Nov 11, 2022 — When Phil D’Amato drove off the Del Mar Fairgrounds in September, he brought with him a share of the trainers’ title from the summer meet and arguably the hottest barn in Southern California. Since then, the lineup has changed a bit, but D’Amato again brings a formidable force to the fall meet, which gets underway Friday.
“We’re bringing 40 horses down to Del Mar to train there through the remainder of the meet,” D’Amato says. “A nice array of 2-year-olds to older horses, allowance and stakes horses as well. We have them ready for all those nice races you have there.”