Mike Smith © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Mike Smith, the Hall of Fame rider who has handled scores of top horses and won hundreds of major races over a 36-year career that has gone from...

Evin Roman © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club By Hank Wesch There are a few requirements for acceptance to the Escuela La Vocacional Hipica jockey school in Puerto Rico. Be over 16 years of age. Graduate...

A Pick Six bettor cashed in for $603,613 at Del Mar Wednesday as the lone correct ticket holder in the exotic bet that requires picking the last six winners on the day’s race card. The...

Arrogate © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club North America's richest horse, Arrogate, goes through a half-mile drill Tuesday morning at Del Mar in :47.20 with Martin Garcia up. The husky gray, who was turning in his...

From left to right: Steve Hartshorn, Garett Skiba, Contest Director Chris Bahr, Faron McCubbins, Ed Robinson Faron McCubbins of Mt. Washington, KY, turned his $5,000 starting bankroll into $64,535 to coast home in the $300,000...

Starting Gate © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Del Mar’s 78th summer season continued its positive trend as Week 2 results provided strong gains in all wagering segments. The seaside track also produced another set of...

Del Mar’s Single Ticket Jackpot pool reached a season high of $441,293 heading into Wednesday’s program at the seaside oval following the lack of a solo ticket winner on Sunday’s 10th program of the meeting....

Racing art by Heather Roddy, one of the artists who'll be part of "Artist of the Week" at Del Mar. An arrangement that Del Mar featured previously but had gone dormant of late will spring...

Christian Hellmers of Del Mar and Steve Hartshorn of Fallbrook, CA, were the top two finishers on day one of the 14th annual Del Mar Handicapping Challenge. Hellmers turned the $5,000 live money bankroll into...

By Gene Williams Over the past 15 years, there’s quite a case to be made for Victor Espinoza being the nation’s hottest professional jockey. After all, he has won seven Triple Crown races, numerous other...