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.
Javier Castellano Wins 15th Bill Shoemaker Award
Published Saturday, November 4th, 2017 (6 years ago)
Javier Castellano, winner of the 2017 Bill Shoemaker Award © Eclipse Sportswire
DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2017) – Javier Castellano, who won the first race of the 2017 Breeders’ Cup with Rushing Fall in...
Gun Runner Dominates in $6 Million Breeders’ Cup Classic; Defending Champion Arrogate Dead-Heats For Fifth
Published Saturday, November 4th, 2017 (6 years ago)
Gun Runner, winner of the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic © Eclipse Sportswire
DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2017) – Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm’s Gun Runner ($6.80) went to the front shortly after...
Ulysses Scratched From Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf
Published Friday, November 3rd, 2017 (6 years ago)
Ulysses © Eclipse Sportswire
DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 3, 2017) – Flaxman Holdings, Ltd.’s Ulysses, the 7-2 morning line favorite, has been scratched from the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf per recommendation from the...
Breeders’ Cup Friday Handle Up
Published Friday, November 3rd, 2017 (6 years ago)
© Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
DEL MAR, Calif. – (November 3, 2017) – All-sources handle for the Friday Breeders’ Cup program was $52,273,883, a 5.3% increase from 2016, on the first day of the 34th...
Velazquez, Prat Share First-Day Lead in Race for Bill Shoemaker Award
Published Friday, November 3rd, 2017 (6 years ago)
Flavien Prat © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 3, 2017) – John Velazquez, winner of the Longines Distaff on Forever Unbridled, and Flavien Prat, winner of the Las Vegas Dirt Mile on...
15th Bill Shoemaker Award to Go to Top Jockey at Breeders’ Cup
Published Thursday, November 2nd, 2017 (6 years ago)
Last year's winner of the Bill Shoemaker Award, Mike Smith
DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2017) – The 15th Bill Shoemaker Award will be given this weekend to the outstanding jockey in the two-day Breeders’...
Race Track Chaplaincy, Del Mar and Breeders' Cup Support Daily Breakfasts for Backstretch Workers
Published Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 (6 years ago)The Racetrack Chaplaincy of America, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and the Breeders’ Cup are supporting the stable area workers during Breeders’ Cup World Championships week by providing complimentary breakfasts in the Horsemen’s Kitchen.
Sponsored...
34th Annual Breeders' Cup World Championships to Feature Top Musical Talent and Distinguished Military Presence and Activations
Published Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 (6 years ago)Entertainment Highlights Include Performances of Del Mar’s Signature Song “Where the Turf Meets the Surf” and Exciting F/A-18 Hornet Jet Flyover
Gun Runner, Arrogate, Stellar Wind, Lady Eli, Highland Reel and Ribchester Lead International Cast of 166 Horses Entered in 34th Edition of Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar Friday and Saturday
Published Monday, October 30th, 2017 (6 years ago)
Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm’s Gun Runner and Juddmonte Farms’ defending champion Arrogate are the top two morning line choices in a field of 11 3-year-olds and up set for Saturday’s $6 million Breeders’...
Del Mar Reaccredited by NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance
Published Monday, October 30th, 2017 (6 years ago)
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, host site for Friday and Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships, has earned reaccreditation from the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance.
Del...