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.

Del Mar's Inaugural Bing Crosby Season Kicks Off With Opening Day Vintage Hollywood Fashion Contest

Del Mar opens its gates a second time this year for four weeks of exciting Thoroughbred horse racing, free concerts and epicurean events. Opening Day will be Friday, November 7, and one of its highlights...

"Ship And Win" In Place Once More For Del Mar November Meet

“Ship and Win,” Del Mar’s simple, yet very effective, program to attract out-of-state horses to run at the shore oval will be in place for the track’s first November race meet which kicks off on...

Del Mar Fall Meet Offers 14 Stakes During 15-Day November Run

Fourteen stakes races – nine of them graded – will serve as the touchstones for Del Mar’s new November race meeting opening Friday, November 7 for a 15-day run through Sunday, November 30. The total...

75th Del Mar Season Closes; Purses, Field Size Strong Again

Del Mar’s Thoroughbred season raced to a finish Wednesday (September 3), nicely closing out a 36-day run that saw high-caliber racing sparkle for the 75th time alongside the blue Pacific at the popular summer playground....

Bejarano Top Jockey; Hollendorfer/Miller Tie

Rafael Bejarano won his fourth Del Mar leading rider title and Jerry Hollendorfer and Peter Miller tied for the training crown as Del Mar’s 2014 season raced to a close on Wednesday (September 3). The...

Hronis Brothers Repeat Winners Of Both Del Mar Owners' Titles

A victory by Daddy D T in the $100,000 Oak Tree Juvenile Turf on closing day provided the boost that made Kosta and Pete Hronis, who race under the nom de course of Hronis Racing,...

Shared Belief Voted 2014 Horse Of The Meeting

Shared Belief, whose victory in the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic extended his undefeated record to 6-0, was a unanimous choice as Horse of the Meeting and top 3-year-old by vote of the Del Mar...

Pick-6 Carryover Saturday August 30th - $61,395

A Pick Six carryover of $61,395 was triggered Friday at Del Mar. The Pick Six on Saturday's card starts Race 6. Join us for a wealth of excitement tomorrow, including Daybreak at Del Mar, Wierner...

Del Mar Futurity Has Admirable Record As Kentucky Derby Indicator

By Hank Wesch In its 11th running, in 1958, the Del Mar Futurity produced a winner, English-bred Tomy Lee, who would wear the blanket of roses on the first Saturday in May the following year...

Del Mar’s Inaugural Bing Crosby Season Debuts November 7

After a thrilling summer of fast racing and huge events, the legendary seaside track will open again for its inaugural Bing Crosby Season, November 7-30. Old Hollywood style meets classic Southern California cool this November...