Del Mar Stable News
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Sunset Glow Heads Line-Up In San Clemente Handicap
Published Friday, July 17th, 2015 (9 years ago)
Ultra consistent Sunset Glow, winner of the Grade I Del Mar Debutante last summer and never worse than third in eight lifetime races, heads a strong field of nine three-year-old fillies Sunday in the Grade...
Stable Notes July 17 2015
Published Friday, July 17th, 2015 (9 years ago)By Hank Wesch
OCEANSIDE IN HAND, READ NEXT IN MULLINS’ SIGHTS
Trainer Jeff Mullins went 2-for-2 on Opening Day with the capper being Bloom Racing Stables’ Soul Driver’s nose victory under Mike Smith in the...
Stable Notes July 16 2015
Published Thursday, July 16th, 2015 (9 years ago)By Hank Wesch
D’AMATO OPENS MEETING WITH FAVORITE, FOND MEMORIES
Trainer Phil D’Amato has the 5-2 morning line favorite in Papacoolpapacool for today’s Oceanside Stakes, the traditional opening day feature of the summer meeting.
He...
Finnegans Wake Vs. Midnight Storm In Eddie Read Stakes at Del Mar
Published Thursday, July 16th, 2015 (9 years ago)
Finnegans Wake, a winner of almost $1.5 million and an established star on grass, will take on the up-and-coming four-year-old Midnight Storm and five other foes Saturday in the 42nd running of the Grade I...
Stable Notes July 15 2015
Published Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 (9 years ago)By Hank Wesch
MANY HAPPY RETURNEES, NEWCOMERS IN STABLE AREA
The established stables of Del Mar meetings through the years are back.
Those of Hall of Famers Bob Baffert, Neil Drysdale, Jerry Hollendorfer, Richard Mandella...
Stable Notes July 14 2015
Published Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 (9 years ago)
By Hank Wesch
AMERICAN PHAROAH MEETS PRESS UPON DEL MAR ARRIVAL
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah, displaying star cool, was on display for San Diego area media Tuesday morning, about six hours after arrival at...
Stable Notes July 13 2015
Published Monday, July 13th, 2015 (9 years ago)By Hank Wesch
THE DIRT ON SUMMER 2015 SEASON: IT’S BACK …
After eight years on a state-mandated synthetic surface, in this case the Polytrack brand, Del Mar returns to dirt for the 76th summer...
American Pharoah Stirs Del Mar Hopes, Memories
Published Thursday, May 14th, 2015 (9 years ago)By Hank Wesch
American Pharoah and Victor Espinoza win the 2014 Del Mar Futurity
The starting gates opened for the 141st Kentucky Derby and the crowd noise drowned out the announcer’s call even though Westgate...
Stable Notes September 2 2015
Published Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 (9 years ago)
AMERICAN PHAROAH WILL PARADE AFTER FOURTH RACE SUNDAY
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah returned to his Del Mar home Monday, two days after the three-quarter-length loss to Keen Ice in the Travers Stakes and will...
La Tia Triumphs In Matriarch Stakes
Published Sunday, November 30th, 2014 (9 years ago)
Beautifully rated on the lead by jockey Joel Rosario, Eastern invader La Tia led from start to finish Sunday to win the Grade I $300,000 Matriarch Stakes on the 15th and final day of a...