US EditionGame Warrior Is Just that in Opening Day Upset at Del Mar
DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA, JUL 18 – Del Mar's 86th summer meet features 38 stakes races totaling over $7.8 million and drew 21,209 fans on opening day, with a 6.5% increase in on-track betting handle.
- Gates opened at 11:30 a.m., marking the start of the 86th summer meet with the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar Racetrack.
- California racing faces a major financial squeeze, with The Jockey Club reporting a 70% decline in the state’s 2023 foal crop over 20 years due to a tribal monopoly established by a 2000 ballot proposition.
- Favorites won just two of the 10 races while seven winners paid 5-1 or longer odds, while Game Warrior, a 19-1 longshot, edged out Iron Man Cal to win the Oceanside Stakes.
- The opening day hat contest ran from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., awarding over $5,000 in prizes across four categories, in a tradition dating back to 1995.
- Looking ahead, the eight-week season spans 31 racing days, including the Uncorked Del Mar Wine Fest on August 2 and the Taste of New Orleans Food & Music Festival on August 23.
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Game Warrior is just that in opening day upset at Del Mar
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