Del Mar Stable News

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Stable Notes July 31, 2016

Stellar Wind (outside) and Beholder in the Gr I Clement L Hirsch Stakes © Benoit BEHOLDER LOSS LEAVES MANDELLA WITH A CLASSIC DECISION TO MAKE Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella was calm and, to...

Stellar Wind Stuns Beholder in Clement L. Hirsch Stakes

Stellar Wind (outside) © Benoit In a stunning upset, Hronis Racing’s Stellar Wind, the Eclipse Award winner as champion three-year-old filly of 2015, outran 1-9 favored Beholder in the stretch to win the featured $300,000...

Stable Notes July 30, 2016

Beholder winning the 2015 Clement L Hirsch Stakes © Zoe Metz Del Mar Thoroughbred Club BEHOLDER HAS A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW – HER OWN IN 2015 Following the seven-length victory by Beholder in the...

You're Late Upsets in C.T.B.A. Stakes

You're Late © Benoit Placed in a perfect stalking position by jockey Stewart Elliott, You’re Late pounced on the front-runners turning into the stretch and drew off to an impressive victory in the featured $100,000...

Stable Notes July 29, 2016

Subtle Indian © Zoe Metz ONE DEL MAR STAKES NOTCHED, DIODORO EYES TWO IN THREE DAYS Trainer Robertino Diodoro watched on television from Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota, as Patriots Rule provided him with his...

Lord Nelson Heads Field in Bing Crosby Stakes Sunday

Lord Nelson Schooling © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Spendthrift Farm’s classy Lord Nelson, recent winner of the Grade I Triple Bend Stakes at Santa Anita, will attempt to continue building on his...

Stable Notes July 28, 2016

Stellar Wind Schooling at Del Mar © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club INSIDE STORY: BEHOLDER, STELLAR WIND 1-2 FOR CLEMENT L. HIRSCH Trainers generally abhor the No. 1 post position for major stakes...

Beholder Faces Four Rivals in Grade I Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Saturday

Beholder © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Three-time Eclipse Award champion Beholder, well on her way to recognition as one of the truly outstanding female runners of all time, will seek her ninth...

Longshot Gold Rush Dancer Wins Real Good Deal Stakes

Gold Rush Dancer © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Gold Rush Dancer, a 14-1 longshot piloted by Flavien Prat, rallied on the far outside entering the stretch to take command and then held...

Stable Notes July 27, 2016

Stellar Wind (inside) © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club FOUR RIVALS ENTERED TO FACE BEHOLDER IN CLEMENT L. HIRSCH Champion Stellar Wind and three other older fillies and mares were entered Wednesday morning...