Pulpit Rider (Outside) © Benoit Photo Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams’ homebred mare Pulpit Rider looped her field and came with a rush to get up in the final jump and capture the 27th...

Sharp Samurai PREPARATIONS CONTINUE APACE FOR PACIFIC CLASSIC ONE WEEK HENCE Four nominees to the TVG Pacific Classic underwent workouts this morning and two marquee runners are expected to put in their final exercises tomorrow...

Raymundos Secret © Benoit Photo It’s known around the racetrack as “getting in a jackpot,” and it has nothing to do with winning a bet. It means you’ve found yourself in a place where you...

Siberian Iris © Benoit Photo Ten long-winded fillies and mares will travel a mile and three-eighths on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course Sunday in the CTT & TOC Overnight Stakes, the highlight of an 11-race...

Warren's Showtime © Benoit Photo Benjamin and Sally Warren’s Warren’s Showtime worked five furlongs at Del Mar today at 12:45 p.m. as she prepares for her start Saturday, August 22, in the Grade I, $250,000...

Mel Stute © Benoit Photo DEL MAR REMEMBERS TRAINER MEL STUTE, 1927-2020 Mel Stute, whose training skill, racing stories, good will and very presence were treasured here for seven decades of summers, died Wednesday at...

Mucho Unusual © Benoit Photo 2019 George Krikorian’s homebred Mucho Unusual, who has been facing high-line graded stakes company for the past year, drops into a seemingly ideal spot against state-bred runners in Saturday’s $125,000...

Smooth Like Strait © Benoit Photo Cannon Thoroughbreds’ Smooth Like Strait used his speed to good advantage Sunday and scored a handy victory in the 80th running of the Grade III La Jolla Handicap for...

Maximum Security galloping Saturday BAFFERT LAUDS ‘MAXIMUM’ WORKOUT FOR TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC Maximum Security worked 6 furlongs in 1:12.80 at 6:30 a.m. today, an exercise that drew a rave review from Hall of Fame trainer...

Bodhicitta (GB) © Benoit Photo Calvin Nguyen’s Bodhicitta, a filly on the rise, came running late to get up by a whisker and take honors in the Grade II Yellow Ribbon Handicap at Del Mar...