Favored Grand Slam Smile tracked the leader in second to the far turn, put her head in front passing the sixteenth pole, and pulled away to win by 1 1/4 lengths.

Mark Glatt seeks a repeat as Leading Trainer of the Bing Crosby Season.

Favorite Man O Rose stays a perfect three for three this year in taking the $100,000 The Chosen Vron Stakes by 1 ½ lengths.

There’s nothing better in the world of sports than a rematch, and Del Mar has a good one lined up Sunday afternoon.

Nick Alexander’s homebred Titanic Thompson kicked clear of the field to win by 2 ¾ lengths in Friday’s allowance feature going five furlongs on the turf at Del Mar.

Hernandez continues to dominate the rider standings in Southern California. He’s won five straight titles at Del Mar, and should he win the Bing Crosby Season again this year it will be three consecutive years of sweeping both the summer and fall meet titles at the seaside oval.

Top three finishers in the California Distaff Handicap are set for a rematch Sunday at Del Mar.

Man O Rose, coming into the race off a two-win streak, is looking to stay perfect in the $100,000 The Chosen Vron Stakes for California-bred or sired three years-old and up going seven furlongs at Del Mar.

From last to first, Irish-bred Balnikhov rolled to a 2 ¼ length victory in Sunday’s $100,000 marathon feature on the Del Mar turf. Reunited with by Umberto Rispoli for trainer Phil D’Amato, Balnikhov stopped the clock in 2:16.14.

The dust has settled and aspiring champions have made their case. Breeders’ Cup 42 is in the books and, like most Breeders’ Cups, it lived up to its expectations.