California Chrome leaving for Los Alamitos © Hank Wesch Twitter ‘CHROME GIVEN A CHAMPIONS SENDOFF HEADING HOME TO LOS AL To celebrate California Chrome’s victory in Saturday’s $1 million TVG Pacific Classic, trainer Art Sherman...

Ashleyluvssugar © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Masterfully-rated on the lead by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, 5-2 favored Ashleyluvssugar held on desperately in the final strides to nose out rallying Metaboss...

Harmonize © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Larkin Armstrong’s Harmonize, a highly-regarded Eastern invader trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott and piloted by Junior Alvarado, outfinished Decked Out and Kent Desormeaux in...

PLAYING THE ‘WHAT IF’ GAME FOR THE TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC We read through the press kit for the 26th running of the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic and skimmed the record book (to save you...

Frenzified © Benoit DP Racing’s English-bred Frenzified, third and second in two middle-distance grass races this summer, stretched out to a mile and three-eighths, a distance she obviously appreciated, and scored an impressive triumph Friday...

Midnight Storm © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Classy and speedy Midnight Storm, a winner of four of five starts over the seaside grass course, including victories in the 2014 Del Mar Derby...

Dalmore © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club BEYOND THE BIG THREE, CLASSIC HOPES ABIDE FOR OTHERS The odds, from morning line to expected final flash, are that one of three horses – Beholder,...

Danas Best © Benoit Flavien Prat and Phil D’Amato, leading jockey and trainer, respectively, thus far this summer season at Del Mar, combined talents to win the feature race Thursday with 9-5 favored Danas Best....

Harmonize © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Two of Del Mar’s most historic stakes events – the Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Oaks for three-year-old fillies and the Grade II $250,000 Del Mar...

Mokat © Benoit M AND M (MOKAT & METABOSS) EYE SWEET SATURDAY STAKES After three races in as many months against the best 3-year-old fillies in the country, trainer Richard Baltas couldn’t wait to get...