
In only his second race in two years, Reddam Racing’s Mrazek, winner of the Graduation Stakes as a two-year-old in 2015, took command turning into the stretch and went on to...
Single Ticket in Pick Six Returns $130,850
Saturday, August 25th, 2018 (1 month ago)
For the eighth time this Del Mar summer race meeting, the Single Ticket Pick Six Jackpot was hit, returning $130,850 to a bettor who wagered $540 through the Twin Spires wagering platform.
Saturday’s Pick Six...
Seventh Solo Ticket Winner Clicks for $224,035 at Del Mar
Friday, August 24th, 2018 (1 month ago)
Temple Princess © Benoit Photo
For the seventh time in 28 days of racing, a lone Pick Six bettor hit the Del Mar wager for a husky number – this time for $224,035.
When favored...
Female Trainers Find Room to Work, Prosper on the Backstretch
Friday, August 24th, 2018 (1 month ago)
Kristin Mulhall © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
By GENE WILLIAMS
There was a time when women trainers - and there weren't a lot of them in those days - weren't allowed to saddle their horses...
Strong Business Continues at Del Mar With Record-Breaking Results
Sunday, August 19th, 2018 (1 month ago)
Overall handle has increased more than 8% after five weeks of racing at Del Mar, with two solid weeks of action still to come.
Track officials welcomed the Friday announcement of the return of Breeders’...
Kevin McFarland "Doubles Up" to Capture $50,000 Pacific Classic Betting Challenge
Saturday, August 18th, 2018 (1 month ago)Kevin McFarland, from Solana Beach, CA, vaulted to first place on the strength of two daily double payouts on his way to earning $20,000 in prizes in the Pacific Classic Betting Challenge.
David Snyder from...
$25,969,128 Record One-Day Handle Saturday at Del Mar
Saturday, August 18th, 2018 (1 month ago)
Del Mar Paddock © Benoit Photo
Racing fans across the country established a one-day betting record at Del Mar Saturday when they wagered $25,969,128 on the stellar 11-race card highlighted by the $1-million TVG Pacific...
Huge Pick Five Carryover of $785,777 at Del Mar Sunday
Saturday, August 18th, 2018 (1 month ago)
Diversionist © Benoit Photo
Horseplayers will have a huge target to shoot at Sunday at Del Mar thanks to a surprising win by the 3-year-old gelding Diversionist Saturday afternoon in the seaside track’s 5th Race....
Accelerate Romps By Record 12 1/2 Lengths in Pacific Classic
Saturday, August 18th, 2018 (1 month ago)
Accelerate © Benoit Photo
Winning as jockey Joel Rosario pleased, Hronis Racing’s Accelerate, the 2-5 favorite, romped to an easy victory in the 28th running of the Grade I $1 million Pacific Classic, scoring by...
Del Mar Announced as Host of 2021 Breeders' Cup World Championships
Friday, August 17th, 2018 (1 month ago)
Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred horse racing’s most prestigious international events, today announced Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar, California as the host site for the 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, November 5...
Sadler and Accelerate Loom Large in TVG Pacific Classic
Friday, August 17th, 2018 (1 month ago)
John Sadler © Benoit Photo
By GENE WILLIAMS
Is this the year that trainer John Sadler takes home the $1-million TVG Pacific Classic?
He’s won many of Del Mar’s premier stakes races, but it’s the...
Accelerate 8-5 Favorite Vs Seven in $1-Million TVG Pacific Classic
Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 (2 months ago)
Hronis Racing’s Accelerate drew Post 5 Tuesday afternoon and was installed the 8-5 favorite to beat seven rivals Saturday in the 28th running of the $1-million TVG Pacific Classic at Del Mar.
Post positions for...
Solo Pick Six Ticket Sunday at Del Mar Pays $139,474
Sunday, August 12th, 2018 (2 months ago)
A single ticket holder collected $139,474 for his Pick Six bet at Del Mar when his ticket was the only one to correctly select the final six winners on the track’s Sunday program.
The $3,840...