With Rain in Forecast, Del Mar Cancels Friday’s Scheduled Races

With rain in forecast, Del Mar cancels Friday’s scheduled races

DEL MAR — For the second time during this fall meeting, a forecast of rain has forced cancellation of horse racing at Del Mar. Friday’s scheduled eight-race card has been canceled with forecasts calling for up to an inch of rain on Thursday night and Friday morning along the coast. The decision was made under guidelines established by the California Horse Racing Board. Friday’s races have been moved to Monday, which had been a day off for the se…

Del Mar’s Friday racing rained out; Monday card added

With rain expected to return, Del Mar has canceled thoroughbred racing Friday and has added a card Monday, the San Diego County track announced Wednesday morning. Del Mar plans to have racing Saturday and Sunday, but Saturday will have no races on the turf course. Del Mar and Los Alamitos both canceled racing Saturday, early in a period of sometimes heavy rain in Southern California. When Del Mar resumed Sunday, its main track was still damp and…

Mirco Demuro Rises to the Top of the Del Mar Standings

It's no surprise that Italian-born jockeys are doing well at the current meet at Del Mar. They have been making their mark in Southern California for some time now. Antonio Fresu is second in the standings and Umberto Rispoli is third. But who is the leading rider? The answer might surprise you. The 46-year-old veteran Mirco Demuro, who left Japan earlier this year to try the Southern California circuit, went into the weekend at Del Mar on top o…