Jeff Nahill
HORSE RACING COMMENTARY:
DEL MAR ---- The annual thoroughbred meet at Del Mar will come to an end late Wednesday afternoon, and it has become painfully apparent that Polytrack isn't the answer to all of the industry's ills.
Sep 08, 2009 | 11:40 pm | Loading…
NAHILL COMMENTARY: Card could be in a golden state with California Flag
DEL MAR ---- Owner Keith Card found out it wasn't in last year's cards for him to win a Breeders' Cup race.
Aug 18, 2009 | 10:00 pm | Loading…
TUBE TALK: Big drama: Animal Planet show 'Jockeys' goes behind the scenes at the track
DEL MAR ---- The first season of Animal Planet's television show "Jockeys" was billed as a reality show, but it developed into a "docu-soap."
Aug 13, 2009 | 10:35 pm | Loading…
HORSE RACING: Undefeated Zenyatta's thrilling triumph provides memories for a lifetime
DEL MAR ---- It was just one of those days at the racetrack. A day you never forget.
Aug 12, 2009 | 12:10 am | Loading…
DEL MAR: Jockey Court revived by move to Midwest
DEL MAR -- As you look around at the photos of the jockeys in their lunchroom at Del Mar, there are openings on the wall -- spaces signifying the riders who have left the circuit and moved on.
Jul 28, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HORSE RACING COMMENTARY: Accenting the race
Quick, where were you on Del Mar's opening day in 1984? Trevor Denman, the man with the velvet-voice and sayings from South Africa, was in the announcer's booth getting ready to call his first full season as the Del Mar Racetrack's announcer.
Jul 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HORSE RACING COMMENTARY: Zen master: Del Mar giddy that champion mare Zenyatta will run in its summer meet
Zenyatta is coming to Del Mar.
Jul 03, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HORSE RACING COMMENTARY: Let there be light: Churchill Downs introduces night racing, but don't expect Del Mar to follow suit
As the summer approaches, and top-notch horse racing goes into overdrive leading up to the Breeders' Cup this fall at Santa Anita Park, the news in the sport has been coming fast and furious.
Jun 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HORSE RACING NOTES: Wygod filly could race in Gold Cup
JEFF NAHILL - jnahill@nctimes.com
Jun 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HORSE RACING COMMENTARY: Silencing of the fans: Near lawsuit prompts Del Mar to shut down its popular fan forum
Many in the sport consider the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's Web site (www.dmtc.com) to be one of the best in the business.
Apr 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
JEFF NAHILL HORSE RACING COMMENTARY: One on one
ARCADIA -- Even the most ardent supporter of the other eight starters in Saturday's Santa Anita Derby has a hard time viewing the event as nothing more than a match race between Pioneerof the Nile and The Pamplemousse.
Apr 04, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HORSE RACING: Living the dream
Mike Smith is living the high life these days.
Mar 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
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