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.

Chad Brown Earns Stakes Double as Salamis Digs Deep To Win Grade I Hollywood Derby


Salamis dug in deep down the stretch to give Chad Brown a stakes double in winning the Grade I Hollywood by a neck.

$2-Million Early Pick Five Likely at Del Mar on Closing Sunday


Following a massive upset in the Seabiscuit Handicap Saturday at Del Mar, the track’s Early Pick Five wager took on a whole new shine looking ahead to Sunday’s closing-day program for the Bing Crosby Season.

Generations of Horsemen Unite with Tyler Baze and Riley Shapiro


The legacies of Native Diver and the Baze family have never intersected directly, until now.

Del Mar Adjusts Schedule Due To Weather; Friday Racing Cancelled, Monday Card Added


Live racing originally planned on Friday, November 21 is cancelled and a Monday, November 24 card has been added due to the forecast of heavy rain throughout Southern California.

Hollywood Goes to Del Mar


In a world full of unpredictability, there are two things you can be sure of in early November. One is hearing Christmas music in just about every store you walk into, and the other is the autumn racing meet starting at Del Mar. What do both of those things have in common with each other? The answer is Bing Crosby.

Weather Forces Schedule Changes at Del Mar; Saturday Card Cancelled, Friday Post Time Changed


Saturday Card Cancelled, Friday Post Time Changed

Live Racing for the 16-Day Bing Crosby Meet Continues Every Friday through Sunday Until November 30


Del Mar Turf © Benoit Photo Thursday at Del Mar was the start of the 12th annual Bing Crosby Meet, with a tremendous weekend in playing host to the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships for...

2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships Attendance & Handle


Total all-sources handle for the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club was $180,036,799, Breeders’ Cup Limited announced, the third highest total handle in the history of the event and an increase over the 2024 total handle of $179,218,631.

Forever Young (JPN) Wins a Classic Breeders’ Cup Classic


Forever Young (JPN) wins the 42nd running of the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) for 3-year-olds and up by a half-length over Sierra Leone

Ethical Diamond (IRE) Springs $57.40 Turf Upset


Ethical Diamond (IRE) posts a 1 ¼-length victory over two-time race winner Rebel’s Romance (IRE) to capture the 42nd running of the $5 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) for 3-year-olds and up at Del Mar Saturday afternoon