Strongconstitution © Benoit Photo Abel Cedillo said he was feeling “lucky” when racing began Sunday afternoon at Del Mar. He had nine races to ride on the nine-race card and when he won the first...

Governor Goteven © Benoit Photo GOVERNOR GOTEVEN RETURNS FRIDAY AIMING TO STAY PERFECT Walther Solis is back and so is the unbeaten 2-year-old filly Governor Goteven. And they’ll be center stage when the Bing Crosby...

Never Be Enough © Benoit Photo Ron Charles and Samuel Gordon’s mare Never Be Enough, a shipper from Golden Gate Fields in the Bay Area making her first stakes start stateside, lagged early in the...

Mike Smith © Benoit Photo IN LIEU OF BREEDERS’ CUP, SMITH AIMS FOR DEL MAR SCORES Mike Smith is the No. 1 jockey in Breeders’ Cup history for wins (26) and purse earnings ($36,634,605). His...

Margot's Boy © Benoit Photo Ten 3-year-olds answered the call for Sunday’s headliner at Del Mar, the seventh edition of the Let It Ride Stakes. It goes as a mile on the turf and offers...

Abel Cedillo © Benoit Photo CEDILLO READY TO DEFEND CROSBY TITLE; ‘CUP WILL KEEP PRAT AWAY Abel Cedillo relocated from the Northern to Southern California racing circuit for the Del Mar summer meeting of 2019...

Del Mar has re-surveyed its turf course to enhance timing and tracking accuracy with a state-of-the-art GPS system that will be in use for the start of the Bing Crosby Season this Saturday. Following its...

Cordiality © Benoit Photo For the opening of Del Mar’s seventh fall race meeting, its racing office carded a nifty feature that drew eight fillies and mares who’ll run a mile on the turf Saturday....

She's Our Charm at Santa Anita Park © Benoit Photo FALL SEASON OPENS SATURDAY; EIGHT IN KATHRYN CROSBY STAKES A field of eight was entered Wednesday for the featured $75,000 Kathryn Crosby Stakes as the...

J. Paul Reddam © Benoit Photo Reddam Racing and Hronis Racing, two of the major players on the Southern California circuit, wound up splitting owners honors for the 2020 summer meeting at Del Mar. Reddam...