By Hank Wesch BEST PAL TOP THREE ARE TARGETED FOR FUTURITY Skyway, who gave trainer Mark Casse his first Del Mar stakes victory – and first win of any kind at the track – in...

Seven lightly-raced but obviously talented two-year-old fillies, all of them with designs on the title-deciding Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Debutante on Saturday, August 30, will take an important step toward that goal Wednesday in...

Eastern invader Skyway, ridden by Del Mar newcomer Stewart Elliott, gamely withstood the late stretch challenge of fast-closing Henry’s Holiday to win the featured Grade II $200,000 Best Pal Stakes Sunday before a crowd of...

By Hank Wesch DESORMEAUX EXPERIENCING A REIN-AISSANCE ON RETURN TO DEL MAR Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux is Southern California and Del Mar based for the first time since 2005. And look who’s at...

Hronis Racing’s Iotapa, the even-money favorite ridden by Joe Talamo, outran a stubborn Broken Sword in deep stretch to win the featured Grade I $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes on a rainy Saturday afternoon at...

By Hank Wesch BEST PAL PROVIDES EARLY TEST OF TOP 2-YEAR-OLDS’ METTLE Eight 2-year-old colts that have shown promise in initial racing experiences get a significant test of ability in Sunday’s 44th running of the...

Making his first start in more than five months, Red Outlaw showed no signs of rust as he sped to the front leaving the gate under jockey Edwin Maldonado and led all the way to...

By Hank Wesch HOLLENDORFER, SADLER HAVE NUMBERS FOR THE HIRSCH Mathematically, there’s an 86 percent chance that the winner of Saturday’s Grade I $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes will come from a stall in barns...

Eight talented two-year-olds with designs on the championship-deciding Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Futurity on closing day, Sept. 3 will be attempting to establish their worthiness Sunday in the 44th running of the Grade II...

Longshot Mahalo Princess, sent postward at 14-1 under jockey Kayla Stra, held off the late charge of 8-5 favored Upbeat Mood to win the $77,000 feature race at five furlongs over Del Mar’s infield grass...