Sparky Ville © Benoit Photo Sparky Ville, a two-time winner, including the Sunny Slope Stakes last month at Santa Anita, will face five two-year-old rivals Saturday in the Grade III $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes at...

Mucho Gusto © Benoit Photo BAFFERT’S BOB HOPE HOPES DIMINISHED BY ONE Saturday’s $100,000 Grade III Bob Hope Stakes – the first of nine graded stakes on the fall racing at Del Mar schedule –...

Holland Road © Benoit Photo With no perfect tickets in Monday’s Pick Six, Thursday’s eight-race program will have a Pick Six carryover of $45,215. Post time for the first race will be 12:30 p.m. with...

Chasing Yesterday © Benoit Photo Summer Wind Equine’s Chasing Yesterday, who began her career as the much-ballyhooed sister of 2015 Triple Crown champion American Pharoah, came through as anticipated Monday with a decisive victory in...

IN WAKE OF WILD VERSE INCIDENT, A CHORUS OF THANKS Longtime Del Mar announcer Trevor Denman, who introduced the “commentary” style of racecalling to Southern California fans, strung together some ear-catching comments when the gates...

Spiced Perfection © Benoit Photo Perfectly placed by jockey Flavien Prat behind dueling leaders in the early stages of the $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes, Spiced Perfection surged between rivals to take command entering the stretch...

Joe Talamo TALAMO MAKES IT TO THE FINISH LINE, AND TO A WEDDING, ON TIME Joe Talamo went from stakes-winning jockey to quick change artist to tuxedoed wedding guest in just over a half hour...

Risky Proposition © Benoit Photo Risky Proposition, the least-fancied entrant at 22-1 in a field of seven three-year-olds, rallied powerfully in the stretch under Joe Talamo to win the featured $79,840 Let It Ride Stakes...

Chasing Yesterday © Benoit Photo Two-year-old fillies Chasing Yesterday, It’sjustanillusion and Andyoushallreceive, the one-two-three finishers, respectively, in the Anoakia Stakes at Santa Anita in mid-October, will be rematched Monday in the $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes,...

Excellent Sunset (left) and Escape Clause © Benoit Photo ‘ANATOMY OF A KATHRYN CROSBY:’ FRESH CHARACTERS, WOW ENDING Before she married Del Mar founder Bing Crosby, actress Kathryn Grant had several movie roles. Her most...