Del Mar Stable News

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Hunt Holds on to Win Seabiscuit Handicap

Hunt (Inside) © Benoit Photo Michael House’s Irish-bred Hunt, piloted by Flavien Prat, offered further proof he’s definitely a horse for the Del Mar turf course Sunday as he gamely held on in the final...

Stable Notes Nov 26, 2017

Del Mar © Eclipse Sportswire FOND MEMORIES LINGER FOR SOME AS DEL MAR’S CROSBY SEASON ENDS Maybe it was the contented aftereffects of the Thanksgiving meal he’d had the night before, but Hall of Fame...

Daddy Is a Legend Tallies in Jimmy Durante Stakes

Daddy Is a Legend © Benoit Photo With an impressive burst of speed in the stretch, Daddy Is a Legend, the 5-2 favorite under jockey Joe Bravo, won the Grade III $100,000 Jimmy Durante Stakes...

Mo Town Rallies to Win Hollywood Derby

Mo Town © Benoit Photo Magnier, Tabor and Smith’s Mo Town, making his West Coast debut, rallied from next-to-last under jockey John Velazquez to win the Grade I $300,000 Hollywood Derby Saturday. Patiently handled by...

Prime Attraction Upsets in Native Diver Stakes

Prime Attraction © Benoit Photo DP Racing’s Prime Attraction, scratched from Friday’s Hollywood Turf Cup at a mile and one-half on the grass to compete in Saturday’s Grade III $100,000 Native Diver Stakes at nine...

Stable Notes Nov 25, 2017

Off Limits BROWN DOUBLES DOWN IN SEARCH OF MATRIARCH VICTORY Chad Brown sent six horses and as many handlers here for the Grade I stakes on the closing weekend of the Bing Crosby Fall meeting...

Grade I Matriarch Tops Stakes Tripleheader on Del Mar's Closing Day

Cambodia Del Mar’s fourth Bing Crosby fall racing season comes to an exciting conclusion Sunday with a stakes tripleheader, highlighted by the Grade I $300,000 Matriarch Stakes for older fillies and mares at one mile...

Manitoulin Wins Hollywood Turf Cup

Manitoulin © Benoit Photo Darby Dan Farms’ Manitoulin, an invader from the East Coast trained by James Toner, withstood the late challenge of the fast-closing 7-5 favored Chicago Style to win the featured Grade II...

Stable Notes Nov 24, 2017

Sharp Samurai © Benoit Photo SHARP SAMURAI APPEARS A GOOD FIT FOR GRADE I KIND OF DERBY Following victories in the Del Mar Derby in September and the Twilight Derby at Santa Anita in October,...

Hollywood Derby Tops Stakes Tripleheader Saturday at Del Mar

Sharp Samurai © Benoit Photo Del Mar continues its Fall Festival of graded stakes competition Saturday with a tripleheader highlighted by the Grade I $300,000 Hollywood Derby for three-year-olds at a mile and one-eighth over...