Chris McCarron (left) and Laffit Pincay, Jr. at Del Mar in 1984. Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron, one of racing’s great riders as well as one of its best-liked individuals, has been named the...

Mo Knows, a Kentucky-bred daughter of the successful stallion Uncle Mo, rallied strongly in the stretch to win Del Mar’s feature race Thursday, a mile and one-sixteenth race on the infield turf course for three-year-old...

By GENE WILLIAMS Zenyatta © Benoit John Shirreffs calls it his Camelot, those days from late 2007 to late 2010 when he was the keeper of a flame that burned so brightly that it set...

Lord Nelson © Benoit Spendthrift Farm’s brilliant Lord Nelson set a stakes record and barely missed Del Mar’s track mark for six furlongs with an overpowering performance in Sunday’s Grade I $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes....

Dressed to a T (outside) © Benoit Reddam Racing’s Dressed to a T, the 6-5 favorite under jockey Mario Gutierrez, rallied powerfully in the stretch to overhaul Holgraeme in the final strides and win Del...

Beholder Winning the 2015 TVG Pacific Classic By Hank Wesch The victory by Beholder in the 2015 TVG Pacific Classic left the mare’s connections, Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella, Hall of Fame jockey Gary...

Ed Robinson of Moody, AL took the lead in race 8 and held on to the win by the slimmest of margins in the 13th annual Del Mar Handicapping Challenge. Charles Davis from Seattle, WA,...

Matt Baiungo of Henderson, NV and Brian Chenvert of Rogers, MN, were the top two finishers on day one of the 13th annual Del Mar Handicapping Challenge. Baiungo finished the day with $16,373 and Chenvert...

California Chrome © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club In a memorable renewal of the Grade II $200,000 San Diego Handicap, fan favorite California Chrome outfinished a stubborn Dortmund after a prolonged duel to...

By Hank Wesch California Chrome wins 2014 Gr I Hollywood Derby © Benoit Look through the past performance lines of Horse of the Year honorees. Look down the left-hand column which lists the dates and...