Del Mar News & Announcements

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Jim Rome's 'Jungle' Comes to Del Mar to Broadcast Friday

Jim Rome (left) and Mike Smith © Benoit Jim Rome, a sports radio and TV star/host of the first degree, will bring his radio entourage to Del Mar next Friday (August 26) to broadcast his...

Lone Pick Six Ticket Returns $290,848 at Del Mar Thursday

Only one ticket had the proper combination of 1-5-9-3-8-8 in Del Mar’s Pick Six wager and that ticket holder was rewarded with a payout of $290,848. The lone ticket was purchased through one of the...

"Best Ever" TVG Pacific Classic Has Nine Runners Saturday

Saturday’s $1-million TVG Pacific Classic, already called by many the best edition of the Grade I headliner Del Mar has ever presented, will feature three superstars and nine runners all told in a mile and...

Beholder Vs. 'Chrome': Battle of the Sexes for the Ages?

Beholder Winning 2015 TVG Pacific Classic © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club By Hank Wesch Worldwide, Thoroughbred races which match members of both sexes are not uncommon. In Europe especially, at all levels,...

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...