Del Mar News & Announcements
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My Summer at Del Mar: It's All About the People, People
Published Saturday, August 28th, 2021 (1 year ago)
Editor’s Note: Jake Rome, a California boy who is going into his third year at the University of Wisconsin, was one of four college interns at Del Mar this summer. The journalism and communications arts...
Charlie McCaul: The Racetrack Called and He Found a Home
Published Friday, August 27th, 2021 (1 year ago)
Charlie McCaul © Benoit Photo
By Mac McBride
The name – thick Irish that it is – is Charles Gerard McCaul. But if you’re like everyone else at a racetrack in Southern California, you simply...
Del Mar Sets Single-Day Wagering Mark of $36,024,030 Saturday
Published Saturday, August 21st, 2021 (1 year ago)
Del Mar established a new single-day betting mark Saturday when $36,024,030 was wagered on its 11-race TVG Pacific Classic Day card smashing the old mark of $25,870,431 set on TVG Pacific Classic Day in 2018....
Astronaut Launches an Upset in Del Mar Handicap Saturday
Published Saturday, August 21st, 2021 (1 year ago)
Astronaut © Benoit Photo
John M.B. O’Connor’s Astronaut returned $50.00 for a $2 wager at Del Mar Saturday when he captured the Grade II, $302,500 Del Mar Handicap Presented by The Japan Racing Association by...
Stauffer Crushes Final Race Exacta to Win $180,000 Pacific Classic Betting Challenge
Published Saturday, August 21st, 2021 (1 year ago)Vic Stauffer, from Hot Springs, AR, hit a $100 race 11 exacta that paid more than $45,000 to blast into the lead. Stauffer bested 115 total entries with a final bankroll of $55,820.
Todd Cady...
Tripoli Pulls Off Surprise Saturday in $1 Million TVG Pacific Classic
Published Saturday, August 21st, 2021 (1 year ago)
Tripoli © Benoit Photo
Hronis Racing’s Tripoli saved all the ground under Tiago Pereira, shifted off the rail and around front running Tizamagician turning into the straight and registered a surprise length and a quarter...
Hall of Famers Mandella, Smith a Powerful Combo for Royal Ship
Published Friday, August 20th, 2021 (1 year ago)
Royal Ship schooling Thursday at Del Mar © Zoe Metz Photo
By Hank Wesch
Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella and Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith have a combined 27 “participations” in the $1...
Grade I Oaks, Grade II Del Mar 'Cap Top Sparkling 'Undercard' on Classic Day
Published Thursday, August 19th, 2021 (1 year ago)
United © Benoit Photo
Four Graded stakes, each eligible to be a card topper on a given day, instead will provide a first-rate “undercard” for Saturday’s TVG Pacific Classic Day at Del Mar.
Topping the...
$1 Million TVG Pacific Classic Saturday Draws Contentious Field of Nine
Published Thursday, August 19th, 2021 (1 year ago)
Express Train winning 2021 San Diego Handicap © Benoit Photo
The Grade I, $1,000,000 TVG Pacific Classic will be presented for the 31st time Saturday as the featured attraction on an 11-race program that offers...
Dr. Gregory Ferraro Named Laffit Pincay Award Recipient
Published Thursday, August 19th, 2021 (1 year ago)
Dr. Gregory Ferraro © Photo Courtesy CHRB
Dr. Gregory Ferraro, the current chairman of the California Horse Racing Board and a veterinarian for over half a century who has made an enduring impact on California...