Del Mar Stable News
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Hunt Holds on to Win Seabiscuit Handicap
Published Sunday, November 26th, 2017 (6 years ago)
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
Published Sunday, November 26th, 2017 (6 years ago)
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
Published Saturday, November 25th, 2017 (6 years ago)
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
Published Saturday, November 25th, 2017 (6 years ago)
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
Published Saturday, November 25th, 2017 (6 years ago)
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
Published Saturday, November 25th, 2017 (6 years ago)
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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
Published Saturday, November 25th, 2017 (6 years ago)
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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
Published Friday, November 24th, 2017 (6 years ago)
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
Published Friday, November 24th, 2017 (6 years ago)
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
Published Friday, November 24th, 2017 (6 years ago)
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...