Nuovo Record © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club JAPANESE IMPORT NUOVO RECORD GETS THE ‘RED CARPET’ TREATMENT The original plan was for Nuovo Record, a five-year-old Japanese-bred grand daughter of Sunday Silence, to...

Sobradora Inc © Benoit Photo Del Mar’s third Fall Thoroughbred racing season, named in honor of track co-founder Bing Crosby when it was inaugurated two years ago, begins Friday with a nine-race Veterans Day holiday...

David Jerkens © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club RACING SECRETARY JERKENS SEES MEET RETURNING TO 2014 FORM In theory, having the 2015 Bing Crosby meeting open on the Thursday before the Breeders’ Cup...

Beholder BREEDERS’ CUP ‘HANGOVER’ A GOOD BUZZ FOR CROSBY III The hangover from last weekend’s Breeders’ Cup XXXIII at Santa Anita still lingers in all areas of the Southern California racing circuit. It’s to be...

Klimt © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Kaleem Shah’s Klimt provided trainer Bob Baffert with an amazing 13th triumph in the Grade I Del Mar Futurity Monday as he scored impressively in the seven-furlong...

With Honors © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club FLAVIEN PRAT (With Honors, winner) – “She was rank on me early, but I got her up front and near the leader and that seemed...

Richard Baltas © Benoit MABEE AND DERBY-WINNING TRAINERS END MEETING ON HIGH NOTE In the winner’s circle after Free Rose’s victory in the Grade II $250,000 Del Mar Derby on Sunday, trainer Richard Baltas looked...

Free Rose © Benoit Free Rose, who won the La Jolla Handicap at odds of almost 30-1 early last month, proved that triumph was no fluke Sunday as he scored a narrow victory at 11-1...

Avenge © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club FLAVIEN PRAT (Avenge, winner) – “Richard (trainer Mandella) said: ‘Just stay calm.’ This filly has a little breathing problem and she needs to relax. Today she...

Straight Fire © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club STRAIGHT TALK FROM KEITH DESORMEAUX ON STRAIGHT FIRE J. Keith Desormeaux has had a couple of very good 2-year-olds the past two years. Texas Red...