Tag: Del Mar Season

By Noel Michaels Sunday’s 11-race card at Del Mar features great racing and wagering headlined by a pair of Grade 2 stakes. Both races are highly-playable with wide-open fields filled with several contenders. Del Mar’s …

By Mike Farrell It was quite a day for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. In a matter of hours on Wednesday, Baffert: Saw Authentic installed as the 4-5 favorite for the $1 million TVG.com …

Racing at Del Mar was canceled this weekend (July 17-19) after 15 jockeys tested positive for COVID-19, the racetrack said in a statement released Wednesday. “Canceling this weekend’s races will give us additional time to …

By Noel Michaels It’s summer in Southern California, and for horseplayers that can only mean one thing: Del Mar is here! The summer Del Mar season opens early on Friday (July 10) and will usher …

By Margaret Ransom Monday’s $300,000 Runhappy Del Mar Futurity (G1) marks closing day of the prestigious summer racing season at Del Mar, but before heading back north, eight juveniles will square off over seven furlongs …

By Margaret Ransom After an amazing summer so far, the Labor Day weekend marks the closing days of the summer racing season at Del Mar. On Saturday, fillies take the spotlight in the $300,000 Del …

By Lynne Snierson Once again, War Story will be deployed to take on the challenge of trying to win the first Grade 1 race of a career that has seen the durable 7-year-old gelding earn …

By Lynne Snierson Once again, War Story will be deployed to take on the challenge of trying to win the first Grade 1 race of a career that has seen the durable 7-year-old gelding earn …

By Margaret Ransom Saturday’s $200,000 Best Pal Stakes (G2) at Del Mar is the first graded stakes event for juveniles in Southern California and also a first glimpse into the future, first for the Breeders’ …

By Margaret Ransom Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer returns to Del Mar on Saturday for the first time after a two-week banishment, and sends out 7-5 morning-line favorite Vasilika in the $200,000 Yellow Ribbon …

Decisions, decisions: Before you head out to the track, then at the track, and finally afterwards, when it’s time to spend your well-earned money on some fine dining around Del Mar. Some choices: The Brigantine …

Thoroughbred racing’s Summer Swing is on: it’s opening day on Thursday at Saratoga Race Course in historic Saratoga Springs, New York, and six days later the gates spring open at Del Mar – the California …

A 10-race card, led by the traditional opening-day feature — the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes for sophomore turf runners — kicks off the 2018 meet at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Solana Beach, California, on …

A 10-race card, led by the traditional opening-day feature — the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes for sophomore turf runners — kicks off the 2018 meet at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Solana Beach, California, on …