Fighting Mad © Benoit Photo JOE TALAMO (Fighting Mad, winner) – “The plan was to go for it (the lead). She was running easy out there. She ran great.” JULIEN LEPAROUX (Hollywood Hills, second) –...

Acclimate © Benoit Photo California-bred Acclimate, masterfully-rated on the lead by jockey Florent Geroux, went to the front shortly after the start and won the marathon Grade II $250,000 Del Mar Handicap presented by the...

JOE TALAMO (Mr Vargas, winner) – “We California Flagged ‘em. (A reference to the double winner of this race, and the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, ridden by Talamo and trained by Brian Koriner.) The plan...

Bolo © Del Mar Photo BOLO CONTINUES HEARTWARMING COMEBACK STORY IN DEL MAR MILE Trainer Carla Gaines was a bundle of emotions following the victory by Bolo, at odds of 33-1, in the Shoemaker Mile...

Del Mar’s Single Ticket Pick Six Jackpot paid $84,867.80 to an on-track patron who invested $1,680 to sweep the winners of the third through eighth races Friday. Winners were Tap Back (33.80), Stylishly ($5.00), Rizzi’s...

Siberian Iris © Benoit Photo Under a perfectly-timed ride by jockey Rafael Bejarano, Calumet Farm’s Irish-bred Siberian Iris surged to the front in the final strides to win the featured $89,202 CTT & TOC Stakes...

Quip Schooling with Trainer Rodolphe Brisset © Del Mar Photo FOUR EASTERN INVADERS EYE TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC LOOT They’ve come from the East in numbers unprecedented in TVG Pacific Classic history. Four horses in a...

Bowies Hero © Benoit Photo Quality plus quantity will be showcased Sunday when eleven runners whose specialty is competing at a middle distance on the grass clash in the Grade II $200,000 Del Mar Mile...

Sedamar © Benoit Photo Always in striking position under jockey Ruben Fuentes, Sedamar asserted her superiority in the stretch and scored a decisive victory Thursday in Del Mar’s featured race at one mile on the...

Higher Power © Del Mar Photo SADLER DOUBLES DOWN ON CHANCES FOR SECOND CLASSIC WIN If it’s an odd-numbered year then count on John Sadler to have an even number of starters in the TVG...