Del Mar News & Announcements

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Pick Six Carryover of $66,808 Available Thursday at Del Mar

With only one race favorite popping up during the final six races at Del Mar Wednesday, a Pick Six carryover was all but assured. And sure enough, that carryover surfaced to the tune of $66,808,...

'Chrome' Vs. Beholder Highlights Nine in Saturday's 'Classic'

America’s top racehorse – California Chrome – drew Post No. 1 and was installed as the 8/5 morning line favorite Tuesday for this Saturday’s $1,000,000 TVG Pacific Classic at Del Mar. Among the eight rivals...

Beholder Breezes a Half in :47 at Foggy Del Mar Tuesday

Beholder © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Spendthrift Farm’s Beholder turned in her final bit of serious exercise in front of the $1-million TVG Pacific Classic this Saturday when she worked a half...

Two Winning Pick Six Tickets at Del Mar Pay $267,461 Each

A pair of Pick Six winning tickets Saturday on Del Mar’s races returned a hefty $267,461 apiece to their lucky owners from a total pool of $773,868 at the shore oval. The winning sequence --...

Pick Six Carryover of $93,656 Will Boost Saturday Card

The fifth Pick Six carryover of the 21-day-old racing season occurred Friday at Del Mar when nobody picked all the winners of races 3 through 8 meaning $93,656 will be carried over into the popular...

Doc Stead Makes His Rounds Before the Horses Get to Run

By Mac McBride Dr. Dana Stead is bending down. He does a lot of that. He’s bending over the right front leg of a Thoroughbred racehorse on the backstretch at Del Mar at 6:40 on...

Single Ticket Hits Pick Six at Del Mar Saturday for $162,590

A single Pick Six ticket purchased by a member of the Player Management Group at the Oregon hub tabbed the winners of races 5 through 10 Saturday afternoon at Del Mar and was rewarded with...

Champagne Room Wins Sorrento, Free Rose Takes La Jolla 'Cap

Champagne Room © Benoit Champagne Room, the 6-5 favorite under Mario Gutierrez, won the first race of her young career in style Saturday with a well-earned triumph in the Grade II $200,000 Sorrento Stakes, prelude...

Pick Six Pays $80,488 to Single Bettor at Del Mar

Del Mar’s Pick Six paid $80,488 to a single bettor Friday who purchased the ticket on track. Winners on the program were Chris and Dave, $14.80, in the third; Rockin Rudy at $8.40 in the...

So Sweetitiz Wins Daiscutter Handicap

Pamela Ziebarth’s So Sweetitiz, with Del Mar’s leading rider, Flavien Prat, in the saddle, prevailed in a blanket finish to win Friday’s featured $85,380 Daisycutter Handicap for older fillies and mares at five furlongs on...