Del Mar’s Veterinarians: (L to R) Drs. Nolton Pattio, Will Farmer, Tim Grande, Dana Stead, Rick Arthur (who is CHRB’s medical director), Barrie Grant, Alina Vale and Laurie Bohannon. By Hank Wesch Let’s call them...

Southern California Racing Community Kicks Up its Heels at Annual Summer Fundraiser

Del Mar’s Intern class of 2019 with the track’s CEO Joe Harper: (L to R) Ryan Cesari, Spencer Dalton, Harper, Sofia Perris, Liam Maxwell, John St. Marie. By Hank Wesch The five members of the...

Todd Cady, from San Diego, connected on a $100 double finishing in the last race to run away from the field with a final bankroll of $6,210. Cady receives an entry valued at $8,000 to...

A trio of double-figure winners made picking the Pick Six a difficult proposition Saturday at Del Mar and, not surprisingly, nobody did. Because of it, the track will offer a carryover pool of $124,060 in...

Mike Smith at Del Mar © Eclipse Sportswire by Mac McBride Here’s an easy one for most folks: What’s the most common last name in America? Bet you didn’t even have to Google that one...

Allison Karlstrand © Benoit Photo The 25th annual Opening Day Hats Contest at Del Mar drew more than 300 contestants. Categories included Most Glamorous, Best Fascinator, Best Flowers, Best Racing Theme and Most Outrageous. Contestants...

Thoroughbred racing at Del Mar this year will see the introduction of new safety initiatives. (San Diego Union-Tribune file photo) Local racetrack adopting stringent standards As appeared in Sunday, July 14th San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper...

Del Mar kicks off its 80th summer season of racing on Wednesday (July 17) with an Opening Day 10-race program that features the Runhappy Oceanside Stakes. At one mile for 3-year-olds on the Jimmy Durante...

2019 reforms to enhance industry-leading protocols; expert panel to review all entries.