Handy Dandy (inside) © Benoit Photo The hard-trying gelding Handy Dandy ran one of his best races Friday at Del Mar on the opening card of the Bing Crosby Season and he needed every inch...

RACING RETURNS TO DEL MAR WITH LUCRATIVE BING CROSBY MEET Last year at this time horses from around the world came to Del Mar for horse racing’s biggest day, the Breeders’ Cup. Many left as...

Fun to Dream © Benoit Photo The gray filly Fun to Dream might have been licking her figurative chops down at trainer Bob Baffert’s barn when they told her about her upcoming tilt this Sunday....

Phil D'Amato D’AMATO SETS HIS SIGHTS ON DEL MAR STAKES RACES THIS FALL When Phil D’Amato drove off the Del Mar Fairgrounds in September he brought with him a share of the trainers’ title from...

Burgoo Alley © Benoit Photo Fillies and mares will step to the forefront at Del Mar Saturday when the track conducts what appears to be a highly competitive edition of the Kathryn Crosby Stakes, an...

Juan Hernandez HERNANDEZ EYES THIRD STRAIGHT JOCKEY TITLE AT DEL MAR Juan Hernandez returns to Del Mar this week in search of a hat trick. Should he capture the riding title at the Bing Crosby...

Handy Dandy © Benoit Photo Nine frisky sophomores will pull on their running shoes Friday at Del Mar for a one-mile spin around the Jimmy Durante Turf Course in the featured attraction – the $75,000-added...

Watson Pegram Weitman © Benoit Photo The long-time friends and partners in horse ownership – Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman – finished first both for number of wins and money won at the...

Packs a Wahlop © Benoit Photo The father/son team of Jed and Tim Cohen – who race under the names of Red Baron’s Barn and Rancho Temescal, respectively – threw a big punch Sunday with...

Jonathon Wong © Benoit Photo NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRAINERS CLEAN UP AT DEL MAR THIS SUMMER It has been a meet to remember for several Northern California trainers who like to summer at Del Mar, as...