King Jack © Benoit Photo Improbable, a major player on the Triple Crown trail this spring, faces unbeaten King Jack Sunday in the $100,000 Shared Belief Stakes for three-year-olds at one mile on the main...

Catalina Cruiser © Benoit Photo CATALINA CRUISER AIMED FOR REPEAT OF HIS UNPRECEDENTED FEAT The San Diego Handicap and Pat O’Brien Stakes would seem an odd couple of events for a horse to undertake, let...

Qahira © Benoit Photo Baoma Corp.’s Qahira, second choice in the wagering at 2-1 under jockey Joe Talamo, wore down 6-5 favored Mo See Cal in a prolonged stretch battle to win Del Mar’s feature...

Catalina Cruiser © Benoit Photo Hronis Bros’ classy Catalina Cruiser will attempt to duplicate his feat of a year ago when he won both San Diego Handicap and Pat O’Brien Stakes Saturday when he packs...

Ruben Fuentes © Benoit Photo FUENTES KEEPS HIS CAREER PATH MOVING UPWARD HERE The annual earnings numbers provided by Equibase for jockey Ruben Fuentes show a steadily upward trend: $179,087 in 2016, $739,102 in 2017,...

Two Thirty Five © Benoit Photo Two Thirty Five hit the front in the last stride to nose out Leading Score and win the featured $89,201 Harry F. Brubaker Stakes Wednesday at Del Mar. With...

Giant Expectations © Del Mar Photo GIANT EXPECTATIONS RETURNS TO SCENE, RACE OF MAJOR TRIUMPH Two years ago, Gary Stevens chose to ride Giant Expectations over stablemate Kobe’s Back in the Pat O’Brien Handicap and...

Prince Earl © Benoit Photo Unraced since last December, Prince Earl made an auspicious return to competition Sunday with a sparkling come-from-behind victory in the featured Grade II $200,000 Del Mar Mile. Patiently handled in...

Higher Power © Del Mar Photo BACK TO BUSINESS FOR SADLER ON MORNING AFTER CLASSIC WIN Dinner was later than usual Saturday night for trainer John Sadler. The gates for the $1 million TVG Pacific...

Cambier Parc © Benoit Photo Displaying an impressive turn of foot in the stretch, Eastern invader Cambier Parc, patiently ridden by John Velazquez, rallied in the stretch to notch a decisive victory in the Grade...