Del Mar Stable News
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Stable Notes Day 12 November 27 2014
Published Thursday, November 27th, 2014 (9 years ago) By Hank Wesch
IN SHERMAN’S EYE, CALIFORNIA CHROME LOOKS AT HOME ON THE TURF
Trainer Art Sherman eschewed his usual mezzanine-tier viewing spot in the grandstand for a ground-level one on the Jimmy Durante Turf...
California Chrome Faces 5 in Hollywood Derby
Published Thursday, November 27th, 2014 (9 years ago)
Seeking to strengthen his claim to Horse of the Year laurels, Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome returns to the scene of his earliest success Saturday when he will face five rivals, including...
Tom's Tribute Tops Seabiscuit 'Cap Field
Published Wednesday, November 26th, 2014 (9 years ago)
Braly Family Trust’s classy Tom’s Tribute, champion older horse and grass competitor last summer at Del Mar after winning the Grade I Eddie Read Stakes and Grade II Del Mar Mile, tops a field of...
11 Tangle In Hollywood Turf Cup On Thanksgiving Day at Del Mar
Published Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 (9 years ago)
Eleven distance-loving grass Thoroughbreds will tangle Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, in the Grade II $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup, kick-off event of Del Mar’s fall Turf Festival.
Post time for the first of eight races on the...
Big Macher Wins Cary Grant Stakes
Published Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 (9 years ago)
Displaying the gameness that he has become known for, Big Macher, the 7-5 favorite ridden by Rafael Bejarano, fought off the two-pronged attack of longshot Rousing Sermon and previously unbeaten Red Outlaw to win the...
Stable Notes Day 11 November 23 2014
Published Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 (9 years ago) By Hank Wesch
CALIFORNIA CHROME BREEZES HALF-MILE IN 52 FLAT ON TURF
Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome made his first appearance of the year at Del Mar on Sunday morning, breezing a...
California Chrome Breezes Half-Mile In 52 Flat On Turf
Published Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 (9 years ago)
Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome made his first appearance of the year at Del Mar on Sunday morning, breezing a half-mile on the turf in 52 seconds under regular jockey Victor Espinoza...
Three Hearts Surprises In Red Carpet Handicap
Published Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 (9 years ago)
Team Valor International's Three Hearts, winless since April of 2013, ended her losing streak in a big way Saturday with a surprise victory at odds of 29-1 in the featured $100,000 Red Carpet Handicap before...
Stable Notes Day 10 November 22 2014
Published Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 (9 years ago) By Hank Wesch
MOTION COMES IN FROM THE COLD WITH HOT STAKES HORSES
H. Graham Motion escaped the frozen East on Friday for considerably warmer and sunnier Del Mar – but only for a matter...
Home Journey Upsets Del Mar Turf Sprint
Published Friday, November 21st, 2014 (9 years ago)
Proving to be the speed of the speed, Home Journey, a 15-1 longshot piloted by Tyler Baze, darted to the front leaving the gate and never was passed, winning the featured $65,000 Las Damas de...