Off to the Races! What to know about the 2025 Del Mar Races

‘Everything is pointing in a special direction’ at Del Mar as opening day dawns

DEL MAR — Opening day is always a special event at Del Mar. But there is more excitement than usual heading into Friday’s opening of the 86th summer season of horse racing at the historic seaside oval. “Everything is pointing in a special direction for 2025,” said Josh Rubinstein, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s president and chief operating officer. “The conversion to a single circuit in California has strengthened the product. There’s a real buzz …

Off to the Races! What to know about the 2025 Del Mar Races

(FOX 5/KUSI) — From fashionable attire to wagering on thoroughbred horse racing, Opening Day at the Del Mar Races kicks off Friday with the gates opening at 11:30 a.m., marking the 86th season of the famed annual races at the seaside oval. There are approximately 300 races on the slate this year, with the festivities running through Sept. 7. The racetrack is open on a Thursday-through-Sunday schedule, except for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1, acc…

Del Mar Kicks Off 'Paddock Pals'

In an effort to give young fans an “inside” look at the game, Del Mar launches 'Paddock Pals'–an up-close-and-personal session in the paddock on race days. Beginning Saturday, July 19, the program will see a Del Mar staff member randomly select a youngster and their family out of the crowd and accompany them into the paddock prior to certain races throughout the summer season. There the “Pal” will be in close proximity to the Thoroughbred raceho…