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.

Grade I Oaks, Grade II Del Mar 'Cap Top Sparkling 'Undercard' on Classic Day

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

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

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...

Express Train Slight Favorite as Nine Draw Into $1 Million TVG Pacific Classic

Express Train © Benoit Photo C R K Stable’s Express Train, winner of the San Diego Handicap here July 17, drew Post 5 here Tuesday afternoon and was installed the 3-1 morning line favorite to...

Fifty Years After No. 1, Denman Still Calling 'Em As He Sees 'Em

Trevor Denman © Benoit Photo By Hank Wesch The date: August 14, 1971. The place: Clairwood Racetrack in Durban, South Africa. Track manager Gerald Lea was on hand as an 18-year-old, who had been pestering...

10 Years Later, 'Battle of the Exes' Evokes Mostly Fond Memories

Mike Smith (L) and Chantal Sutherland © Benoit Photo By Hank Wesch In the spring of 2011, an idea for a promotion at Del Mar was formed in the fertile brain of track executive vice...

Siedler Clean Sweeps His Way to $150,000 in Del Mar Challenge

Craig Seidler (L) and Chris Bahr © Benoit Photo Craig Siedler, from Henderson, NV, catapulted into the lead in the second race Saturday and never looked back in the two-day 18th annual Del Mar Summer...

2021 TVG Pacific Classic Returns to $1 Million, Del Mar Derby Boosted to $250,000 as Del Mar Builds on Its Successes

Building on its pre-meet enhancements and the sparkling success of its current racing season, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club today announced a pair of major increases to key stakes races on its 2021 schedule. The Grade...

Glatt Goes Big Gunning for Back-To-Back Bings

Mark Glatt © Benoit Photo By Hank Wesch Mark Glatt saddled Collusion Illusion and Law Abidin Citizen for the 2020 edition of the Bing Crosby Stakes and was rewarded with a 1-3 finish that provided...

Summertime Blues? Not For Summer Intern Class of 2021

CEO Joe Harper welcomes Del Mar’s 2021 interns (left to right) Joey Bottini, Whit Ellis, Jake Rome and Diego Diaz-Colwell. © Benoit Photo By Hank Wesch They are four students representing three universities – Syracuse...