Current Tag: Del Mar
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...
Heywoods Beach Game in Capturing Cougar II at Del Mar
POSTED: July 25, 2022
DEL MAR, Calif.— Rider Ramon Vazquez sat second to odd-on race favorite Tizamagician in the 12-furlong Cougar II Stakes Sunday at Del Mar, then surged...
Cal-Breds Kick off Stakes Action in Week Two at Del Mar
POSTED: July 25, 2022
DEL MAR, Calif.— The first of eight Golden State Series races scheduled for this summer at Del Mar will be run Thursday when a group...
A Long Way From the Chicken Barn, Baffert Returns to Del Mar
POSTED: July 25, 2022
DEL MAR, Calif.— He’s been a fixture at Del Mar for nearly 35 years…recognized by most anyone who has followed horse racing in the past...
All’s Well at D’Amato Barn Following Clemente Sweep
POSTED: July 25, 2022
DEL MAR, Calif.— Trainer Phil D’Amato was a happy camper Sunday morning at Del Mar. His quartet of 3-year-old fillies all came out of their...
Smooth Like Strait Headlines Wickerr on Sunday
POSTED: July 23, 2022
If the Eclipse Awards had a “Tough Luck” category in horse racing, Cannon Thoroughbreds’ Smooth Like Strait would be a top candidate. Since winning the...
Jockey Ramon Vazquez Eyes Riding Success at Del Mar
POSTED: July 23, 2022
DEL MAR, Calif.— When top rider Flavien Prat announced he was moving his tack back east this summer, one could almost hear a collective sigh...
Flightline Puts in Maintenance Work for TVG Pacific Classic
POSTED: July 23, 2022
DEL MAR, Calif.— The horse everyone’s talking about put in his first work at Del Mar Saturday morning, going 5-furlongs in :59.40 handily. It was...
Balnikhov to Wait Until the Del Mar Derby September 3
POSTED: July 23, 2022
DEL MAR, Calif.— Little Red Feather Racing, et al’s Balnikhov brought a baggage full of promise with him when he arrived from Ireland at the...
