Baffert Ready for Summer at Del Mar
Life is full of choices and sometimes you have to take a leap of faith. Trainer Bob Baffert did just that when he first came to Del Mar back in the early 90s. It has proven to be the right…
Life is full of choices and sometimes you have to take a leap of faith. Trainer Bob Baffert did just that when he first came to Del Mar back in the early 90s. It has proven to be the right…
It has been a hectic couple of weeks for many of the horsemen and women on the backside at Del Mar. Leading up to the opening of the summer meet they had to pick up roots and move a hundred…
The 47-year-old Southern California native comes to Del Mar looking to notch his fourth consecutive trainers title having won it last fall, sharing it with Bob Baffert last summer and winning it outright in the fall of 2021.
Conclude, a Kentucky-bred son of 2017 Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) winner Collected, scored a smart length-and-a-quarter victory in the July 21 Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar as the seaside track kicked off its 2023 summer season.
The last time Juan Hernandez rode at Del Mar he was on the wrong end of a heartbreaking defeat in the jockey standings to old-time nemesis Flavien Prat, who won five races on closing day of the 2022 fall meet…
Most of the architects of the popular "Ship & Win" program at Del Mar refuse to take credit for saving horse racing in Southern California. However there's no denying that the successful program has breathed new life into the region.
With California's equine industry reeling from the July 16 announcement of Golden Gate Fields' closure late this year, the state's racing scene receives a much-needed source of optimism July 21 when Del Mar opens for its 31-day summer meet.
For the past few years, the coast-to-coast teams have recorded over 3,000 workouts annually at Saratoga Race Course and Del Mar combined, providing handicappers and horsemen with access to the nation's top horses and future stars.
For the first time, Del Mar will present a $1-million guarantee to any single-ticket holder who hits the track's popular Pick Six on its opening day, July 21.
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer has reached an unconditional settlement agreement in a lawsuit against Del Mar that had been filed after the Southern California track initially prohibited him from running horses there early in its summer 2019 meet.