While Barretts Sales will continue to run under the auspices of the Los Angeles County Fair Association at least through the end of 2018, the CTBA is discussing other options to ensure California has a year-round sales schedule in 2019 and beyond.
The one-mile turf test for 3-year-olds bred or sired in California ended with an upset as the son of Lucky Pulpit ran like a horse possessed in the stretch, winning by 1 3/4 lengths.
The first of the Lilac fire horses who had to be evacuated from San Luis Rey Downs and take up residence at Del Mar in December began to filter back to the Bonsall training center this past weekend and more followed Monday.
With both the March and May 2-year-old sales producing a string of stakes winners, sales company officials hope the decision to combine the auctions will produce the best of both worlds.
After the Dec. 7 fire that decimated San Luis Rey Training Center, the facility in Bonsall, Calif., is scheduled to reopen in early April, according to racing executives in Southern California.
Season debuts are drawing near for Untamed Domain and Best Performance, two runners who could become stars in their respective divisions.
A group of industry stakeholders involved in the relief effort for those affected by the fire at San Luis Rey Training Center Dec. 7 explained how the money raised has been apportioned during a California Horse Racing Board meeting.
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club announced Jan. 10 that Josh Rubinstein has been named its President.
California Horse Racing Board officials indicated Dec. 11 that the horses stabled at San Luis Rey Training Center at the time of the Dec. 7 fire that tore through the facility have been accounted for.
If there was any indication healing from the devastating fire at San Luis Rey Training Center Dec. 7 was beginning, it was the return of humor Dec. 10 at Del Mar, where the majority of evacuated horses and horsemen have been relocated.
While most volunteers came to Del Mar Dec. 8 to help horses, Debbie Baltas and others made sure to focus on backstretch workers evacuated from the devastating fire at San Luis Rey Training Center.
The horror of Dec. 7 has been followed a day later by an overwhelming effort in Southern California to save and care for horses evacuated from a devastating fire at San Luis Rey Training Center.
Aron Wellman, president of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, penned a detailed account Dec. 8 of his experience at Del Mar in the wake of the Lilac fire that engulfed San Luis Rey Training Center Dec. 7 and the outpouring of support that followed.
The Stronach Group, in conjunction with Santa Anita Park and The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, has established a GoFundMe account page to help pay for hospital and rehabilitative costs incurred by those injured in the Dec. 7 devastating Lilac Fire.
After putting on its first Breeders' Cup in early November, Del Mar continued to make gains through the rest of its fall meeting, which came to a close Nov. 26.
Last of 11 in the backstretch run of the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes (G1T) at Del Mar Nov. 26, Martin Schwartz's Off Limits (IRE) needed a lot to go right.
Michael House's Hunt (IRE) may have been overmatched in his last two assignments, but returned to his winning form Nov. 26 in the $200,000 Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T) at Del Mar.
His stablemate may have won the grade 1, but Analyze It put forward an impressive flourish on a strong day for trainer Chad Brown when he cruised home an easy winner of the $100,000 Cecil B. DeMille Stakes (G3T) at Del Mar.
Daddy Is a Legend unleashed a come-from-the-clouds kick on the far outside of the Del Mar turf to make her first try against graded company a successful one with a victory in the $100,000 Jimmy Durante Stakes (G3T) Nov. 25.
After his eye-catching turf debut Oct. 12 at Belmont Park, the 2016 Remsen Stakes (G2) winner once again showed an impressive turn of foot to win the $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1T) at Del Mar.
A day after he scratched out of the Hollywood Turf Cup (G2T), DP Racing's Prime Attraction made his human connections look astute with a score in the $100,000 Native Diver Stakes (G3) at Del Mar.
Masterfully ridden by jockey Corey Nakatani, longshot How Unusual spurted between horses at the top of the stretch to enter contention and outfinished 2-1 favorite Responsibleforlove in the final sixteenth to win the Red Carpet Handicap (G3T).
Sharp Samurai will hit the Del Mar turf once again in the $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1T) Nov. 25. Five from the Twilight Derby will be back to challenge in the Hollywood Derby.
Although he has not won a race in six starts this season, Flamboyant (FR) appears to have returned to top form and looks like the horse to beat in the $200,000 Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes (G2T) Nov. 24 at Del Mar.
Just more than three weeks after their debut race, when Dream Tree held off a closing Midnight Bisou by a desperate nose at Santa Anita Park, the stage was set again during the stretch run in the $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes Nov. 18 at Del Mar.
Trainer Gary Mandella did not plan on running Teneri Farm homebred Birdie Gold so soon after her U.S. debut Nov. 4 in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T).
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Desi Arnez Stakes at Del Mar.
With the addition of blinkers and some aggressive riding from Victor Espinoza, the 2-year-old Malibu Moon colt shot to the front in the seven-furlong test and led every step of the way to break his maiden in the grade 3 event.
Dave Litfin looks back at Breeders' Cup, handicaps upcoming stakes races.
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Bob Hope Stakes (G3) at Del Mar.
Kaleem Shah and Simon Callaghan feel Run Away is better suited sprinting at this point in his career, so he'll make his next start in the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) Nov. 11 at Del Mar.
For most of us that live east of the Pecos, the Breeders’ Cup weekend of Nov. 3-4 at Del Mar was like stumbling onto the lost city of the Incas. Who knew it was the best-kept secret in racing?
All samples collected from 2017 Breeders' Cup horses for testing have been cleared by the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at the University of California, Davis.
Baffert will remain at home in California. He'll get his string in order, and they'll fight another day.
Del Mar reported an on-track wagering total of $25,181,317 for two days of Breeders' Cup races, the highest for the event that expanded from one day to two in 2007.
Bolt d'Oro became the latest in a string of heavy favorites to go down in defeat during the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup card, when the multiple grade 1 winner finished third behind Good Magic in the $2 million Sentient Jet Juvenile (G1).
Rockingham Ranch and David Bernsen's 5-year-old More Than Ready gelding ran down Imperial Hint with determined strides to claim the $1.5 million TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1).
After four straight close losses in group 1 races, Wuheida (GB) would not be denied in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) Nov. 4 at Del Mar, scoring by one length over Rhododendron (IRE).
Chester and Mary Broman's homebred Bar of Gold provided her backers with a rich reward when she upset the race at odds of 66-1. The John Kimmel trainee was worth $135.40 for a $2 ticket.
Trainer Peter Miller and owner Rockingham Ranch earned their first Breeders' Cup victories when 30-1 longshot Stormy Liberal bested stablemate Richard's Boy in the $1 million Turf Sprint (G1T) Nov. 4 at Del Mar.
Guided by Breeders' Cup master Mike Smith, Caledonia Road rallied past Alluring Star in the stretch to score a 17-1 upset in the $2 million 14 Hands Winery Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) Nov. 4 at Del Mar.
The opening day of Breeders' Cup weekend Nov. 3 at Del Mar saw two severe on-track injuries on the undercard, and while one horse had to be euthanized because of the severity of his injury, another is awaiting surgery.
Charles Fipke's homebred Forever Unbridled exited her victory in the Nov. 3 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) at Del Mar in good order and in fine style, according to trainer Dallas Stewart.
Opening up the undercard of Breeders' Cup Saturday Nov. 4 at Del Mar, Kitten's Roar stepped away from her field through the stretch to take the Goldikova Stakes (G2T) by daylight over Thundering Sky and On Leave.
All-sources handle for the Nov. 3 Breeders' Cup program was $52,273,883, a 5.3% increase from 2016, on the first day of the 34th Breeders' Cup World Championships at the iconic Del Mar, a first-time host for the event.
A year after she finished third behind brilliant champions Beholder and Songbird in the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1), Forever Unbridled snatched the hardware for herself when she held off multiple grade 1 winner Abel Tasman by a half-length.
Racing just off the pace throughout while saving ground, Mendelssohn came off the rail in the stretch and powered to the first grade 1 victory of his career in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Nov. 3 at Del Mar.
One year after sending New Money Honey out to win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T), e Five Racing returned with undefeated Rushing Fall and took down the mile event at Del Mar.
Destin, who lost the 2016 Belmont Stakes by a nose, has found a home in endurance contests, as he stepped away from Infobedad late to score in the $200,000 Marathon Stakes on opening day of the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar.
The biggest concerns of his biggest rivals are obstacles he has already cleared. Yet in his preparation for the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), Collected might as well be engulfed in shadow.
