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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...

DMTC News – From the Wire Battle of Midway © Benoit Photo The $100,000 Native Diver Stakes for older Thoroughbreds and the $100,000 Cecil B. DeMille Stakes for two-year-olds will be the featured attractions Sunday at Del Mar. Battle of Midway, winner of the Breeders’ Cup...

By David Joseph —- Rainbow 6 Jackpot Grows to $103,182 for Saturday Noon First Post for 11-Race Program MIAMI GARDENS, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved Friday at Gulfstream Park West, growing the carryover jackpot to $103,182.09 for Saturday’s 11-race program. Two...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Godolphin’s Lady Montdore will look to build on her strong start since arriving from France when she competes against a 14-horse field in Saturday’s Grade 3, $400,000 Long Island for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up...

By Keith McCalmont —- Clement holds formidable pair for Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Phoenix Thoroughbreds’ Gronkowski will be looking for his first win in North America when he makes his return in Saturday’s 74th running of the...

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....