Midcourt winning 2019 Native Diver Stakes © Benoit Photo C R K Stable’s Midcourt, the defending champion in Saturday’s $100,000 Native Diver Stakes, looms as the one to catch and the one to beat in...

Red Flag © Benoit Photo The million dollar yearling Spielberg went off as the odds on favorite, but it was Red Flag – who ‘only’ cost $220,000 at the same Kentucky sale – flying home...

Tyler Baze BAZE MAKING WAVES FOLLOWING RETURN TO SO CAL CIRCUIT HOME Halfway through Saturday’s fourth race, a mile $25,000 claimer on the main track, jockey Tyler Baze and his mount Pubilius Syrus, the 5-2...

Astute © Benoit Photo LNJ Foxwoods’ Astute, a chestnut filly by sprint champion Speightstown who fetched $425,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale last year, had all of her speed Saturday at Del Mar as...

Jessica Pyfer © Benoit Photo APPRENTICE JESSICA PYFER’S FIRST DEL MAR WIN IS A FAMILY AFFAIR Jessica Pyfer’s win aboard Summer Love in Friday’s second race was a multi-layered joy for the 22-year-old apprentice rider....

Musawaat (white blinkers) surges to win Friday’s feature by a nose © Benoit Photo The veteran gelding Musawaat responded to a pair of blinkers for the first time in his career and a handy ride...

Spielberg © Benoit Photo SF Racing, Starlight Racing or Madaket Stables, et al’s Spielberg, a $1-million yearling purchase at last year’s Keeneland September Yearling Sale, takes the next step in his racing career here Sunday...

Bob Baffert © Benoit Photo BAFFERT BABIES RATE MOST OF ATTENTION IN WEEKEND STAKES Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is scheduled to send out 9-5 morning line favorite Private Mission and two other 2-year-old...

Private Mission © Benoit Photo Charles Chu, a highly successful businessman from Massachusetts who manufactures global positioning systems (GPS), watched his wife Susan have great fun dabbling in the racing game a few years back....

Mo See Cal © Benoit Photo Rockingham Ranch’s Mo See Cal, a 5-year-old mare who was making her first start in nearly a year, fired a good shot under Flavien Prat and scored handily by...