Del Mar takes big step to host Breeders' Cup
Legal and financial hurdles must be overcome, but the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club took an important step this week toward hosting a Breeders' Cup, the Super Bowl of horse racing that is held over two days every November. The earliest Del Mar could host it likely is 2015, but that's providing the turf track is renovated and widened and legal challenges are overcome.
DEL MAR ON TRACK TO HOST BREEDERS’ CUP RACES
They are in the most preliminary stage of the process, but the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has taken a big first step to host a Breeders’ Cup, the Super Bowl of horse racing held over two days every November.
Fascinating speakers coming to Del Mar Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Del Mar will present some very exciting speakers and presentations in the near future.
California Horse Racing Board hears exchange-betting concerns
ARCADIA, Calif. - Exchange wagering could be launched in California as early as the Del Mar meeting in July, but not all participants in the sport, notably some racetracks and horsemen's organization, want to see it implemented, a California Horse Racing Board committee was told on Thursday.
Jockey Pleads Guilty To DUI After Winning Del Mar Race
A Hall of Fame jockey who won the opening-day stakes at this past summer's Del Mar thoroughbred-racing season pleaded guilty in January to driving under the influence hours later in Torrey Highlands, the City Attorney's office said Monday.
U.S. Open champ Ogilvy at home in Del Mar
Australian native Geoff Ogilvy, who has won seven times on the PGA Tour, including the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, has relocated his family to Del Mar from Scottsdale, Ariz. He's a big fan of the San Diego County lifestyle.
David Wall Lang
David Lang passed away peacefully at home in Corona del Mar on February 1. He was 85. The son of Clarence Lang and Mary Olga Wall, David grew up in Beverly Hills and attended the U.S. Naval Academy . As a midshipman he enjoyed competitive rowing and was a member of the championship Varsity crew team.
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Fed Biz, one of trainer Bob Baffert's most promising 3-year-olds this year, won his debut against winners in an optional claimer over a mile at Santa Anita on Thursday.
U.S. Open champ Ogilvy at home in Del Mardel mar life suits Ogilvy just fine
Australian native Geoff Ogilvy, San Diego County’s newest resident PGA Tour player, loves to surf and fish, bike ride and bet on horses. But it wasn’t this area’s recreational-rich lifestyle that totally influenced him to move his young family from Scottsdale, Ariz., to within walking distance of the beach at Del Mar.
