Doc Yco Cheeks © Benoit Photo Under a well-judged ride by jockey Rafael Bejarano, even-money favored Doc Yco Cheeks forged to the lead in the final strides to win Del Mar’s feature race Friday at...

Andrew Lerner © Benoit Photo LERNER RELISHES GIANT CHALLENGES IN WEEKEND STAKES Up-and-coming young trainer Andrew Lerner will be seeking his first graded stakes victory in a 2 ½-year career when he sends out Rager...

Mo See Cal © Benoit Photo A competitive field of seven older California-bred fillies and mares will tangle Sunday in the $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes at seven furlongs over Del Mar’s main dirt track. Post...

Threefiveindia © Benoit Photo Claimed for $40,000 in mid-September, Threefiveindia, an impressive winner on Breeders’ Cup weekend early this month, continued to pay off on his new owner’s investment with a sparkling triumph in Thursday’s...

Thousand Words © Benoit Photo Young talent will be in the Del Mar spotlight Saturday when six two-year-old colts, all of them winners in their brief careers, will match strides in the featured $100,000 Bob...

Bob Baffert BAFFERT AND O’NEILL TAKE A DOUBLE DIP OF HOPE Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and six-time Del Mar training champion Doug O’Neill have double entries to comprise two-thirds of the field of six...

Mark Streiff of Mission Viejo, CA scored big in race 9 of the Del Mar Fall Challenge to vault to the lead. Streiff, back to back winner in the Fall Challenge, won an assortment of...

Leucothea © Benoit Photo Leucothea, the 2-5 favorite, performed to expectations Sunday with an easy victory in the featured $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes for two-year-old fillies at Del Mar. Providing jockey Abel Cedillo with his...

Tyler Baze © Benoit Photo BAZE RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA ROOTS AFTER MIDWEST SOJOURN As the days during which racing was suspended at Santa Anita mounted up last winter, taking a toll on all horsemen, Tyler...

Roger McDow of Las Vegas, turned his starting bankroll of $3,500 into $15,280 in day one of the Del Mar Fall Challenge. McDow went “all-in” in race 4 with a $3,500 win bet on Guitty...