Maximum Security © Benoit Photo Gary and Mary West and partners’ Maximum Security was unanimously voted the Horse of the Meet for Del Mar’s 81st summer season in a poll of racing media. Victories in...

Big Fish © Benoit Photo VICTOR ESPINOZA (Big Fish, winner) – “I had a good trip. The only problem I had was on the far turn when I dropped my hands just a bit and...

Flavien Prat aboard Madone © Benoit Photo PRAT SECURES STAKES RECORD, BUT TITLE RACE IS DOWN TO THE WIRE The victory aboard Madone in Sunday’s $75,000 Juvenile Fillies Turf was the 14th in a stakes...

Pixelate © Benoit Photo Godolphin’s Pixelate, benefitting from yet another perfectly timed ride on the turf by Del Mar’s leading rider, Umberto Rispoli, was along in time to score by a head in the 76th...

Princess Noor © Benoit Photo Zedan Racing Stable’s high-priced filly ran like she was worth every penny of the $1.35 million owner Amir Zedan spent on her this past April at a 2-year-old in training...

Bob Baffert 2017 AUTHENTIC POSITIONS BAFFERT FOR ANOTHER DERBY/FUTURITY DOUBLE The Kentucky Derby victory Saturday by Authentic, who was conditioned at Del Mar for America’s most famous race, was a record-tying sixth for Hall of...

Raymundos Secret © Benoit Photo Rider Flavien Prat rang the bell four times Saturday afternoon at Del Mar, the last time in the $150,000 John C. Mabee Stakes. In doing so, the 28-year-old Frenchman tied...

Dr. Schivel © Benoit Photo Six young horses will run seven furlongs Monday in the 73rd edition of the shore oval’s annual closer - the Runhappy Del Mar Futurity. The race will carry a purse...

Get Her Number © Benoit Photo A dozen males and a filly – 2-year-olds all – will go to the post Monday in the 9th running of the Del Mar Juvenile Turf. The race carries...

Umberto Rispoli © Benoit Photo RISPOLI’S ARTFUL LAWN WORK HAS OTHERS GREEN WITH ENVY Umberto Rispoli did it again. And again, and again, and again. Defending Del Mar riding champion Flavien Prat won the first...