Three Stakes Added to Del Mar Fall

A trio of stakes races have been added for Del Mar’s second fall meet, the track announced yesterday. The GII Goldikova S., Golden State Juvenile and Golden State Juvenile Fillies–all $200,000 races effectively “borrowed” from Santa Anita this year–bring the purse value of Del Mar’s 17 fall stakes to $2.7 million. The seaside oval will hold its second-ever fall meet from Oct. 29 through Nov. 29 with 20 days of racing. Highlights among the Del Mar fall schedule are the grassy GI Hollywood Derby for sophomores Nov. 28 and GI Matriarch S. for female turf milers Nov. 29. “We’ll be emphasizing turf racing and offering a half dozen stakes for 2-year-olds,” Del Mar Thoroughbreds Club’s executive vice president for racing Tom Robbins said in a release. “Our Thanksgiving weekend finish will find us on the grass for six stakes at every level, which will be lucrative for our horsemen and exciting for our fans.” Del Mar will race on a Thursday through Sunday schedule, with post time at 12:30 p.m. every day except Thanksgiving, when racing will begin at 11:00 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. Visit dmtc.com for the complete stakes schedule.