Red Lark takes flight at 19-1 in Del Mar Oaks
You might say it was a red-letter day at Del Mar. Two races after Red King toppled 7-10 favorite United in the Del Mar H. (G2), Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Red Lark pulled a 19-1 upset […]
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Mo Forza returns in Del Mar Mile
One of the hottest turf horses in the country last fall, comebacker Mo Forza hopes to kick off another big second half in Sunday’s $150,000 Del Mar Mile Handicap (G2). The Peter Miller trainee graduated […]
Maximum Security heads six-horse Pacific Classic
After narrowly winning his first outing for Bob Baffert, Maximum Security will make his second start back from a layoff in Saturday’s $500,000 Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar. […]
United strong favorite in Del Mar ‘Cap; French imports invade for Del Mar Oaks
United turned in one of the most surprising efforts at the Breeders’ Cup last year, finishing only a head behind eventual Horse of the Year Bricks and Mortar in the 1 1/2-mile Turf (G1) at odds of 51-1. On Saturday, the 5-year-old rides a three-race win streak into the $200,000 Del Mar H. (G2), which offers the winner an expenses-paid berth into the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Turf at Keeneland in November. […]
Weston, Bodhicitta narrowly nab graded wins at Del Mar
Close finishes were the flavor of the afternoon at Del Mar, with margins of a neck or less determining the outcome of two graded stakes races on the Saturday card. The first tight battle came […]
My Girl Red dominates Sorrento
The first winner for freshman sire Texas Red, My Girl Red is now his first stakes heroine too after drawing off in Friday’s $150,500 Sorrento Stakes (G2) at Del Mar. The 9-10 favorite not only […]
Beau Recall defends title in Yellow Ribbon; Roderick ships west for Best Pal
Beau Recall is back to defend her title in Saturday’s $150,000 Yellow Ribbon H. (G2) at Del Mar and is likely to inherit the favorite’s role after reports that Jolie Olimpica would scratch from the […]
Sorrento attracts first-timer Get on the Bus, debut romper My Girl Red
Friday’s $150,000 Sorrento Stakes (G2) serves as a stepping stone to the Del Mar Debutante (G1), but only two of the seven entrants are early nominees to the track’s marquee race for 2-year-old fillies. The […]
Fighting Mad runs rampant in Clement L. Hirsch
Gary and Mary West’s homebred Fighting Mad stormed her way into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) with another front-running display in Sunday’s $250,500 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar. Following up on her […]
Thousand Words rejoins Derby picture with upset Shared Belief win
A former star on the Road to the Kentucky Derby reestablished his credentials with an upset victory in Saturday’s Shared Belief S. at Del Mar, prevailing at the expensive of a heavy favorite who arguably […]