Del Mar Stable News
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Grecian Fire Wins California Dreamin' Stakes
Published Friday, July 26th, 2019 (4 years ago)
Grecian Fire © Benoit Photo
KMN Racing’s Grecian Fire, the lukewarm 3-1 favorite under Hall of Famer Mike Smith, withstood serious traffic trouble on the far turn and a subsequent stewards’ inquiry to win the...
Paradise Woods Faces Six in Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Sunday
Published Friday, July 26th, 2019 (4 years ago)
Paradise Woods
HS Stable and Wygod’s classy Paradise Woods, less than $15,000 away from the magic $1 million mark in career earnings, heads a field of seven older fillies and mares Sunday in the featured...
Stable Notes July 26, 2019
Published Friday, July 26th, 2019 (4 years ago)
Air Strike © Benoit Photo
AIR STRIKE, ARROYO AIM TO PUNCTUATE DEL MAR RETURNS IN CROSBY
The victory in the Grade II Triple Bend Handicap on May 25 at Santa Anita that stamped Air Strike...
Opus Won Prevails in Del Mar Feature
Published Thursday, July 25th, 2019 (4 years ago)
Little Red Feather Racing’s Opus Won, the even-money favorite under leading rider Flavien Prat, led from start to finish to win Del Mar’s feature race Thursday, gamely withstanding a two-pronged attack near the finish to...
Grade I Bing Crosby Stakes Matches Eight Sharp Sprinters
Published Thursday, July 25th, 2019 (4 years ago)
Air Strike © Benoit Photo
Air Strike and Cistron, separated by only a head at the end of the Triple Bend Stakes in late May at Santa Anita, will be rematched Saturday as part of...
Stable Notes July 25, 2019
Published Thursday, July 25th, 2019 (4 years ago)
CROSBY IS TRAINER’S FIRST DEL MAR RACE; FAR FROM HIS FIRST RODEO
Firmly formed white cowboy hat perched perfectly on his head, looking every inch the cowboy he was, and still is at 78, Shawn...
Odds-On Campaign Wins Marathon Cougar II Handicap
Published Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 (4 years ago)
Campaign © Benoit Photo
Woodford Racing’s distance-loving Campaign, the 3-5 favorite ridden by Rafael Bejarano, closed resolutely in the stretch to overhaul Itsinthepost in the final sixteenth and win the featured $100,000 Cougar II Handicap...
What a View Faces Ten in California Dreamin' Stakes
Published Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 (4 years ago)
What a View © Benoit Photo
Finish Line Racing’s What a View, a Grade I winner during his lengthy career who is approaching the $l million mark in earnings, returns to action after a year’s...
Stable Notes July 24, 2019
Published Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 (4 years ago)
Cistron
EIGHT ENTERED IN BING CROSBY, FIRST GRADE I OF THE MEETING
A field of eight was entered Wednesday morning in Saturday’s $300,000 Bing Crosby, the first of two Grade I stakes on the weekend...
Cougar II Handicap Will Test Stamina Wednesday at Del Mar
Published Monday, July 22nd, 2019 (4 years ago)
Campaign © Benoit Photo
Stamina will be the order of the day Wednesday when Del Mar Thoroughbred Club presents the 69th running of the Grade III $100,000 Cougar II Handicap at a mile and one-half...