Darby Dan Farm Racing’s Manitoulin capped a banner “Black Friday” for the historic nursery. You might even call it a couple of “doorbusting” breakthroughs. Not long after the Clark H. (G1) victory by Seeking the […]
Half of the dozen fillies and mares scheduled to line up in Sunday’s $300,000 Matriarch (G1) at Del Mar enter the one-mile grass test with current form that’s hard to dismiss. A three-time graded stakes […]
It’s not unusual for the progeny of recently deceased patriarch Unusual Heat, or jockey Corey Nakatani, to star on the California turf, and How Unusual illustrated both points with a 9-1 upset of Thanksgiving Day’s […]
With four consecutive stakes wins since June, Sharp Samurai has left little doubt he’s the best California-based three-year-old on the turf this year. He’ll look to confirm that status again Saturday against eight others in […]
Friday’s $200,000 Hollywood Turf Cup (G2) at Del Mar has attracted an eclectic cast of nine, ranging from divisional mainstay Flamboyant to Flintshire’s one-time pacemaker Inordinate, lightly raced improver Prime Attraction, New York-based blueblood Manitoulin, […]
Phoenix Thoroughbred III’s Dream Tree entered Saturday’s $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes with a debut maiden win to her credit, and exited the seven-furlong Del Mar contest a black-type winner for trainer Bob Baffert. With jockey […]
Triple B Farms’ Greyvitos came into Saturday’s $100,345 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) winless from two starts, but exited the seven-furlong Del Mar feature with his first lifetime victory. The Malibu Moon juvenile grabbed command soon […]
This year marked my 20th Breeders’ Cup and Del Mar was a great host. It’s a beautiful track/area and horse people from all over the world embraced it, resulting in terrific competition. Traffic was another […]
Gun Runner delivered another superstar performance in the 34th edition of the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar, capping a Horse of the Year season with a wire-to-wire victory in the $6 million Classic (G1). The […]
Following a pair of runner-up finishes in his first two starts, Good Magic stepped forward with a magnificent performance in $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar. The Chad Brown-trained Curlin colt stalked […]
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