On the eve of the record-breaking summer encounter, Del Mar2022’s 2022 racing calendar closed on a strong note this past weekend as the track’s fall race, the Bing Crosby Season, delivers world-class turf, wide-field and road racing. safe racing. The total settlement in 2022 is $744.68 million, a record amount wagered for Del Mar races meet, excluding Breeders’ Cup races.
Total processing during the 13-day, 4-week fall session was $164.85 million with a daily average of $12.68 million, down 4.3% from 2021, when the round Del Mar’s Fall Meeting Hosts the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championship.
Joe Harper, CEO of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, said: “We’ve built momentum over the past few years, working hard to create a great experience for racing fans as well as racing fans. Riders and women support our program. “Despite the positive business results, we are particularly proud that we have been able to maintain our position as one of the safest racetracks in the country.”
Del Mar’s horse recruitment initiatives, led by the track’s popular Ship & Win program, continue to promote the horse racing product and help increase the size of the fall response field to 7.91 stadiums. members per race compared to 7.76 in 2021. A total of 515 people started participating at Del Mar in the summer and fall of 2022 as a result of these recruitment efforts. Del Mar officials expect the majority of these athletes to continue competing in future Southern California meetings.
The Fall Lawn Festival once again drew elite runners from across the country to participate in the nine stakes put out during the final two-day weekend of the meeting.
With a burst of six card nine-race winners on closing day, Flavien Prat clinched her sixth Del Mar title by going home for the first 24 in 86 rides, 28 win rate % especially. Coach Phil D’Amato caught 19 races over the course of 13 days to claim his fourth Del Mar title.
“Once again, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club performed world-class racing with an exemplary safety record,” said California Thoroughbred Owners President Gary Fenton. “They also contribute to our ecosystem by investing in industry beneficiaries like ‘Ship & Win’. It’s great to partner with a racetrack operator that goes above and beyond what’s offered. Del Mar continues to show the riders that they want to be an important part of our future.”
The race will return to Del Mar next July for the track’s 84th summer.
This press release has been edited by BloodHorse Staff for content and style.
