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.
Honor A.P. in Sharp Ky Derby Drill at Del Mar Saturday
Saturday, August 15th, 2020 (7 months ago)
Honor A.P. © Benoit Photo
C R K Stable’s Honor A.P. worked an impressive five furlongs at 12:45 p.m. today at Del Mar covering the distance in :59.40 under Hall of Fame rider Mike Smith....
Best Pals Hernandez, Gonzalez Seek Double Impact on Del Mar
Friday, August 14th, 2020 (8 months ago)
Juan Hernandez (left) and Ricardo Gonzalez © Benoit Photo
By Hank Wesch
In Phase I there was one.
A summer ago, Abel Cedillo, a successor to Russell Baze as dominating rider in Northern California, left...
Dan Smith: A Del Mar Man, A Racing Man, A Special Man
Friday, August 7th, 2020 (8 months ago)
Dan Smith
By Mac McBride
Dan Smith has left the building. Quietly.
In a way, that’s not surprising. He spent a career – at the racetrack and at Del Mar – doing what a good...
Del Mar Adds Race Date on Monday, August 31
Monday, August 3rd, 2020 (8 months ago)
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has announced it will run a make-up day of racing on Monday, August 31. It expects to present a 10-race card starting at 2 p.m. The added date means Del Mar...
Honor A.P. in the Spotlight for a Unique Shared Belief Stakes
Friday, July 31st, 2020 (8 months ago)
John Shirreffs and Honor A.P. © Zoe Metz Photography
By Hank Wesch
Del Mar will be the venue for a Kentucky Derby prep race Saturday, the $100,000 Shared Belief Stakes.
Weird, right?
“Nothing feels weird...
Del Mar Ups Purses 10% Following Strong Opening Session
Thursday, July 30th, 2020 (8 months ago)
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club today announced a 10% purse increase after a solid opening span of racing days during the month of July. The increase will be retroactive back to the track’s first day, July...
Mandella Unleashes United in Read, Then Throws a Joker in the Del Mar Deck
Sunday, July 26th, 2020 (8 months ago)
United © Benoit Photo
Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella fired one of his big guns Sunday at Del Mar and the boom shook the grounds and might reverberate forward to the shore track’s biggest...
Maximum Security Just Up in San Diego; Laura's Light Takes San Clemente
Saturday, July 25th, 2020 (8 months ago)
Maximum Security © Benoit Photo
Champion Maximum Security make his comeback Saturday at Del Mar a winner – but only just. The Gary and Mary West homebred colt worked hard through the stretch to get...
Already Famous, Maximum Security Debuts for Baffert
Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 (8 months ago)
Maximum Security © Zoe Metz Photography
By Hank Wesch
The Del Mar barber’s knowledge of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, whose distinctive white locks he was trimming, apparently did not extend to the horses...
Del Mar Adds Monday, July 27 Program to its Schedule
Friday, July 17th, 2020 (8 months ago)
Following the loss of the three racing cards planned for this upcoming weekend, Del Mar shifted gears and reschedule one of those lost days for Monday, July 27, effectively giving the shore oval a four-day...