By Jim Charvat Trainer Phil D’Amato has won the last four training titles at Del Mar, beginning with the Fall Meet in 2021. He followed up with another title run in the summer of 2022,...

By Jim Charvat Edwin Maldonado Chances are these days if a horse bursts out of the gate and seizes the lead early, jockey Edwin Maldonado is riding him. The veteran rider has built a reputation...

Red King in the GII Del Mar Handicap © Benoit Photo By Jay Privman In hills above Fallbrook, Calif., about 40 miles northeast of Del Mar racetrack, several horses who once competed with distinction at...

Outrider for 43 years provides extra level of comfort, safety to all.

By Jay Privman Mr Vargas © Courtesy CARMA When Erica Cohn was in the market for a riding horse, she had a requirement she thought non-negotiable. “I didn’t want a Thoroughbred,” she said. It didn’t...

Stilleto Boy © Benoti Photo Start the clock. The countdown has begun for the 33rd running of the $1 million, G1 FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic, now less than a month away. Del Mar’s marquee race...

Antonio Fresu © Benoit Photo Antonio Fresu is one of the new kids in the Del Mar jockey’s room. He’s also one of the most accomplished. He’s only been in the United States for a...

Umberto Rispoli © Alex Evers Jockey Umberto Rispoli loves riding at Del Mar. And it shows. Since arriving at the seaside oval in the summer of 2020, he has never finished out of the top...

Gold Phoenix © Benoit Photo If there’s a graded stakes on the Del Mar turf this summer, you can bet trainer Philip D’Amato will be an active participant. He’s becoming the West Coast’s version of...

By Ray Paulick Rick's Dream giving Bo Champlin his first win as an owner in 2019 © Benoit Photo Bo Champlin was watching on television at his home in Visalia, Calif., when Rick's Dream and...