Majestic Heat (Inside) © Benoit Majestic Heat, the 3-2 betting choice piloted by Del Mar’s leading rider this summer, Flavien Prat, held on gallantly in the final strides to nose out the onrushing longshot, Tiz...

Dortmund © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club CALIFORNIA CHROME, DORTMUND PUT IN FINAL WORKS FOR CLASSIC California Chrome and Dortmund, the 1-2 finishers at the end of a heart rate-accelerating stretch duel in...

Klimt © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, a 12-time winner of the championship race of the summer season for two-year-olds, the Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Futurity,...

Hard Aces © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club PACIFIC CLASSIC UPDATE, ONE WEEK OUT: FINAL WORKS HAVE BEGUN Five candidates for the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic put in their final workouts here...

Why Two © Benoit Why Two, piloted by Norberto Arroyo, Jr., closed strongly on the outside in the stretch to overhaul pacesetting Richard’s Boy and win the featured $84,535 Green Flash Handicap at five furlongs...

Rinse And Repeat © Benoit TEAM O’NEILL HOPES BEST PAL DUO CAN JUMP START SECOND HALF The second half of the 39-day summer racing season has just begun and Team O’Neill is well off its...

Big League © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Six talented two-year-olds, all of them aiming for the Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Futurity on closing day, Labor Day Monday, Sept. 5, will be...

Easy Grader © Benoit Lightly-raced Easy Grader, out of action since last October, returned to action impressively Thursday, storming from behind under jockey Rafael Bejarano to win Del Mar’s feature race, a five-furlong sprint over...

Beholder © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club BEHOLDER NOMINATED AND ‘PROBABLE’ FOR TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella’s carefully chosen word for the status of Beholder regarding a title defense...

Kafister © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Veteran sprinter Kafister scored his twelfth victory in a 28-race career Wednesday as he captured Del Mar’s featured event in a hard-earned win under jockey Kent...