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.

Hollywood Feel Shines As 'Crosby Season' Breaks From Gate

Del Mar President Joe Harper, center, Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, left, and jockey Aaron Gryder, right, welcome fashion contest participants to opening day of the inaugural Bing Crosby Season at the seaside oval...

Play the Del Mar Online Handicapping Contest

The Challenge is On! Test your handicapping skills against others across the country. Wager a fictitious $100 bankroll on a designated Del Mar race each day. The top two finishers win a seat at the...

"Daybreak at Del Mar" A Saturday Special During 'Crosby' Meet

“Daybreak at Del Mar,” the popular trackside morning breakfast program that mixes tasty fare with galloping horses, will be a ‘Saturday only’ thing over the course of the new “Bing Crosby Season” upcoming at the...

'Bing Crosby Season' Offers Fans Many Feature Events

Del Mar’s new “Bing Crosby Season,” which opens for a 15-day run this Friday, offers Thoroughbred fans features and special events on just about every day of racing throughout the month at the scenic seaside...

Officials Named For Del Mar's "Bing Crosby Season" Meeting

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club will present its first “Bing Crosby Season” starting next Friday (November 7) led by a veteran team of racing officials. The 15-day stand, which carries through to Sunday, November 30, fills...

'Crosby Season' Bet Menu Parallels Del Mar Summer Meet

With just a few differences, Del Mar’s upcoming “Bing Crosby Season” betting menu will be quite similar to the offerings presented this past summer at the seaside oval. Racing begins next Friday (November 7) for...

Barrett Sales Shifts to Del Mar Fairgrounds Starting in 2015

Barrett Sales, which has conducted Thoroughbred auctions at Fairplex in Pomona since its inception in 1990, will shift its primary sales location to the Del Mar Fairgrounds starting in 2015. Kim Lloyd, Barretts’ general manager,...

Del Mar's Inaugural Bing Crosby Season Kicks Off With Opening Day Vintage Hollywood Fashion Contest

Del Mar opens its gates a second time this year for four weeks of exciting Thoroughbred horse racing, free concerts and epicurean events. Opening Day will be Friday, November 7, and one of its highlights...

"Ship And Win" In Place Once More For Del Mar November Meet

“Ship and Win,” Del Mar’s simple, yet very effective, program to attract out-of-state horses to run at the shore oval will be in place for the track’s first November race meet which kicks off on...

Del Mar Fall Meet Offers 14 Stakes During 15-Day November Run

Fourteen stakes races – nine of them graded – will serve as the touchstones for Del Mar’s new November race meeting opening Friday, November 7 for a 15-day run through Sunday, November 30. The total...