Del Mar Racetrack Twitter Accounts

TWITTER accounts of interest for those interested in Del Mar Racing NTRA DRF Tom Quigley (Horseplayer Magazine) Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Surfside OTB

Surfside Race Place Breeders Cup handle

Of the $160 million wagered on the 2-day Breeders' Cup, 1% of that market share was bet at Surfside at Del Mar. Thank you to our customers!

From Surfside Race Place's twitter Account

http://www.surfsideraceplace.com

Del Mar ,CA Bars

Just a list of local bars here in Del Mar and Solana Beach

Enoteca Del Fornaio
En Fuego Cantina & Grill
Jimmy O's
Bleu Bar
Crepes and Corks Restaurant & Winebar
Sublime Tavern
Living Room Bar
Saddle Bar
Shimbashi Izakaya
La Tienda
Belly Up Tavern
Tidewater Tavern
Surfside Race Place at Del Mar
Bully's Del Mar
Brigantine
Market
Sunset Bar and Grill
Pacifica Del Mar
Jakes Del Mar
Sea & Smoke
Zel's Del Mar

Breeders Cup simulcast at the Del Mar Racetrack

Breeders Cup Celebration at the Del Mar Race Track

The Breeders Cup is taking place this year at Santa Anita. Come to the Del Mar Race Track 's sports bar known as Surfside Race Place and be part of the fun without having to leave San Diego. Surfside is over 90,000 sq ft, with 7 rooms 2 floors and 1000 televisions. Put on your sharpest outfit and be part of the action.

The Breeders' Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing's most prestigious global event, annually attracts the best horses from around the world. The Breeders' Cup consists of 15 races with purses totaling more than $25 million over the two-day event.

Friday, Nov. 1, gates open at 9 a.m. and first post is at 11:15 a.m. Fans will receive a Breeders' Cup long-sleeve T-shirt on Friday (with paid admission to Surfside Race Place, while supplies last). Saturday, Nov. 2, gates open at 9 a.m. and first post is at 10 a.m. Saturday's featured race, The Breeders' Cup Classic, is at 5:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early for the best seats and to enjoy breakfast at the Carving Stand on Saturday. Plus, there will be a barbeque on the front patio.

General admission is $5. Reservations are being taken now for both the Theater and the Saddle Club. Theater seating in the Las Vegas-style race book is $5. The Saddle Club admission package is $15, and includes a program. A special menu will be served in the Saddle Club.

Diamond Club members receive 50 percent off general admission and free parking. Membership in the Diamond Club is free; racing fans can sign up on their first visit and start saving on subsequent visits. The Diamond Club is a joint venture with the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, so those who joined during the live meet can save immediately!

Surfside Race Place is the largest sports bar in San Diego. It's located on the Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, California. It offers off-track wagering from September through July (closed during the live Del Mar race meet).

Surfside features live racing from tracks across the country. Surfside's features include a smoke-free environment, the luxurious Saddle Club, and patios with video monitors where Del Mar's outstanding weather can be enjoyed. The immaculate 90,000-square-foot facility is designed to provide the ultimate satellite wagering enjoyment.

Del Mar Race Track Celebrities 2013

So for the 2013 season a few of the celebrities seen at the Del Mar Race Track include



San Diego Chargers coach Mike Mccoy and his wife Kellie



Actors Bijou Phillips

Danny Materson known from multiple commericals and That 70's Show and now Men at Work

Natasha Henstridge



Actress Nicole Gale Anderson and Gary Stevens



Valeria Harper



Jockey Rafael Bejarano and professional poker player Phil Ivey



Trevor Hoffman former professional baseball player



Brody Jenner

Horse Statue at the Del Mar Racetrack

This horse statue stands proudly at Surfside Race Place which is next to the Del Mar Racetrack at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

Del Mar Racetrack Results and Scratches

Free Results & Scratches by Telephone
Call Del Mar Racetrack's free results and scratch line at 888-338-7223. The results are available shortly after each race. Scratches are available daily, except Mondays, after 12:00 noon for the next day’s races. Scratches for Wednesday’s races are available after 12:00 noon on the preceding Monday. Results are posted for all races available for live and simulcast wagering at Del Mar

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The nearest Simulcast facility is located in the Del Mar Racetrack known as Surfside Race Place

Del Mar Racetrack Jockey Joel Rosario

Joel Rosario Best Racing Class Achieved: Multiple Graded Stakes Winning Jockey Triple Crown Highlights: 1st Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands - 2013 - Orb 3rd Belmont S. - 2013 - Orb 3rd Preakness S. - 2012 - Creative Cause 3rd Belmont S. - 2011 - Brilliant Speed

Saddle Club of Surfside Raceplace

Saddle Club

Surfside Saddle Club

If you are a regular Surfside attendee — four or more times a week — a Saddle Club membership is a value that you should definitely consider.

Saddle Club amenities are numerous (see the list below). For reservations, call (858) 755-1167, ext. 1220.


Features of the Saddle Club include:


Business Center with free wireless Internet, printing, copying and fax services The Golf Channel (and we have a wide variety of college and pro football games each weekend during the fall months).
Jumbo projector screens and plasma TVs to create sports book viewing.
Video replay monitors.
Full-service fine dining restaurant from 11:30AM to 3:00PM Thursday through Sunday (view menu) or order food to go at the hostess stand or at the bar. Daily lunch specials.
Your birthday will be recognized with a cake and passes to invite your friends.

Memberships will run from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Membership Dues
Silver $1,000
Gold $1,500
Platinum $2,000
Diamond $3,600

CHRB license holders will receive an additional 10% discount.

Memberships range from $1,000 for a Silver Individual Membership to $3,600.00 for a Diamond Membership for four people. CHRB license holders will receive an additional 10 percent discount.
Click here for additional details on Saddle Club memberships Daily admission to the Saddle Club is $10.00, except for Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup.

Please visit the Saddle Club for a membership information packet. We want to exceed your expectations!

As a Saddle Club member, you will enjoy these and other special benefits:

Complimentary daily admission
Reserved Saddle Club parking area (including during the annual San Diego County Fair)
Daily official program
10 complimentary guest passes to the Saddle Club (not valid on Kentucky Derby Day) Preferred table reservations for Breeders' Cup, Triple Crown, and other events
10 complimentary passes to the San Diego County Fair
Complimentary Saddle Club lunch during the San Diego County Fair
20 percent discount in the Surfside Race Place Gift Shop
Your parking area will be managed every weekend to ensure convenience.
10 Clubhouse guest admission passes to the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club live race meet (Passes will be available early July)
Horse racing rewards for your horse racing play. Saddle Club members only receive wagering credit for all races, including imports!

Recommend a friend for bonus benefits!

Receive a $100 betting voucher for each new friend who joins the Saddle Club on your recommendation.
Two Clubhouse seats on the day of your choice for the 2013 Del Mar live race meet for each new friend who joins the Saddle Club on your recommendation. (Dates must be requested in advance. Excludes Opening Day.)

When the California host track is not racing:
The Saddle Club is open, yet there is no food and beverage service. Patrons can pick up food and beverage in the Theater on the lower level.

Del Mar Racetrack's Surfside Race Place

Del Mar Racetrack Diamond Club

For all racing fans, Surfside Race Place and the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club have teamed up to offer the Diamond Club.

The Diamond Club card can be used at the Del Mar Racetrack,and Surfside Race Place. Each venue offers different benefits and rewards.

For example, members receive admission discounts of 50 percent each time they attend either the live summer meet or Surfside's off-track wagering facility. In addition, Diamond Club members are eligible to participate in exclusive contests and promotions.

Membership is free, but a photo ID is required to obtain a card. Sign up at the Surfside Gift Shop on your next visit. It only takes a few minutes and you will be on your way to member benefits and rewards.

Diamond Club Rules
Diamond Club Application
(for your convenience, you can print this application, complete it, and bring with you to Surfside Race Place. Or, you can fill out an application at Surfside.)



Diamond Club Card

How you save with the Diamond Club card:

Surfside general admission: $5.00 without the card;
$2.50 with the card


Free parking at Surfside

Diamond Club parking passes will allow you free parking entry via the Surfside Crosby gate into the Fairgrounds during Surfside’s operating hours.

This parking pass is good for year round including the fair. It is NOT valid for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club live meets though.

If you have used your card more than once at Surfside, bring your Diamond Club card to the Gift Shop Wednesdays through Mondays from 10:00AM – 3:30PM to receive your parking pass, with paid admission, while supplies last.

The regular parking fee at the Fairgrounds is $10.00 per day. Your first Diamond Club parking pass is free, replacements $2.00.

Del Mar Race Track Stretch Run (Grandstand) admission: $6.00 without the card;
$3.00 with the card


Del Mar Race Track Clubhouse admission:
$10.00 without the card;
$5.00 with the card
Diamond Club Rewards


Wager amounts between $5,000 per month and $250,000 per year, and you'll receive rewards such as:

1% cash back
Silver Saddle Club memberships
Saddle Club and Preferred parking passes
Del Mar Live Meet admissions and parking pass

Del Mar Racetrack commercial

Meadsducket Del Mar Racetrack commercial being worked on Meadsducket website can be found here

Del Mar Racetrack cash your tickets

Do you have winning tickets from the Del Mar Racetrack.

Per California Law:
tickets for the 2013 race meet may be cashed at any California track or satellite location until May 15, 2014. State law forbids acceptance of claims for lost or destroyed tickets. VOUCHERS are good until one year after the conclusion of the current race meet, or September 4, 2014.

Well one of the largest Satellite Wagering facilities in Southern California is right next door to the Del Mar Racetrack known as Surfside Race Place.

Tickets can be cashed at Surfside Race Place located next to the Del Mar Racetrack. Surfside is offering one free general admission through Sept. 29 with your uncashed winning wagering ticket from the 2013 Del Mar live race meet. One admission per person. Open Wednesday through Sunday. Tickets can be cashed at Surfside throughout the year during open hours.

Del Mar Racetrack celebrities

Del Mar Racetrack gets it's share of celebrities some include:

Mario Lopez

Carrie Prejean, former Miss California wearing a hat on Opening Day. She sang too :)

Kiptyn Locke, of ABC's Bachelorette Season 5, seen at Opening Day

Audrina Patridge

Johnny Knoxville

Kevin Kostner

Shawn and Marlon Wayans

70's Show actor Wilmer Valderrama

famous Mayor Rudi Guiliani

Real Housewives of Orange County

Toby Maguire

Saints' Quarterback Drew Bree

Del Mar Racetrack Mural

The Famous Del Mar Racetrack Mural

Artist Pierre “Peb” Bellocq painted a 30-foot-long mural depicting 70 years of thoroughbred horse racing at Del Mar.

Notice though he forgot the Ocean.??



The painting features co-founders Bing Crosby and Pat O’Brien. They are joined by Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, and the horse owners Harry James and Betty Grable, comedic husband-and-wife from I Love Lucy Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and actors Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck.

Jimmy Durante is of course in there Cha Cha Cha Cha...., W. C. Fields and Red Skelton, George Raft and the jockeys Johnny Longden, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Bill Shoemaker, Chris McCarron, Eddie Delahoussaye, George Woolf, Jerry Lambert ,and Ralph Neves. Mike Smith, Alex Solis, and Kent Desormeaux.

Horse Trainers include Farrell and Gary Jones, Tom Smith of Seabiscuit fame, Buster Millerick, Ed Gregson, Bob Baffert, Ron McAnally, Charlie Whittingham, Robert Frankel, Jack Van Berg, Neil Drysdale, and Richard Mandella.

Major Racetrack well knowns were included such as C.S. Howard, E.B. Johnston, Clement Hirsch, John and Betty Mabee, Rex Ellsworth, Robert and Beverly Lewis, Sid and Jenny Craig, and Allen Paulson.

Del Mar’s current President, Joe Harper, sits front and center just above his mom, Cecilia DeMille Harper

The mural, which is on the east wall of the entrance to the track’s Clubhouse/Turf Club gets your attention.

Del Mar Racetrack Entourage

The regular cast of Entourage was featured at the Del Mar Racetrack for Season 4 You can see the cast of Vince, Eric, Drama, Turtle (Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara) and superagent Ari (Jeremy Piven) heading to the track to try their luck finding a winner.

Del Mar Racetrack Model

The face of Del Mar's Racetrack is Chantel Sutherland

The famous model and Jockey of the Del Mar Racetrack

In 2010 Chantal Sutherland began her first full circuit at Del Mar. Chantal has earned over 40,000,000 million dollars in purses since beginning her career in 2000. Her career as a model has also earned her spreads in magazines like Vanity Fair, Vogue and Sports Illustrated

some of her famous photos include

NFL Sunday ticket Free betting contest San Diego

Come see the games at the largest sports bar in all of San Diego Surfside Race Place is 90,000 sq feet, with 7 different rooms, 2 floors, 4 patios over 1000 tv's and allows legal betting on horse races running throughout the country.

It's located at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, and is open year round EXCEPT when horse races are running live.

There is a free parking pass available for racetrack Diamond Club members so you can park at the fairgrounds for free. (not valid during live racing but is valid during the fair)


Surfside is doing a NFL football contest every weekend this year. It's free to enter. Pick the winning team $250 in prizes daily.

(there is a charge to get into Surfside but I've attached a picture which you can print out to get in free for Sept.

Normal charge is $5 to enter and $2.50 for Diamond Club members (free to join once inside)

Come enjoy Direct TV's NFL Sunday Ticket at Surfside.

Also feel free to bet on the horses running throughout the country such as Santa Anita while you are there.

Handicapping Horses at the Paddock

Watch as the horses go around the Paddock.


This is a form of Handicapping that can be done for people attending the racetrack

Positive signs to look for
If you get a good look at the horses as they are walking up, notice each horse’s hair coat and other indications of energy. A healthy horse will usually have a shiny hair coat, short in summer and luxuriant in winter. Look for ripped muscles in the horses for signs of being in shape. Good signs to see are prancing, neck bowed, focused look, dapples, and that 'ready to run' in their eyes which can be described as a bright, inquisitive-looking eye, ears pricked forward and neck slightly arched

Pricked ears are the only correct position for winning horses unless a horse hears something unfamiliar and gets distracted, his ears might turn towards the sound until he satisfies his curiosity. They then return to the pricked ear position


Negative signs to looks for:

Negative body language would include horses that are holding their heads up (face horizontal to ground), shaking head from side to side, nervously lunging forward or spinning out so they are at a 90-degree angle to the lead pony; sweating a lot; walking so slow or pulling back so that the lead pony rider appears to be dragging the horse. Horses that look asleep or dull are obviously a negative sign. Some other negative signs include dull coat, runny eyes or nose, open sores, front wraps (be careful here some are done in black ie hard to see and also trainers bluff here sometimes), excessive sweating tail kept between the hind legs, or popping the tail up and down.

Ears:

The ears can tell you a lot about a horses mental state and condition.

PINNED EARS strongly suggest something is off and probably angry. The ears are swept back and flush against the head.
The reason for pinned ears is the horse simply doesn’t want to be where he is at this moment for any number of reasons. If he’s sore he simply doesn’t want to go thru this “racing thing” in pain. Or, perhaps his groom rudely awakened him 45 minutes ago from sleeping and he simply wants to go back to bed.

FLICKERING EARS
Flickering ears is also negative

While not as annoyed as the angered horse with pinned ears, a horse with flickering ears is distracted. The ears flicker because he simply isn’t paying attention to his surroundings and forthcoming event. He could care less who wins this race.


FLOPPED OVER EARS
Tiredness is evidenced by flopped over ears.

This negative ear position can be brought about by soreness or extreme tiredness. These horses usually enter the paddock with their heads so low, you wonder how they continue to move forward without falling over.


Those are some of the major signs of reading a horse doing his circle in the paddock that can help with handicapping.

Check the groom too, sometimes he can give something away. You might see something in his facial expressions and /or demeanor.

Remember:
Just because a horse looks bad doesn't mean he can't win but usually it will eliminate some horses who really don't have much of a shot.

Del Mar Racetrack Handicapping Contest

What/Why: Would you like to win $750,000 dollars and the title of Handicapper of the Year? The first step is to place high in a qualifying competition for the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (NHC).

Horse Racing fans win big and have fun with these 3 separate one day live money handicapping tournaments
The National Handicapping Qualifiers


Show off and put to the test your horse racing handicapping skills at the Satellite Wagering Facility of the Del Mar Racetrack known as Surfside Race Place. The 90,000 sq ft sports bar of the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

Friday 9/6/13
Prizes 2 spots in Vegas and $8000+ in cash and prizes
including a BCBC spot valued at $2500
Entry Fee $310/300*
Bet type: $2 wp with a $40 bankroll


Saturday 9/7/13
Prizes 2 spots in Vegas and $4000 in cash and prizes
including 1 BCBC spot valued at $2500
Entry fee $260/250*
Bet type: all, $100 bankroll and unlimited buy ins.


Sunday 9/8/13
Prizes: 2 spots in Vegas and $21,000 in cash and prizes including 3
BCBC spots valued at $2500 each
Entry Fee $510/$500*
Bet Type: wps/ex/tri, $1,000 bankroll


*$10 discount for entries by entering Sunday the weekend before the tournament

Surfside Race Place website event info here

Contact Vicki Hiltbold for details at 858-755-1167 x 1202

Diamond Club for the Del Mar Racetrack

Del Mar Diamond Club

When you go to the Del Mar Racetrack and Surfside Raceplace there is a card that give you discounts such as reduced entry and other perks.

It's free to sign up. When you attend the Del Mar Racetrack they allow you to sign up BEFORE entering. They just don't advertise the lower admission price.



Del Mar Racetrack Admission Comparison

Regular Price Diamond Club General Admission $6.00 $3.00 Clubhouse Admission $10.00 $5.00

Surfside Race Place (this is the satellite wagering facility at the Del Mar Fairground)

General Admission $5.00 $2.50

Note: Diamond Club members pay their usual discount price ($5 Clubhouse, $3 Stretch Run) on Opening Day.

By joining the Del Mar Diamond Club you'll save money each time you attend the races at Del Mar or at Surfside Race Place. Plus, take advantage of special offers and giveaways exclusively for Diamond Club members all year long. Best of all, membership is FREE!

To Sign Up:
Bring a valid photo identification and present it at special Diamond Club booths at the Del Mar Racetrack or Surfside Race Place. You'll find Diamond Club signup booths located on the 2nd floor of the Clubhouse, the 1st floor of the Stretch Run and outside the Stretch Run admission gates. You can print out the form here to fill out and bring with you to Del Mar to speed up the enrollment process.

Free and Easy Wednesdays: Every Wednesday (except Opening Day), receive FREE Stretch Run Admission, FREE Program and FREE Seat along with HALF PRICE Beer (domestic drafts), Sodas and Hot Dogs at Stretch Run Concession Stands.

*You must be a Diamond Club member and scan your membership card at designated Admission Gates and Concession stands.

Seniors Free Thursdays – 62+ Every Thursday, all Diamond Club Seniors 62 and over receive FREE Stretch Run admission when they present their cards and I.D. at the Stretch Run Admission Gates.

Account Wagering

Account wagering is available using your Diamond Club Card. Once you become a member it is simple to sign up for the account-wagering feature. Simply go to the Diamond Club sign up booth and notify a customer service representative that you would like to open the account-wagering feature on your card. The process requires a valid photo ID and a social security card. After your membership is activated you may begin loading money on your card and not have to deal with the hassle of losing tickets! The process works much like your ATM card and is easy to learn. If you need further help look for a SAM attendant in the green vest, they are more than happy to assist you.


Significant Player Program Diamond Club Rewards

Wager amounts between $5,000 per month and $250,000 per year, and you'll receive rewards such as:
•1% cash back
•Silver Saddle Club memberships
•Saddle Club and Preferred parking passes
•Del Mar Live Meet admissions and parking pass make sure to scan your card each time you wager.

Free Parking for Diamond Club Surfside Patrons


Diamond Club parking passes will allow you free parking entry via the Surfside Crosby gate into the Fairgrounds during Surfside’s operating hours.

If you have used your card more than once at Surfside, bring your Diamond Club card to the Gift Shop Wednesdays through Mondays from 10:00AM – 3:30PM to receive your parking pass, with paid admission, while supplies last.

The regular parking fee at the Fairgrounds is $10.00 per day. Your first Diamond Club parking pass is free, replacements $2.00. This pass is good throughout the year except during the live meets. This includes during the Del Mar Fair

Horse Racing Photography Del Mar

Met Essy Ghavameddini yesterday at the Del Mar racetrack.
He's got beautiful photos turned into paintings of the Del Mar races
up for sale

check out his work here
8008 Girard Ave Suite 190
La Jolla, CA 92037

Essys studio Horse Racing Art

Top Horse Racing Handicapping Books

These are the books on my reading list  reviews of each will soon follow

Bet with the Best: All New Strategies from America's Leading Handicappers From the Daily Racing Form Press and includes Beyer, Brohamer, Crist, Davidowitz, Litfin, Quinn, Shuback, Stich, and Watchmaker.   I'm currently reading this now

 

 

 

 

 

Exotic Betting by Steve Crist: Handicapping the races is only half the battle, betting them is the other.  In Exotic Betting Steve Crist outlines the strategy he uses for playing each type of exotic bet, from Exacta’s to the Pick 6 and every wager in between.










Ainslie’s Complete Guide to Thoroughbred Racing – Tom Ainslie
Another excellent all around-  This is currently going for $.01 on Amazon used :)






 







– Money Secrets at the Racetrack by Barry Meadow:  Money management is a weakness of many horseplayers and can often be the difference between a winning and losing horseplayer.  It's the same for any type of gambling or trading.   Money Secrets at the Racetrack is far and away the best guide to proper money management and optimal value betting strategy.






 


Modern Pace Handicapping by Tom Brohamer:  Pace makes the race is one of the oldest sayings you will hear at a racetrack and Modern Pace Handicapping is the definitive book on Pace Handicapping. 






 



– The Handicapper’s Condition Book by James Quinn:  Class is an often hard to describe factor in horse racing.  A horse that wins a Maiden Special Weight may be able to step up and win an Allowance race or may need to drop into a Claiming race. 










Betting Thoroughbreds for the 21^st Century by Steve Davidowitz:  Ever look at the past performance of a horse and wonder what is this horse doing in this race today?  In Betting Thoroughbreds for the 21^st Century the answer to that question and many more will be answered.  This book covers a diverse set of topics from track bias to trainer intent and is a must read for beginning horseplayers and a welcome refresher for experienced horseplayers.by the way This benefits you much more than me.  Buy this book currently from DRF.com It's the original $25.00 for new.   Used copies are going for $100  on amazon 



The Best of Thoroughbred Handicapping by James Quinn:  Over 40 handicapping ideas/methods are presented in this anthology of horse racing.  From betting strategy to pace handicapping to visual analysis of the horses in the paddock this diverse collection of writings is useful to every type of handicapper.  This book is a collection of ideas.