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.

The A-B-C's - as in Ce Ce - of an Eventful Year for Victor Espinoza

Victor Espinoza aboard Ce Ce © Benoit Photo By Hank Wesch Not long after 2021 got started, Victor Espinoza chose to take a hiatus from his Hall of Fame riding career to be with his...

Benoit Photo: Straight Shooters at Del Mar for 25 Years

Tom and T.J. Abahaze and Rayetta Burr © Hank Wesch By Hank Wesch The estimate, possibly conservative, is that the family group – Rayetta Burr, Tom and T.J. Abahaze – have chronicled 10,000 races at...

Record Handle for 38th Breeders' Cup World Championships

Total all-sources common-pool handle for the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club was $182,908,409, a new record for the two-day event. The total represents a 4.7% increase over the prior record...

Irad Ortiz Jr. Wins Fourth Consecutive Bill Shoemaker Award

Irad Ortiz Jr. © Eclipse Sportswire / Breeders’ Cup Irad Ortiz Jr. won his fourth consecutive Bill Shoemaker Award, given to the most outstanding jockey at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar. The...

Knicks Go Proves Uncatchable in $6 Million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic

Knicks Go © Benoit Photo Korea Racing Authority’s Knicks Go ($8.40) played catch me if you can in the 38th running of the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) for 3-year-olds and up, and...

Marche Lorraine (JPN) Returns $101.80 in Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff Shocker

Marche Lorraine (JPN) © Benoit Photo U. Carrot Farm’s Marche Lorraine (JPN) ($101.80) edged Dunbar Road by a desperate nose to win the 38th running of the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) for...

California Horse Racing Board, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Breeders’ Cup Joint statement regarding Race 10, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf

The CHRB, Del Mar, and Breeders’ Cup officials reviewed the circumstances of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf last night and again this morning. The CHRB determined, as discussed in the aftermath of the race, #1-Modern...

Statement From the Breeders' Cup

Breeders’ Cup races are subject to CHRB rules, including Rule 1974 B which states: “If a horse is removed from the wagering pool due to a totalizator error, or due to any other error, and...

CHRB Advisory

Concerning the 10th race at Del Mar today, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf: Prior to the start of the race, #1 Modern Games (IRE) reared up and hit the back of the gate; #2 Albahr...

Corniche Remains Perfect, Wins TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance

Corniche © Eclipse Sportswire / Breeders' Cup Speedway Stables’ Corniche ($4.80) grabbed the lead out of the gate from the outside post 11 and never trailed another horse as he held off Pappacap by 1...