Del Mar Horse Races Details
When Del Mar opened in 1937, Bing Crosby was at the gate to personally
greet the fans. On August 12, 1938, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club hosted
a $25,000 winner-take-all match race between Charles S. Howard's Seabiscuit and the Binglin Stable's colt, Ligaroti. In an era when horse racing ranked second in popularity with Americans to Major League Baseball, the match race was much written and talked about and was the first nationwide broadcast of a Thoroughbred race by NBC radio. In the race, Seabiscuit was ridden by jockey George Woolf and Ligaroti by Noel Richardson.
In front of a record crowd that helped make the fledgling Del Mar race
track a success, Seabiscuit won an exciting battle by a nose.
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
Del Mar Horse Races
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