Bolo © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Nine veteran turf horses will hook-up Saturday in the Wickerr Stakes, a competitive overnighter that will be run for the 31st time and carry a $65,000 purse. Likely to...

BAFFERT HAPPY WITH CHANGE OF SCENERY The Del Mar racing season, which starts Friday, represents “a breath of fresh air,” for Southern California Thoroughbred racing in 2020 in the opinion of Hall of Fame trainer...

Hit the Road © Benoit Photo Del Mar will return to action this Friday for what figures to be a most unusual season – one with horses high stepping, but fans nowhere to be found....

Del Mar Grandstand © Evers Photography FAMILIAR, BUT DIFFERENT, DEL MAR FOR McANALLY Like everyone else, Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally is looking forward to the familiar, but expecting the different, when the 81st...

Del Mar’s 2020 betting menu will offer 17 different ways for racing fans to back their favorites at the seaside oval as it presents its 81st racing season between July 10 and September 7. Though...

Horsemen can now access Del Mar’s first condition book of the summer meeting online by going to the track’s website – dmtc.com/horsemen/condition-book. The Del Mar meet opens on Friday, July 10. The first condition book...

Bast © Benoit Photo Nominations will close Friday, June 12 for Del Mar’s two premier stakes for 2-year-olds – the Grade I Del Mar Debutante for fillies and the Grade I Del Mar Futurity for...

Got Stormy © Benoit Photo Gary Barber’s Got Stormy, the 7-5 favorite ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, strengthened her claim to year-end honors as the top female runner over grass in 2019 with an authoritative victory...

Oscar Dominguez © Benoit Photo Irish-bred Oscar Dominguez, claimed for $40,000 last winter at Santa Anita, rallied from last place under a typically patient ride by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez to win the...

Smooth Like Strait © Benoit Photo Smooth Like Strait, a 15-1 longshot piloted by Geovanni Franco, sprinted to the lead out of the gate and never looked back in scoring a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in...