Dominant at Del Mar: Bill Shoemaker’s Greatest Summer

Dominant at Del Mar: Bill Shoemaker’s Greatest Summer

On opening day of the 1954 Del Mar meet, a young rider named Bill Shoemaker was less than a month from turning 23 years old. Though still in the early chapter of what would become a storied career, the native Texan found himself the engineer of the most dominant run by any jockey that had ever competed at the seaside track. Read More...

Fox Sports adds Del Mar to its racing coverage in multi-year deal

Fox Sports and the New York Racing Association reached a multi-year agreement between NYRA and Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, further expanding FOX Sports’ coverage of horse-racing properties through its multi-year media rights agreement with NYRA. Beginning in 2027, Fox Sports will become the exclusive home of live television coverage from Del Mar, including the track’s signature summer and fall meets. The addition of Del Mar complements Fox Sports…

Fox Sports to Cover Del Mar Races in New Multi-Year Deal

FOX Sports will become the exclusive home of live racing coverage from Del Mar in 2027 under a new multi-year agreement between the New York Racing Association and the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The new deal was announced by FOX Sports in a press release Wednesday. FOX Sports, which already provides coverage of racing from Saratoga Race Course and Belmont Park, offers more than 1,000 hours of live racing programming annually. “There's no more be…