Rafael Bejarano won his fifth overall, and fourth straight Del Mar leading rider title and Jerry Hollendorfer won his first solo training championship as Del Mar’s 2015 season came to a close on Labor Day...

Featuring a 2-year-old division deep in talent, Reddam Racing LLC took the ownership titles of the 76th Del Mar Summer Meeting for both wins and earnings. J. Paul Reddam’s stable, with main trainers Doug O’Neill...

J.Paul Reddam’s unbeaten Nyquist, the 1-2 favorite piloted by Mario Gutierrez, projected himself into the national picture as a force among two-year-old males this year with a brilliant victory in Monday’s Grade I $300,000 Del...

Performances by female runners were the most impressive to the media in Del Mar’s 2015 Summer Meeting and the victories by Beholder in the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes and TVG Pacific Classic were the most...

FLAVIEN PRAT (Jakaby Jade, winner) – “Dream trip; perfect. I had the good post inside and she was running from the beginning. She finished well. “This has been a wonderful season for me. When I...

MARIO GUTIERREZ (Nyquist, winner) – “Any other track in the country – if I run a :44 half like that – I’m well in front. Be here they were all coming at me. I used...

By Hank Wesch A FUTURITY WITHOUT BAFFERT? IT’S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT In the waning weeks of the 76th Summer Meeting, which ends today, there was talk that Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, winner...

MIKE SMITH (She’s Not Here, winner) – “They told me that when she ran, she would start dancing in the parade, just like Zenyatta used to do. When I rode her last time (allowance win...

Om, whose previous claim to fame was that he won the maiden race last summer in which future Triple Crown champion American Pharoah made his career debut and finished a lackluster fifth, greatly enhanced his...

GARY STEVENS (Om, winner) – “I’m so pleased; this was special. I’m just glad Danny (trainer Dan Hendricks) gave me a shot and put me up on him. I worked him three weeks ago (Aug...