Del Mar

Owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and trained by Michael McCarthy, the team involved with Journalism, Velocity became a grade 1 winner in the Del Mar Oaks (G1T), just her second stakes attempt.

In 2020, amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, jockey Abel Lezcano was diagnosed with non-functioning kidneys. Now, he's healthy again and riding at Del Mar - after his wife Maria donated one of her two kidneys to him.

Amid frustrations from retail gamblers over a series of dramatic odds changes, Del Mar announced July 29 it would close access to its win pools by computer assisted wagering players at two minutes prior to the off time for each race.

Del Mar will begin a new effort to give its youthful fans an inside look at the game with an up-close-and-personal session in the paddock on race days starting July 20.

Nysos, one of the top horses in the nation, is expected to run in the July 26 San Diego Handicap (G2) at Del Mar.

After a short pause in Thoroughbred racing in California after Los Alamitos Race Course concluded its summer afternoon meet July 6, racing returns to the Golden State July 18 when Del Mar opens for its 86th summer season.

Del Mar is adding three new wrinkles to its extensive wagering menu to supplement the track's standard lineup of betting options for fans at its 2025 summer season of racing and wagering beginning July 18.

A late pick 3 and late double will be offered this summer at Del Mar with a 15% takeout. The late pick 3 will have a $3 minimum, and the late double will have a $5 minimum.