Beau Square © Benoit Photo Reddam Racing’s Beau Square, well- handled by jockey Mario Gutierrez, rallied strongly through the stretch to win Friday’s feature at Del Mar, a five-furlong sprint over the infield Jimmy Durante...

Ms Bad Behavior © Benoit Photo BALTAS HAS TWO TO TANGO IN DESI ARNAZ STAKES Mathematically, trainer Richard Baltas has a 40 percent chance of winning Saturday’s $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes. He’ll saddle Ms Bad...

Steph Being Steph © Benoit Photo Six talented two-year-old fillies, all but one of whom have maiden victories to their credit, will be tested over seven furlongs Saturday in the $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes, feature...

Ike Walker © Benoit Photo Ike Walker, piloted by Rafael Bejarano, rallied in the stretch to overhaul pacesetting Stormin Monarcho and win Del Mar’s feature race Thursday, a one-mile contest on the main track. The...

Dream Tree © Benoit Photo BAFFERT’S DREAM TREE FAVORED IN SATURDAY’S DESI ARNAZ Bob Baffert-trained Dream Tree, a daughter of Uncle Mo who won her debut at Santa Anita on October 27, was tabbed for...

Majestic Heat © Benoit Photo Unveiling a new dimension to her ability, Majestic Heat, whose 14 previous races had been run on grass, made the first start of her career on a dirt surface and...

Isotherm © Benoit TRITES’ HANDS MIGHT BE THE RIGHT HANDS FOR EASTERN IMPORTS Austin Trites had been to Del Mar “only as a patron” before getting the assignment from New York-based trainer George Weaver to...

Majestic Heat BETTY GRABLE WILL BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR MAJESTIC HEAT Bringing back Majestic Heat on short notice would not have been a surprising move from the 5-year-old daughter of Unusual Heat’s former trainer Barry...

Majestic Heat Two-time Del Mar stakes-winner Majestic Heat, sixth in the Goldikova Stakes a week ago, returns to action at the seaside oval Sunday versus seven older California-bred filly and mare rivals in the $100,000...

Ms Wakaya © Benoit Photo Under a well-judged ride by jockey Rafael Bejarano, Ms Wakaya forged to the front in midstretch and then held on stubbornly to win Del Mar’s feature race Friday, a one-mile...

Run Away © Benoit Photo RUN AWAY COULD END ’17 WITH DISTINCTION VIA HOPE VICTORY Simon Callaghan-trained Run Away returns to the track and distance of his lone defeat as the 8-5 morning line favorite...

Run Away © Benoit Photo Three-time stakes-winner Run Away, who sustained his lone defeat when third to Bolt d’Oro as the favorite in the Del Mar Futurity last summer, tops a field of six promising...

Moonless Sky © Benoit Photo Pappas Racing’s Moonless Sky, under a well-timed ride by jockey Kent Desormeaux, swept to the front nearing the wire to win Sunday’s feature race at one mile over Del Mar’s...

Smith Extends Lead in Breeders’ Cup Victories; Velazquez Moves Into Tie for Second Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, 52, extended his lead for all-time Breeders’ Cup World Championship victories in the 14 Hands Juvenile...

CLASSIC Gun Runner – A season that began with frustration ended with fulfillment for Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm’s Gun Runner Saturday. The impressive winner of the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic and presumed...

Peter Miller © Eclipse Sportwire LOCAL BASE, KNOWLEDGE PAYS OFF FOR MILLER WITH SPRINT DOUBLE San Diego County has been a longtime home for trainer Peter Miller, Del Mar his home track and the nearby...

Talismanic, winner of the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf © Eclipse Sportswire DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2017) – Godolphin’s Talismanic ($30.20) reached the front in deep stretch to prevail by a half-length over Beach Patrol...

Good Magic © Eclipse Sportswire DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2017) – E Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables’ Good Magic ($25), who entered the race as a maiden, exploded past Solomini in upper stretch...

World Approval © Eclipse Sportswire DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2017) – Live Oak Plantation’s World Approval ($7.40) became the first favorite to win a Breeders’ Cup race Saturday at Del Mar as he posted...

Roy H © Eclipse Sportswire DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2017) – Rockingham Ranch and David Bernsen’s Roy H ($11.80) took over in deep stretch from Imperial Hint and went on to a one-length victory...