Thousand Words © Benoit Photo Young talent will be in the Del Mar spotlight Saturday when six two-year-old colts, all of them winners in their brief careers, will match strides in the featured $100,000 Bob...

Bob Baffert BAFFERT AND O’NEILL TAKE A DOUBLE DIP OF HOPE Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and six-time Del Mar training champion Doug O’Neill have double entries to comprise two-thirds of the field of six...

Mark Streiff of Mission Viejo, CA scored big in race 9 of the Del Mar Fall Challenge to vault to the lead. Streiff, back to back winner in the Fall Challenge, won an assortment of...

Leucothea © Benoit Photo Leucothea, the 2-5 favorite, performed to expectations Sunday with an easy victory in the featured $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes for two-year-old fillies at Del Mar. Providing jockey Abel Cedillo with his...

Tyler Baze © Benoit Photo BAZE RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA ROOTS AFTER MIDWEST SOJOURN As the days during which racing was suspended at Santa Anita mounted up last winter, taking a toll on all horsemen, Tyler...

Roger McDow of Las Vegas, turned his starting bankroll of $3,500 into $15,280 in day one of the Del Mar Fall Challenge. McDow went “all-in” in race 4 with a $3,500 win bet on Guitty...

Bob and Jackie © Benoit Photo Out of action since winning the Eddie Logan Stakes late last year, Bob and Jackie returned to competition victoriously, nosing out Proud Pedro to win the featured $77,550 Let...

Leucothea © Benoit Photo Leucothea, a romping eight and one-half length winner of the Anoakia Stakes at Santa Anita in mid-October, will be a solid favorite versus five two-year-old filly rivals Sunday in the $75,000...

Foggy Start © Benoit Photo FOGGY RACE ADDS UNEXPECTED FLAVOR TO OPENING DAY PROGRAM “In 50 years I’ve never experienced anything like it,” Del Mar track announcer Trevor Denman said late Friday after the opening...

Wicked Old Fashion (Outside) © Benoit Photo Wicked Old Fashion, a lightly-regarded invader from Northern California piloted by Evin Roman, outran her 30-1 odds and then some in rallying from dead least to win the...