Del Mar Stable News

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Todd Cady Wins Nearly $100,000 in the Del Mar Summer Challenge

Todd Cady, from San Diego, CA, hit a huge Double wager in races 8 & 9 for over $18,000 which was enough to claim victory over 130 total entries in the 19th annual Del Mar...

Master Piece an Upsetter Sunday in Del Mar's Eddie Read Stakes

Master Piece © Benoit Photo The veteran gray Chilean-bred Master Piece found a hole at the three-eighths pole and rolled on home from there to capture the 49th running of the Eddie Read Stakes Sunday...

Royal Ship Rambles at Del Mar to Take San Diego Handicap

Royal Ship © Benoit Photo Fox Hill Farms and Siena Farm’s Royal Ship stayed close to the leaders on the backside, then when Hall of Famer Mike Smith let him roll approaching the far turn...

American Theorem Surprises Saturday in Grade I Bing Crosby at Del Mar

American Theorem © Benoit Photo Rustin Kretz’s American Theorem swooped widest and fastest of all Saturday in the 77th edition of the Grade I Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar and outran eight rivals to...

Twilight Gleaming Wins Speed Duel in Daisycutter Friday

Twilight Gleaming © Benoit Photo It was an old-fashioned throw down between two extra fast Thoroughbreds Friday at Del Mar – the gray mare Leggs Galore and the young bay filly Twilight Gleaming. They hooked...

Eddie Read Stakes Sunday at Del Mar Has a Gateful on the Turf

Beyond Brilliant © Benoit Photo Sunday’s 49th edition of the $250,000 Eddie Read Stakes has proven a popular nine-furlong spin on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course, drawing the maximum number of runners with 11 and...

Fun to Dream Draws Clear in Thursday's Fleet Treat

Fun to Dream © Benoit Photo Trainer Bob Baffert cut one loose Thursday afternoon at Del Mar and a young lass named Fun to Dream ran off and hid from a field of 3-year-old California-bred...

Seven Rapid Fillies/Mares Sprint Friday in Daisycutter 'Cap

Twilight Gleaming © Benoit Photo Del Mar’s Friday feature will be a dandy dash of five furlongs on its Jimmy Durante Turf Course which has drawn seven fillies and mares. The race is the Daisycutter...

Heywoods Beach Game Late Sunday in Capturing Cougar II at Del Mar

Heywoods Beach © Benoit Photo Rider Ramon Vazquez sat second to odd-on race favorite Tizamagician in the 12-furlong Cougar II Stakes Sunday at Del Mar, then surged late and held off his classy rival for...

Stable Notes July 24, 2022

Phil D'Amato ALL’S WELL AT D’AMATO BARN SUNDAY FOLLOWING ‘CLEMENTE SWEEP Trainer Phil D’Amato was a happy camper Sunday morning at Del Mar. His quartet of 3-year-old fillies all came out of their efforts in...