Current Tag: California
Del Mar off to Exceptional Start After First Week
POSTED: July 25, 2022
DEL MAR, Calif.— The eagerly anticipated return of word-class Thoroughbred horse racing at Del Mar did not disappoint, as record wagering and capacity crowds highlighted...
Florent Geroux to Ride Fulltime at Del Mar This Summer
POSTED: July 22, 2022
DEL MAR, Calif. — He’s considered one of the top jockeys riding in the U.S today and he’s decided to ride fulltime at Del Mar...
14 At The Ready In Oceanside As Del Mar Is Off And Running
POSTED: July 20, 2022
DEL MAR, Calif.— Del Mar will open its gates Friday for the first of 31 racing days that will comprise its 2022 summer racing season,...
Pulpit Half-Brother Pontiff Registers His First Winner After Relocating To California
POSTED: October 31, 2021
Elk Grove, California — Freshman sire Pontiff, a Giant’s Causeway half-brother to the major sire Pulpit, was represented by his first winner on October 29,...
According to CHRB notes there has been a substantial drop in California Equine Deaths
POSTED: July 26, 2021
The California Horse Racing Board conducted a meeting by teleconference on Wednesday, July 21. The public participated by dialing into the teleconference and/or listening through...
Streaking None Above the Law returns to So. Cal to head Saturday’s $150,000 Snow Chief Stakes as nine sophomores go 1 ⅛ miles on turf
POSTED: June 17, 2021
RACE IS PART OF CTBA’S LUCRATIVE GOLDEN STATE SERIES FOR CAL-BRED OR SIRED HORSES ARCADIA, Calif. –A recent winner of two consecutive stakes at Golden...
Royal Ship hopes for fair winds and following seas in Californian
POSTED: April 16, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif.—Royal Ship has made nine of 11 career starts on turf, finishing an eventful fourth in the Grade III Native Diver Stakes last Nov. 21...
Independence Hall brings his class act to the $200K Californian
POSTED: April 14, 2021
The race is an iconic stepping stone to the Hollywood Gold Cup GI on May 31 ARCADIA, Calif. (April 14, 2021)—Trainer Michael McCarthy’s classy Independence...
Veteran Brandothebartender serves up a victory with a late rally in the Sensational Star Stakes
POSTED: March 22, 2021
ARCADIA, Calif. —For once, the old man was not late to the party. Brandothebartender, at age eight the oldest horse among seven California-breds in Sunday’s...