Prince of Monaco climbs to 3 for 3 with Del Mar Futurity
Steve AndersenSep 10,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Prince of Monaco remained undefeated after his third win in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity for 2-year-olds at Del Mar on Sunday, but the competition was much closer at the finish than
Endlessly leads McCarthy exacta sweep of Del Mar Juvenile Turf
Steve AndersenSep 10,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Trainer Michael McCarthy was already in the midst of an outstanding afternoon at Del Mar on Sunday before Endlessly and Lord Bullingdon swept the exacta in the Grade 3 Del Mar Juveni
'She's a dream horse,' says Mandella after Tamara's Del Mar Debutante win
Steve AndersenSep 10,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Even after a night’s sleep, trainer Richard Mandella had Tamara on his mind all Sunday morning, a day after the filly’s easy win in Saturday’s Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante.Man
Closing Remarks, Rispoli look solid in John C. Mabee triumph
Steve AndersenSep 09,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Riding a stakes-winning mare such as Closing Remarks at Del Mar on Saturday helped ease any lingering discomfort from a spill on Aug. 31 for jockey Umberto Rispoli.Rispoli rode C
Flattery remains unbeaten, takes Juvenile Fillies Turf
Steve AndersenSep 09,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. — Flattery and Loterie were racing at the rear of the field approaching the turn of Saturday’s $101,500 Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar when jockey Umberto Rispoli made th
Arabian Knight leads all the way in Pacific Classic, gets BC Classic spot
Brad FreeSep 02,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. – There was no Plan B for Arabian Knight on Saturday at Del Mar.The lightly raced 3-year-old would either win the Grade 1 Pacific Classic in gate-to-wire fashion, or come up shor
Motorious punches BC Turf Sprint ticket with Green Flash
Steve AndersenSep 02,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - The Grade 3 Green Flash Handicap for turf sprinters at Del Mar on Saturday was run in a predictably hectic fashion.It may have been the perfect trial for winner Motorious in adva
Du Jour looks ready for Breeders' Cup in Del Mar Mile win
Steve AndersenSep 02,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Du Jour, the 5-year-old gelding, and Flavien Prat, one of the nation’s leading riders, were reunited for the first time in more than two years in Saturday’s Grade 2 Del Mar Mile.
Ceiling Crusher blows the roof off Torrey Pines
Brad FreeSep 02,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. – The favorite won the Grade 3 Torrey Pines Stakes on Saturday at Del Mar, just not the favorite most everyone expected.Ceiling Crusher, ridden by Edwin Maldonado, was gunned to
Rispoli hopeful for Saturday, Fresu to serve suspension
Steve AndersenSep 01,2023
Jockey Umberto Rispoli took off his four scheduled mounts at Del Mar on Friday to recover from the effects of being unseated in Thursday’s first race.Rispoli and his agent, Matt Nakatani, said t
Katonah to skip Pacific Classic, Hong Kong Harry to City of Hope
Steve AndersenSep 01,2023
Katonah will be withdrawn from Saturday’s Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar after trainer Doug O’Neill said on Friday that he was unsatisfied with the way 4-year-old gelding has trained in recent
Large field coming together for Pacific Classic
Steve AndersenAug 24,2023
Piroli went from a career-best performance when second in the Grade 1 Hollywood Gold Cup at Santa Anita on May 29 to the worst luck of his career when he finished a troubled fourth in an allowance rac
Anarchist tries to break habit of seconds in salty Pat O'Brien
Brad FreeAug 24,2023
Although the Grade 2 Pat O’Brien Stakes does not include California’s top older sprinter The Chosen Vron, the seven-furlong race Saturday at Del Mar is no easy spot for a trio of contenders with s
Channel Maker makes sixth and final appearance in Sword Dancer
Matt HegartyAug 24,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The stalwart turf distance specialist Channel Maker will make his sixth start in the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga. Could he be saving his best for las
Four turf races in first card after Sunday cancellation
Brad FreeAug 21,2023
A return to normalcy is forecast Thursday at Del Mar, which is welcome news after a tropical storm forced cancellation of the Sunday card and rescheduling of the $150,000 Solana Beach Stakes to Friday
Practical Move resumes workouts
Steve AndersenAug 21,2023
Practical Move, unraced since a win in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby in April, has resumed workouts for a return to racing later this year.On Saturday at Del Mar, Practical Move worked a half-mile
Astronomer to test graded stakes
Steve AndersenAug 21,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. – Astronomer is set for his graded stakes debut next month after winning for the first time in more than 21 months in a tough allowance race at a mile on turf at Del Mar on Saturday.
Del Mar begins to recover from Hurricane Hilary
Steve AndersenAug 21,2023
Del Mar sustained approximately 2.5 inches of rain on Sunday and early Monday from the remnants of Hurricane Hilary, a storm that caused the cancellation of racing on Sunday and forced significant wor
Free: Del Mar horses to watch for week of Aug. 21, 2023
Brad FreeAug 21,2023
DEL MARMAKE IT SNOWTrainer: George PapaprodromouLast race: Aug. 17, 1stFinish: 2nd by 3 1/4Beyer: 73Maiden bogged down in traffic on turn of turf sprint, finished well, but pacesetting o
Anisette, Tamara make solid statements at Del Mar
Steve AndersenAug 20,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - In a little more than a half-hour at Del Mar late Saturday afternoon, one filly showed why she belongs in Grade 1 races and another hinted that she may soon appear in such prestigiou
Anisette rides rail to Del Mar Oaks score
Steve AndersenAug 19,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. — Anisette was last of 10 in Saturday’s Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks on turf when jockey Umberto Rispoli urged the filly into contention on the turn.Rispoli had a master plan. He was f
The Chosen Vron won't race before Breeders' Cup try
Steve AndersenAug 18,2023
The Chosen Vron, winner of his last eight starts since September including the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar July 29, will not race again until the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov
Geaux Rocket Ride works for older horses try in Pacific Classic
Steve AndersenAug 18,2023
Geaux Rocket Ride, winner of the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational for 3-year-olds at Monmouth Park on July 22, continued major preparation for the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Sept. 2 with a seve
Denman, Toro to be honored at Del Mar
Steve AndersenAug 18,2023
Race caller Trevor Denman and retired Hall of Fame jockey Fernando Toro will be honored in ceremonies between races at Del Mar on Saturday for their accomplishments in racing.Denman, 70, is the 20
Hurricane Hilary may affect weekend racing at Del Mar
Steve AndersenAug 17,2023
Hurricane Hilary, currently in the eastern Pacific off the coast of Mexico, could produce wet conditions that will affect Sunday’s racing program at Del Mar.Weather forecasters are predicting th
Beholder filly, Tamara, ready for debut
Steve AndersenAug 17,2023
It has been quite a month for the broodmare, and former champion, Beholder.On Aug. 8, Beholder’s yearling by Curlin sold for $4 million to Amr Zedan at the Fasig-Tipton yearling sale in Saratoga
Dreamfyre brings Eplin family together
Steve AndersenAug 13,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Until the weekend, California horse owner Danny Eplin thought there were only two certain ways to get a family together – weddings and funerals.Eplin found a third at Del Mar o
Berrios to ride Skinner in Pacific Classic, Shirreffs says
Steve AndersenAug 13,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Hector Berrios, second in the jockey standings at Del Mar through Saturday, has been named to ride the 3-year-old Skinner in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Sept. 2, traine
Closing Remarks takes narrow Yellow Ribbon Handicap victory
Steve AndersenAug 12,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Closing Remarks was in a familiar position turning into the stretch of the Grade 2 Yellow Ribbon Handicap on turf at Del Mar on Saturday.As has been the case in many of her start
Dreamfyre leads all the way in Sorrento Stakes
Steve AndersenAug 12,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Dreamfyre is 3 1/2 lengths better than anything she has faced this summer in her brief career.The speedy 2-year-old filly won her debut by that margin against males in the $75,90
Lord Prancealot leads them all the way in Graduation Stakes
Steve AndersenAug 11,2023
Lord Prancealot made the successful transition from maiden race to stakes for statebreds with a front-running win in Friday’s $126,000 Graduation Stakes for California-breds, holding off a late surg
Officials optimistic for Northern California sale despite uncertain future
Steve AndersenAug 11,2023
Tuesday’s Northern California yearling and horses of racing age sale in Pleasanton will be held at a troubling time for racing on the West Coast.On July 16, 1/ST Racing announced that it will cl
Shirreffs looking for new rider for Skinner
Steve AndersenAug 11,2023
There is a job opening at trainer John Shirreffs’ barn at Del Mar.Shirreffs need a rider for his leading 3-year-old Skinner, who is scheduled to have his debut against older horses in the Grade
Tranche squares off with Baffert's speedy pair in Best Pal
Steve AndersenAug 11,2023
The gap is glaring.Since he won the Fasig-Tipton Futurity on June 17 at Santa Anita, Tranche has had one workout, going a half-mile in a quick 47.60 seconds on Wednesday at Del Mar.At a glance
Pushiness possible for step up into graded company
Steve AndersenAug 09,2023
Unbeaten in two starts, the 2-year-old filly Pushiness may have her first start in a graded stakes as soon as early September after winning her stakes debut in the CTBA Stakes at Del Mar last Sunday.
Celing Crusher hopeful for Charles Town Oaks bid
Steve AndersenAug 09,2023
Ceiling Crusher, a two-time stakes winner beaten for the first time in her fifth start July 27, is an intended runner in the Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks in West Virginia Aug. 25, if she can gain a berth
Maltese Falcon finds first victory in La Jolla Handicap
Steve AndersenAug 06,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - For a maiden, Maltese Falcon gave a polished performance to win Sunday’s Grade 3 La Jolla Handicap for 3-year-olds on turf at Del Mar.Winless in six starts in Britain and Calif
Pushiness takes early lead, keeps it in CTBA Stakes
Steve AndersenAug 06,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - In a matter of strides, the $125,500 CTBA Stakes at Del Mar on Sunday was over before it really got underway.Pushiness ($3.20) took the lead a few jumps from the gate and was nev
Baffert's stable makes another strong showing
Steve AndersenAug 06,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - From the beginning to almost the end of Saturday’s 11-race program at Del Mar, trainer Bob Baffert’s all-powerful stable displayed winners who could have major roles in national
Adare Manor makes it four consecutive wins with Clement Hirsch Stakes
Brad FreeAug 05,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. – A different racetrack and a new race complexion produced the same result Saturday at Del Mar, where heavily favored Adare Manor confirmed leadership of the California filly and mar
Carmelita's Man runs even better to again win California Dreamin'
Steve AndersenAug 05,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Carmelita’s Man was the 3-1 favorite when he won the 2022 California Dreamin’ Stakes for statebreds on turf at Del Mar.In the same race on Saturday, Carmelita’s Man was dis
Beer Can Man makes return to California turf sprints
Steve AndersenAug 03,2023
Unlike many successful Southern California-based turf sprinters, Beer Can Man is not a fixture in stakes on Santa Anita’s hillside turf course.Beer Can Man was third in the Grade 3 San Simeon St
Blame filly, She Is Romantic, makes debut in turf sprint
Steve AndersenAug 03,2023
She Is Romantic, bought for $525,000 in April, will have her career debut in a maiden race for 2-year-old fillies at five furlongs on turf in the first race at Del Mar on Friday.An inside post is
Bus Buzz, Kangaroo Court battle again in Real Good Deal
Steve AndersenAug 02,2023
The $151,000 Echo Eddie Stakes at Santa Anita in April produced one of the most thrilling finishes of the early spring when Kangaroo Court edged Bus Buzz by a head after the pair fought through the st
McCarthy makes stakes plans
Steve AndersenAug 02,2023
Endlessly, who overcame trouble to win his debut in a maiden race at a mile on turf at Del Mar on Sunday, is likely to have his second start in the Grade 3 Del Mar Juvenile Turf at the same distance S
Santa Rosa opens seven-day meet
Steve AndersenAug 02,2023
The Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, Calif., begins a two-week race meeting on Thursday, the only venue of the five racing fairs in Northern California with a turf course.The course will be in ac
Speed the theme on Del Mar Thursday card
Brad FreeJul 31,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. – An unraced 2-year-old maiden and an experienced 3-year-old allowance filly will employ the same attribute in separate turf sprints Thursday at Del Mar – speed.First-time star
Gold Phoenix leads D'Amato team in taking Eddie Read Stakes
Steve AndersenJul 30,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - The shadows foretold the outcome.In midstretch of Sunday’s Grade 2 Eddie Read Stakes at Del Mar, Gold Phoenix reached the front under jockey Hector Berrios, going past stablema
The Chosen Vron may target Santa Anita Sprint
Steve AndersenJul 30,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - For the eighth time since September, Eric Kruljac followed a familiar pattern after watching his prized gelding The Chosen Vron run in a stakes.At Del Mar on Saturday evening, Kr
Senor Buscador appears to be fully recovered
Steve AndersenJul 30,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Nearly two years ago, Senor Buscador was taking up space in trainer Todd Fincher’s stable.At the time, the 3-year-old was nearing a comeback from ankle and suspensory injuries
Jonathan Wong cleared to resume training, but says probably won't do so immediately
Steve AndersenJul 30,2023
Jonathan Wong, a perennial leading trainer in Northern California, was cleared to resume training on Saturday, four weeks after he was provisionally suspended by the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare
The Chosen Vron extends win streak to eight in a row in Bing Crosby
Brad FreeJul 29,2023
DEL MAR, Calif.— Nobody beats the honest gelding The Chosen Vron. Not the statebreds he defeated in seven consecutive California-bred stakes, and not the Grade 1 rivals he defeated Saturday at
Senor Buscador comes from last to steal San Diego Handicap
Steve AndersenJul 29,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. — Go to the back, stay away from the others and close.Those were trainer Todd Fincher’s instructions to jockey Geovanni Franco before Saturday’s Grade 2 San Diego Handicap at
Pick six payoff planned at Del Mar
Steve AndersenJul 27,2023
Del Mar is planning a mandatory payout in the 20-cent Rainbow pick six on Sunday, the first such promotion of the track’s summer meeting.On Saturday, the pick six will have a guaranteed payout o
Amy C takes advantage of clean trip in Daisycutter Handicap
Steve AndersenJul 28,2023
Amy C was racing behind even-money favorite Twilight Gleaming leaving the turn of Friday’s $103,800 Daisycutter Handicap at Del Mar when jockey Umberto Rispoli chose to take a wide route in the stre
Big Pond gives owner birthday surprise with Fleet Treat win
Steve AndersenJul 28,2023
The undefeated filly Big Pond gave owner and breeder George Krikorian an unexpected 78th birthday present with a win in Thursday’s $175,000 Fleet Treat Stakes at Del Mar.Big Pond stalked the pac
Gate to Paradise ready for highly anticipated debut
Steve AndersenJul 28,2023
She was a topic of widespread discussion at an auction in March, and has gained attention in California this summer.The career debut of Gate to Paradise is set for a maiden race at Del Mar Sunday,
Big Pond stays unbeaten in Fleet Treat Stakes
Steve AndersenJul 27,2023
An unbeaten runner won Thursday’s $175,000 Fleet Treat Stakes for California-bred 3-year-old fillies at Del Mar, but the result was far from what observers expected.Big Pond, who won her debut i
Cave Rock galloping, could return to racing in coming months
Steve AndersenJul 23,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Cave Rock, unraced since a second-place finish to Forte in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Keeneland in November, is currently galloping at Del Mar for a return to racing in coming m
Anisette rallies for San Clemente win in American debut
Steve AndersenJul 22,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. - Anisette won her American debut with an attractive late rally in an allowance race at Santa Anita on May 29.The outcome foreshadowed a dynamic first career stakes win in Saturday
Conclude tops all-D'Amato exacta in Oceanside, opening-day Del Mar stakes
Steve AndersenJul 21,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. -- With a fast-moving pacesetter to follow, Conclude handled his first start at a mile on turf with ease in Friday’s $104,000 Oceanside Stakes for 3-year-olds at Del Mar, the feature
Dance to the Music lone shipper in family affair Governor's Cup
Steve AndersenJul 20,2023
An interloper from Southern California may disrupt what may otherwise be a family affair in Saturday’s $75,000 Governor’s Cup Stakes for fillies and mares at Cal-Expo in Sacramento, Calif.Danc
Leading Northern California owner doesn't see consolidation plan as viable
Steve AndersenJul 20,2023
No owner had more horses reach the winner’s circle at Golden Gate Fields earlier this year than Johnny Taboada.Taboada, a Northern California-based mortgage broker, won 24 races during the marat
Del Mar announces stakes nominations for opening weekend
Brad FreeJul 14,2023
Turf, surf, and sunshineare themainthemeswhenDel Mar opens its summer seasononFriday, July 21. Four of thefiveopening-weekend stakesare 
Few changes to Del Mar's summer stakes schedule
Steve AndersenMar 09,2023
Del Mar has made only minor revisions to its 39-race stakes schedule for the 31-day summer meeting, which runs from July 21 to Sept. 10, the track announced on Thursday.The stakes program will be
Del Mar boosts maiden, allowance purses for summer meet
Steve AndersenMar 02,2023
Del Mar has increased purses for maiden races and some allowance races for its 31-day summer meeting, which runs from from July 21 to Sept. 10.Purses for maiden races have been raised to $82,000,
Del Mar will again offer maiden-race bonuses
Steve AndersenMar 22,2023
Del Mar this year will continue to offer a 25 percent purse bonus to the owners of runners who finish in the first five in certain maiden races on dirt, provided their trainers have fewer than 60 hors
Del Mar to host 2024 Breeders' Cup
Matt HegartyFeb 23,2023
The 2024 Breeders’ Cup two-day event will be held at Del Mar, marking the third time the seaside track will have served as the host, the Breeders’ Cup announced on Thursday.The selecti
Four turf races in first card after Sunday cancellation
Brad FreeAug 21,2023
A return to normalcy is forecast Thursday at Del Mar, which is welcome news after a tropical storm forced cancellation of the Sunday card and rescheduling of the $150,000 Solana Beach Stakes to Friday
