Good start eases minds at Del Mar
It’s odd to type “normalcy” to describe an opening day at Del Mar. There is very little “normal” about the first day of the summer season at the seaside racetrack. Practically every track has a […]
Oceanside
Oceanside attracts 12 on Del Mar’s opening day
Del Mar commences its summer season Wednesday with the traditional opening-day feature, the $100,000 Oceanside S., and 12 sophomores have signed up for the grassy mile affair. Restricted to non-winners of a sweepstakes worth $50,000 […]
Restrainedvengence triumphs in Oceanside
Kelly Brinkerhoff and Bob Grayson Jr.’s RESTRAINEDVENGENCE unleashed a winning late run in Wednesday’s opening day feature at Del Mar, the $120,805 Oceanside Stakes, to score a three-quarter length victory with jockey Evin Roman aboard. […]
Del Mar season kicks off with full field in Oceanside
The 79th summer season of racing at Del Mar kicks off Wednesday for a 36-day stand that runs through September 3. The lid-lifter, which annually attracts the largest on-track crowd of the season, kicks off […]
Bowies Hero rolls home in Oceanside on Del Mar opener
Bowies Hero swung out for clear sailing turning for home and mowed down Pioneer Lad to win going away in the $117,900 Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar Wednesday, scoring by a 1 1/2-length margin in […]
Oceanside draws overflow field of 16 for Del Mar opener
The turf meets the surf for the 78th summer meeting at Del Mar, beginning Wednesday and running through Labor Day, September 4. For the fourth straight year, the traditional opening-day feature, the $100,000 Oceanside S., […]