By Jim Charvat Tom Knust © Benoit Photo If you’ve been around Del Mar for any length of time, you probably ran into - and maybe even met - Tom Knust. He has been coming...

The coalition aims to spotlight the many ways the equine industry benefits and enriches communities across California.

What first started in 2014 continues forward this year when Del Mar’s ninth fall racing meet – the “Bing Crosby Season” in honor of the track’s iconic founder – begins its four-week run Friday and...

Larry Collmus © Benoit Photo For the third time in the past three years, veteran race caller Larry Collmus will fill in at Del Mar for the track’s longtime announcer Trevor Denman. This time he’ll...

Flightline © Benoit Photo Much like he did in his win in the TVG Pacific Classic, Flightline ran away from the field in the voting for Horse of the Meet at Del Mar this summer....

Juan J. Hernandez © Benoit Photo It was a virtual runaway in the jockey standings at Del Mar but the trainer’s race literally came down to the last race of the summer meet. When the...

Spurred by strong support from horsemen and women from California and around the country, Del Mar set new records for average daily handle and field size during its 83rd summer season that concluded Sunday, September...

Cave Rock © Benoit Photo Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s heavy favorite Cave Rock showed blazing speed throughout Sunday at Del Mar to simply prove untouchable against eight rivals in the 75th edition...

By Jim Charvat John Beggin © Benoit Photo 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...

Jesus Camacho © Benoit Photo By Mac McBride 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:...