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DMTC News – From the Wire Vasilika © Benoit Photo DERBY, MATRIARCH POSSIBLES PORTEND EXCITING CLOSING WEEKEND When November turns to December next weekend, fall racing at Del Mar will wrap up for 2018. And, as is the case in any sports/entertainment enterprise, the hope...

By David Joseph —- Mandatory Payouts Set for Sunday’s Closing Day Card Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot of $123,818 Must Go Mandatory Payouts for Late Pick 5, Last-Race Super Hi-5 Zayas Holds 2-Win Lead over Lopez in Jockey’s Race MIAMI GARDENS, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went...

DMTC News – From the Wire Gary Stevens © Benoit Photo A TRIFECTA OF HALL OF FAMERS ON THE RETIREMENT OF GARY STEVENS A few minutes before the fourth race on today’s program, Del Mar will honor Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens. On Tuesday, Stevens, 55, announced the end of a...

By Mike Henry —- TIME TO DREAM AGAIN: OPENING DAY POINTS TO SEASON OF POSSIBILITIES OLDSMAR, FL. – Like any racetrack, Tampa Bay Downs is a place where dreams often come true for horsemen, jockeys and bettors. Before dreams can be realized, though, they have to be clearly...

By Darren Rogers —- Churchill Downs Photo COX LOOKS AHEAD TO LEOFRIC’S 6-YEAR-OLD CAMPAIGN FOLLOWING GUTSY GRADE I CLARK VICTORY LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018) – With Leofric’s indomitable victory in Friday’s $500,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare...

By Mike Henry —- ZAMBRANA SWITCHES TO AGENT’S ROLE WHILE RECOVERING FROM INJURY OLDSMAR, FL – Eddie Joe Zambrana has been waking up to a new reality since suffering compound fractures of his right tibia and fibula in a starting-gate accident at Presque Isle Downs in August....

By David Joseph —- Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $67,039 Leading Rider Edgard Zayas Notches 4-Win Day MIAMI GARDENS, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the sixth consecutive racing day Saturday at Gulfstream Park, producing a $67,039.62 carryover...

DMTC News – From the Wire ESCAPE CLAUSE GOES TO RED CARPET HOPING TO SCORE A 10 Escape Clause, the Canadian filly who extended her win streak to nine in the opening day Kathryn Crosby Stakes – albeit via disqualification – has booked a Del Mar return engagement ...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018) – Three Diamonds Farm and Joseph Besecker’s undefeated 2-year-old colt Dunph will attempt to land his third career victory in next Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (Grade II) at Churchill Downs – a race...

By David Joseph —- Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Rises to $51,399 Gran Malbec Rallies for Sixth Straight Victory MIAMI GARDENS, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the fifth consecutive racing day Friday at Gulfstream Park, producing a $51,399.67 carryover...