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.

Breeders' Cup Festival Eyes Sponsors, Artists for Del Mar Project

The call is going out: Sponsors and Artists – we need you. The Breeders’ Cup, the World Championships of horse racing, is headed to Del Mar next November. Along with its world class racing comes...

Pick Six Has 81 Winners Thursday; Single Ticket Carry at $116,092

The Pick Six was makeable on Thanksgiving Day at Del Mar and 81 separate winning tickets proved so. The $82,426 carryover that started the day in the popular pool swelled quite a bit when $506,402...

Pick Six Carryover of $82,426 for Thursday's Del Mar Program

Nobody could pick the winners of the final six races at Del Mar Sunday meaning there will be a carryover in the popular Pick Six bet when racing resumes on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. The carryover...

Pick Six Pays $26,895 to Seven Bettors Saturday at Del Mar

Cecile’s Diamond scampered home a smart winner in the nitecap at Del Mar Saturday and trigged a $26,895 payoff to seven bettors playing the seaside track’s $323,875 Pick Six. Tyler Baze rode the filly for...

Safety is the Name of the Game for Former Rider Jauregui

Luis Jauregui © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club By Mac McBride It’s early in the morning and Luis Jauregui is somewhere on the backstretch at Del Mar. He might be chatting with a...

Del Mar Breaks Sharply from the Gate for its Fall 2016 Racing Season

Del Mar began its 2016 Fall racing season in a very positive fashion with robust increases in its on-track and overall handle, a massive $1-million Pick Six winner and three days of highly competitive racing...

Vic Stauffer Wins Del Mar November Handicapping Challenge

Pictured from left to right: Paul Hughes, Vic Stauffer and Contest Director Chris Bahr Vic Stauffer of Novato, CA, takes the Del Mar November Handicapping Challenge by turning his $2,500 starting bankroll into $23,375. Stauffer...

Single Ticket Pick Six Hits for $1,041,696 Sunday at Del Mar

With a furious rush through the lane, the 2-year-old gelding Colonel Samsen got up by a neck to capture the 9th Race at Del Mar Sunday, causing a massive Pick Six payoff of $1,041,696 for...

John Allunario Leads Del Mar November Handicapping Challenge

Allunario of San Diego, CA, is leading the Del Mar November Handicapping Challenge turning his starting bankroll of $2,500 into $20,010 after Day One of the two day Challenge. For being the top finisher on...

Upsets Trigger $203,127 Carryover Saturday at Del Mar

More surprises popped up Saturday at Del Mar forcing a second straight carryover in the track’s Pick Six pool, this one rising to a husky $203,127. In all likelihood, the “chase” money that will come...