Del Mar Stable News

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Breeders' Cup Daily Notes Nov 2, 2017

SENTIENT JET JUVENILE Bolt d’Oro – Owner/trainer Mick Ruis stood outside barn LL at Del Mar Thursday morning admiring the calm manner in which Bolt d’Oro carried himself while cooling out from his 1 ½m...

Breeders' Cup Notes Nov 2, 2017

CLASSIC NOTES Arrogate, Collected, Mubtaahij, West Coast – All four of trainer Bob Baffert’s runners for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic went out for 1 1/2m gallops at Del Mar Thursday morning. Baffert said...

Stable Notes Nov 2, 2017

Bookies Luck © Benoit Photo SPOTLIGHT HITS CAL-BRED BABIES ON BREEDERS’ CUP UNDERCARDS Among the rich undercard races on the Breeders’ Cup days of racing Friday and Saturday are two for California-bred juveniles. The fourth...

Four Major Stakes Enhance Friday's Breeders' Cup Program at Del Mar

Silent Bird © Benoit Photo In addition to the quartet of Grade I Breeders’ Cup races scheduled for Friday – the Juvenile Fillies Turf, Las Vegas Dirt Mile, Juvenile Turf and climactic Longines Distaff, Del...

Master Merion Wins Let It Ride Stakes as Breeders' Cup Week Begins

Master Merion © Benoit Photo Ultra consistent Master Merion, never worse than third in eight career starts, further enhanced his record Wednesday with a convincing triumph in the featured $79,340 Let It Ride Stakes, a...

Stable Notes Nov 1, 2017

Norberto Arroyo, Jr. © Benoit Photo ‘REBUILDING’ MEET FOR DEFENDING CROSBY RIDING CHAMPION ARROYO A victory aboard California Silver in the third race on closing day of the 2016 Bing Crosby meeting, his 12th of...

Breeders' Cup Notes Nov 1, 2017

CLASSIC NOTES Arrogate, Collected, Mubtaahij and West Coast – All four of trainer Bob Baffert’s runners for the $6 million Classic went to the track at Del Mar for the first time Wednesday morning. They...

Breeders' Cup Notes Oct 31, 2017

CLASSIC NOTES Arrogate, Collected, Mubtaahij, West Coast – Bob Baffert’s four runners – Arrogate, Collected, Mubtaahij and West Coast – all shipped from Santa Anita Park to Del Mar in the wee hours of Tuesday...

Stable Notes Oct 31, 2017

THE UNDERCARD STAKES: NOT B.C. BUT NOT A BAD PLACE TO BE Of the five races leading to the four $1 million-or-more Breeders’ Cup events on Friday, three are stakes with $200,000 purses. Three more...

Breeders' Cup Notes Oct 30, 2017

Gun Runner © Eclipse Sportswire CLASSIC Arrogate/Mubtaahij/Collected/West Coast – Defending champion Arrogate signaled his readiness for the Breeders’ Cup Classic Monday with a bullet 5f work in 1:00 for trainer Bob Baffert at Santa Anita...