Following the cancellation of three cards this weekend due to a lack of jockeys caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Del Mar rescheduled one of those lost days for Monday, July 27.
“We're looking forward to resuming racing on Friday, July 24,” said Del Mar Thoroughbred Club executive vice president for racing Tom Robbins. “Adding a race card on Monday, July 27 provides our horsemen and women with additional opportunities to run their horses.”
Robbins said Del Mar is looking at making up races from the two other lost days during the balance of the season, which goes to Sept. 7.
Racing secretary David Jerkens said entries for the July 27 card would be drawn Friday, July 24.
“We applaud Del Mar's management for quickly adapting during these unprecedented times,” said Nick Alexander, chairman of the Thoroughbred Owners of California. “Winning a race at Del Mar is special and a four-day race week will provide our members with additional opportunities to do so.”
Del Mar's reformatted racing program now features seven stakes races scheduled for next weekend. Four of them have been shifted forward from their planned spots this weekend. They are the Daisycutter H. July 24, Smiling Tiger S. July 25, GII San Diego H. July 25 and the GII Eddie Read S. July 26.
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