Mark Glatt came out and won 14 races this fall and holds a commanding six win lead going into the last day. His closest rival, defending champion Philip D’Amato, has eight wins but only three entries today.

There’s a new shooter in town and he’s brought some quality horses to Del Mar. Jonathan Thomas has brought a string of horses out west.

For the most part the 47-year-old rider from Brazil has been flying under the radar since arriving in Southern California 10 years ago. But that is all changing thanks in part to his agent Craig Stephen and a new attitude.

She was the talk of Del Mar in the summer of 2023. The sleek, Beholder filly named Tamara stole the hearts of race fans.

The Chosen Vron has been turned out for several months after an issue was found in his ankle last month. The chestnut gelding is expected to fully recover with a little time off and will return to the races next year according to trainer J. Eric Kruljac.

The emergence of Japanese racing in the U.S. wasn’t limited to the horses they were bringing overseas. A couple of jockeys took the plunge and not since the legendary Yutaka Take has any Japanese rider made more of an instant impact than Kazushi Kimura.

It is less than a month away from the 34th running of the G1 FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic at Del Mar so it’s time to begin our countdown to the big race on August 31.

One of the new faces in the jock’s room this summer is Reylu Gutierrez, an established rider from the Midwest who moved his tack to Southern California recently.

By Jim Charvat Geovanni Franco © Benoit Photo Jockey Geovanni Franco notched his 1,000th career win Saturday when the horse he was riding in the second race at Del Mar, Miss Commander, was moved up...

Two weeks into the Bing Crosby Season and jockey Tyler Baze has three wins from eleven mounts. Not bad for a guy who was on death’s doorstep just a few months ago. Baze has been...