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 Announces Enhancements to Two-Year-Old Racing Program; $100,000 Maiden Races to Be Offered


Beginning with the 2026 summer season, which opens Friday, July 17, Del Mar will offer $100,000 maiden races for 2-year-olds on the main track.

Rispoli Wins First Stateside Riding Title, Papaprodromou Wins Top Trainer


Umberto Rispoli and George Papaprodromou notched their first Del Mar titles this Bing Crosby Season.

Del Mar Fall Meet Delivers Strong Gains in Handle


Del Mar closed out its 12th Bing Crosby Season on Sunday with a 9.4% gain in total handle, despite running one fewer day due to a weather.

Favored Shipper Segesta Scores in Grade I Matriarch


Juddmonte homebred Segesta walked her beat smartly at Del Mar Sunday in capturing her first Grade I headliner in the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes.

Chad Brown Earns Stakes Double as Salamis Digs Deep To Win Grade I Hollywood Derby


Salamis dug in deep down the stretch to give Chad Brown a stakes double in winning the Grade I Hollywood by a neck.

$2-Million Early Pick Five Likely at Del Mar on Closing Sunday


Following a massive upset in the Seabiscuit Handicap Saturday at Del Mar, the track’s Early Pick Five wager took on a whole new shine looking ahead to Sunday’s closing-day program for the Bing Crosby Season.

Generations of Horsemen Unite with Tyler Baze and Riley Shapiro


The legacies of Native Diver and the Baze family have never intersected directly, until now.

Del Mar Adjusts Schedule Due To Weather; Friday Racing Cancelled, Monday Card Added


Live racing originally planned on Friday, November 21 is cancelled and a Monday, November 24 card has been added due to the forecast of heavy rain throughout Southern California.

Hollywood Goes to Del Mar


In a world full of unpredictability, there are two things you can be sure of in early November. One is hearing Christmas music in just about every store you walk into, and the other is the autumn racing meet starting at Del Mar. What do both of those things have in common with each other? The answer is Bing Crosby.

Weather Forces Schedule Changes at Del Mar; Saturday Card Cancelled, Friday Post Time Changed


Saturday Card Cancelled, Friday Post Time Changed