Viadera (inside) © Benoit Photo Trainer Chad Brown has a reputation as an excellent trainer, a superior grass horse trainer and a very special trainer of fillies and mares. If you need testimony on that,...

Beer Can Man © Benoit Photo The 2-year-old colt Beer Can Man made his West Coast debut a winning one when he tracked the leaders early, then fired late to capture the seventh edition of...

Domestic Spending and Jose Hernandez © Benoit Photo AN INSIDE VIEW OF BROWN’S TURF FESTIVAL EQUINE ALL-STARS A week or so ago, Jose Hernandez and a couple of stable hands were sent west by mega...

Timothy Yohler of Fisher, IN scored huge in the last race of the Del Mar Fall Challenge. Yohler vaulted into the lead with large exacta and trifecta wagers turning his final $1,500 in bankroll into...

Domestic Spending (outside) © Benoit Photo For the third time this weekend at Del Mar, jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. and trainer Chad Brown teamed up to snare a stakes race. This time it was the...

Count Again © Benoit Photo Agave Racing Stable or Sam-Son Farm’s Count Again trailed early, but came roaring through the lane to take down honors in the $203,500 Seabiscuit Handicap Saturday at Del Mar. He...

Fluffy Socks © Benoit Photo Head of Plains Partners’ favored Fluffy Socks escaped tight quarters at the head of the stretch, then accelerated smartly to draw clear at the finish for a half-length tally in...

Arklow © Benoit Photo IRISH, AND LOTS OF OTHER, EYES ARE SMILING ABOUT ARKLOW Jerry Crawford, head of the Donegal Racing partnership group, and his wife Linda debated “long and hard” about making the trip...

Arklow © Benoit Photo The class of the field ran like it Friday at Del Mar as Arklow tracked close to the leaders in the 12-furlong Hollywood Turf Cup, then got the jump on his...

Orglandes © Benoit Photo ONE DOWN, FOUR TO GO FOR TEAM CHAD BROWN Phase I of Operation Del Mar Turf Festival for trainer Chad Brown’s contingent was successfully accomplished Thursday when favored Orglandes made a...