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Matt Kilgariff, PGA Director of Player Development at The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe (Calif.), says embracing guest speakers and instructors, prioritizing staff seminars, and annually introducing new technology are just a few ways to keep the program growing. As the Director of Player Development, my constant pursuit is to...

Wrestling heads to the 2023 CCCAA Regional Meet this Saturday at Palomar College in San Marcos. The Cougars have high hopes for all-SEC Grapplers Andres Cervantes (125) and Christian Davidson (197), as well as 2022 State Qualifier Reily Lowry (174). The trio has accounted for 42 of the teams' 81 victories this season. Cervantes and Davidson were both earned a Silver at the SouthEast Tournament, while Lowry sat out the conference meet and should be ready to punch a ticket to another State Meet. Sophomores Sherman Barney (285) and Carson Brander (197) will also try to cap their careers with a trip to State, while Freshman Ian Rodriguez(149) and Ryan Cramer (149), Silas Brailey (157) and Braden Svetich (157) and Johnathan Ciccarelli (165) try to make the finals in their first year.

KOPION (f, 2, Omaha Beach–Galloping Ami {Outstanding Broodmare-Can}, by Victory Gallop) did not disappoint her backers who made her the 1-5 favorite for this debut. The $270,000 Keeneland September buy trailed towards the rear of the field as a pair showed the way up the backstretch. Given her cue around the far turn, the Richard Mandella trainee ranged up and let the throttle out to graduate by 3 3/4 lengths over She's a Tempest (Connect).

Del Mar's summer riding champion has taken advantage of Flavien Prat's absence this week and soared to the top of the jockey standings. Juan Hernandez had a riding double on Thanksgiving Day to move into a tie with Prat, then came back and posted a riding triple on Friday to move ahead of his rival.

Two weeks into the Bing Crosby Season and jockey Tyler Baze has three wins from 11 mounts. Not bad for a guy who was on death's doorstep just a few months ago. Baze has been riding at Del Mar since he captured the 2000 Eclipse Award for outstanding apprentice jockey. His career has been a mix of peaks and valleys. Peaks that included rides in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and the Breeders' Cup to valleys filled with substance abuse and suspensions. But none of that mattered when he began suffering stomach pains earlier this year.

The Fall Challenge came down to the final race as winner Edward Deicke went all-in with a $3,240 win bet on number 2 Miss Lizzy. Second place finisher Mike Mulvihill also had the winner but his $2,500 win wager fell just short. Deicke, from Hillsboro Beach, FL, finished with a...

Mr Fisk finishes 1 1/4 lengths ahead of 6-5 favorite Skinner, who has an unusual run under Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith

Past the midway point of the Bing Crosby Season at Del Mar, the effects of the rain and the closing of the track to training last weekend are showing up in the numbers used to gauge the success of the meet. It affected field sizes, which are down a bit...

SKINNER SEEKS FIRST GRADED STAKES WIN IN SUNDAY’S NATIVE DIVER. The Del Mar Turf Festival takes a day off Sunday but the stakes action continues with arguably the most intriguing race of the holiday weekend. The G3 Native Diver, run at a mile and an eighth on the main track, has attracted seven runners including a horse that nearly ran in the Kentucky Derby this year.

Hong Kong Harry and Astronomer , the top two in September's City of Hope Mile Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Park, meet again Nov. 25 in the Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T) at Del Mar. Even though it has only been eight weeks, the circumstances are much different from when they finished a neck apart, with Hong Kong Harry getting up in the final jumps over Astronomer, who had led for the first 5,270 feet of the mile.

Trainer Phil D’Amato hit the trifecta at Del Mar Saturday in the Seabiscuit Handicap. His runners finished first, second and third in the mile and one-sixteenth grass headliner, with Madaket Stable’s Easter leading the parade and proving best by half a length. The 5-year-old French-bred by the Australian...

With the national stakes schedule weak, we are looking West, where we like the last three races on the Sunday card at Del Mar. We expect fast dirt and firm turf where the turf meets the surf, so let’s go. Del Mar, Race 7, 6:25 pm ET. Allowance/Optional Claiming,...

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – St. Augustine senior Isaiah Hasten played a large role on both sides of the ball on Friday night as the Saints beat Mission Hills 13-0 for the San Diego Section Division 1 championship. Hasten, a wide receiver and cornerback, who also returns punts, gave the offense a ...

The Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club welcomed the holiday season with its annual tree lighting celebration Nov. 26.

Saints shut out Mission Hills with multiple sacks, turnovers in front of 7,500 fans at Southwestern College

Planetario was fifth in the field of seven with a quarter of a mile to go when he made his push

Let’s get another big Saturday of racing kicked off today! Today, we will look at the late Pick 3 from Aqueduct. We will also have full card selections for Churchill Downs and Del Mar for the paid Rocket Picks, so be sure to check those out. Let’s GO!

USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year Grant Sexton will close his 2023 season this Friday and Saturday in the 82nd running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway. Unfortunately, the 19-year-old’s father Brent saw his season come to a premature end when he was injured in a nasty flip at the Placerville Speedway last Friday night.

We’ve gone past the midway point of the Bing Crosby Season at Del Mar and the effects of the rain and the closing of the track to training last weekend are showing up in the numbers used to gauge the success of the meet. It affected field sizes, which are down a bit this year compared to 2022.

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The RV Cal State San Marcos women’s basketball team (3-2) collected its third consecutive win with an 80-54 victory over Saint Martin’s (2-4) on Friday night in The Sports Center. TOP PERFORMERS. Jordan Vasquez – 20 points | 10 rebounds | 9-of-13 FG...