Del Mar Stable News

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Sheza Girly Girl Pulls Upset in Thursday Del Mar Feature

Sheza Girly Girl © Benoit Photo Brown or Halasz’s Sheza Girly Girl came rolling late down the middle of the racetrack and went on to score a three-quarter length victory and pay a healthy $47.20...

Saturday Distaff Stakes Doubleheader on Tap at Del Mar

Going Global © Benoit Photo A pair of Grade II stakes for the distaff set will top a 10-race card at the seaside oval known as Del Mar Saturday. First post for the afternoon delights...

Stable Notes August 11, 2022

Going Global © Benoit Photo GOING GLOBAL RETURNS IN SATURDAY’S G2 YELLOW RIBBON The top 3-year old filly on the grounds at Del Mar’s 2021 summer meet returns to the seaside oval Saturday when she...

Eight California Types Matched Friday in Graduation Stakes

The Big Wam © Benoit Photo Young California-bred (or sired) colts and geldings will step on center stage Friday at Del Mar in the feature event on an eight-race program – the $125,000 Graduation Stakes....

Nine Fillies, Mares Face Off in Thursday Feature at Del Mar

She's Bulletproof © Benoti Photo Nine allowance fillies and mares – all of them born in the great state of California – will meet the starter for Thursday’s Race 7, a six-panel spin for Cal-bred...

Chismosa Fires a Big Shot Sunday in Taking CTBA Stakes at Del Mar

Chismosa © Benoit Photo Jaime Renella’s Chismosa, a Clubhouse Ride filly making only the second start of her career, put it to a seven 2-year-old rivals in the 69th edition of the California Thoroughbred Breeders’...

Cabo Spirit Comes with a Rush to Capture La Jolla at Del Mar

Cabo Spirit © Benoit Photo Kretz Racing’s Cabo Spirit, back in the crowd for the first half of the mile and one-sixteenth La Jolla Handicap, put on the blasters late and reeled them all in...

Stable Notes August 7, 2022

Blue Stripe © Benoit Photo CLEMENT HIRSCH TOP THREE COME OUT OF RACE IN GOOD SHAPE Del Mar, the graveyard of favorites. Actually, that’s Saratoga’s claim to fame but for at least one race Saturday...

Carmelita's Man Home by a Head in CA Dreamin' Saturday at Del Mar

Carmelita's Man © Benoit Photo Del Mar’s leading rider, Juan Hernandez, found room on the rail for his mount Carmelita’s Man and forged a gutty win by a head in a blanket finish in Saturday’s...

Blue Stripe Best Saturday in Grade I Hirsch at Del Mar

Blue Stripe © Benoit Photo The South American mare Blue Stripe tracked a pair of leaders early, then went on by at the head of the stretch to register and impressive length and three-quarters triumph...