Excellent Sunset (Left) © Benoit Photo SIXTH FALL SEASON TO COMMENCE WITH KATHRYN CROSBY FEATURE The sixth edition of Del Mar’s fall thoroughbred racing season begins Friday. As in the past, it will have Bing...

Del Mar has announced the release of its condition book for the upcoming Bing Crosby Season. The 15-day session – running from Friday, November 8 to Sunday, December 1 – has been covered entirely in...

Nucky © Benoit Photo In an eventful renewal of the Grade I Runhappy $300,000 Del Mar Futurity Monday, 35-1 longshot Nucky scored by two and three-quarter lengths and then survived an inquiry after the seven-furlong...

Yesterdayoncemore (IRE) © Benoit Photo Making her United States debut, Irish-bred Yesterdayoncemore rallied in the stretch under Hall of Fame rider Victor Espinoza to win the $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf, a supporting feature...

Flavien Prat TIME TO WRAP UP SUMMER ’19 – LIKE PRAT HAS DONE WITH JOCKEY RACE Closing day of the 80th summer racing season at Del Mar is an occasion to reflect on the past...

Nolde © Benoit Photo Jerry Moss’ Nolde, given a stirring ride by Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza, rallied between horses in deep stretch to take the lead and then barely withstood the onrushing Originaire...

Encoder © Benoit Photo Encoder, the 3-5 favorite owned by Hronis Racing and trained by John Sadler, overhauled a game Billy Batts in the final strides to win the $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Sunday...

Bob Baffert © Del Mar Photo ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO FOR 6TH BAFFERT DEBUTANTE-FUTURITY SWEEP The impressive victory by Bast in Saturday’s Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Debutante has given Hall of Fame trainer...

Bast © Benoit Photo Baoma Corp.’s Bast, a $500,000 yearling purchase who finished second in a maiden race in her career debut, indicated she could be a force to be reckoned with among two-year-old fillies...

Vasilika © Benoit Photo Even-money favored Vasilika, seemingly beaten in mid-stretch, unleashed a brilliant burst of speed in the final furlong to get up in the final stride and nose out Eastern invader Juliet Foxtrot...