Express Train © Benoit Photo C R K Stable’s Express Train, winner of the San Diego Handicap here July 17, drew Post 5 here Tuesday afternoon and was installed the 3-1 morning line favorite to...

Trevor Denman © Benoit Photo By Hank Wesch The date: August 14, 1971. The place: Clairwood Racetrack in Durban, South Africa. Track manager Gerald Lea was on hand as an 18-year-old, who had been pestering...

Mike Smith (L) and Chantal Sutherland © Benoit Photo By Hank Wesch In the spring of 2011, an idea for a promotion at Del Mar was formed in the fertile brain of track executive vice...

Craig Seidler (L) and Chris Bahr © Benoit Photo Craig Siedler, from Henderson, NV, catapulted into the lead in the second race Saturday and never looked back in the two-day 18th annual Del Mar Summer...

Building on its pre-meet enhancements and the sparkling success of its current racing season, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club today announced a pair of major increases to key stakes races on its 2021 schedule. The Grade...

Mark Glatt © Benoit Photo By Hank Wesch Mark Glatt saddled Collusion Illusion and Law Abidin Citizen for the 2020 edition of the Bing Crosby Stakes and was rewarded with a 1-3 finish that provided...

CEO Joe Harper welcomes Del Mar’s 2021 interns (left to right) Joey Bottini, Whit Ellis, Jake Rome and Diego Diaz-Colwell. © Benoit Photo By Hank Wesch They are four students representing three universities – Syracuse...

“You can’t get much better than this,” said Del Mar CEO Joe Harper in reference to opening week of the 2021 track meeting. “I’d have to say it was nothing short of terrific.” The seaside...

Flashiest © Benoit Photo Del Mar established an Opening Day record handle mark of $21,339,6453, which smashed by 29.3% the previous all-time high of $16,500,914 set in 2016. Last year’s Opening Day handle was $15,024,635,...

Rebecca Smith © Benoit Photo The 27th annual Opening Day Hats Contest at Del Mar drew more than 100 contestants. Categories included Most Glamorous, Best Fascinator, Best Flowers and Best Racing/All Others. Contestants competed for...