Sports | Lance Pugmire | July 18, 2007
At the end of last summer's Del Mar thoroughbred racing meet, one somber statistic overshadowed all others: 19 horses were dead, victims of catastrophic injuries at the track.
Sports | Bill Dwyre | August 19, 2006
The sport of horse racing, which has seemed rumpled and stained for years, will dress up in its Sunday best tomorrow. It will be time for sport coats, summer dresses and the Pacific Classic at Del Mar, the $1-million race that is grandiose in both purse size and location.
Sports | Robyn Norwood | August 17, 2006
Everybody with a horse in the Pacific Classic on Sunday at Del Mar will be trying to beat Lava Man, the former claimer who won the Santa Anita Handicap and the Hollywood Gold Cup.
Sports | Eric Sondheimer | July 19, 2006
Every summer, amid the refreshing ocean breeze and soothing Bing Crosby music, the quest to identify the next top young thoroughbred racehorse begins here.
Sports | Bill Christine | September 30, 2005
Trainer David Bernstein has been sanctioned by the California Racing Board because his horse Truly A Judge tested too high for an alkalizing agent at Del Mar on Sept.
Sports | Bill Christine | August 20, 2005
What A Song, an undefeated 2-year-old colt bought by Bob and Beverly Lewis for $1.9 million in March, broke down during a routine gallop at Del Mar on Friday morning and was euthanized a few hours later.