Getaway Car speeds away in Best Pal
The aptly-named Getaway Car extended his record to 2-for-2 in Sunday’s $147,000 Best Pal (G3), the stepping stone to the Del Mar Futurity (G1). […]
Best Pal Stakes
Getaway Car breaks outside four rivals in Best Pal
Trainer Bob Baffert hasn’t dominated the $150,000 Best Pal (G3) in quite the same fashion as he has the Del Mar Futurity (G1), having saddled only 10 winners of the six-furlong dash for two-year-olds compared […]
Prince of Monaco motors past Muth in Best Pal
Sunday’s $200,000 Best Pal (G3) at Del Mar shaped up as a battle between Bob Baffert debut winners, but the skirmish didn’t last long. […]
Muth, Prince of Monaco square off in Best Pal
Bob Baffert is well positioned for a 10th victory in the $200,000 Best Pal (G3) at Del Mar on Sunday, with rollicking debut winners Muth and Prince of Monaco entered in a small field of five. […]
Havnameltdown easily withstands heat in Best Pal
Pace rivals tried to make Havnameltdown live up to his name in Sunday’s Best Pal (G3), but the 1-2 favorite proved too hot to handle at Del Mar. […]
Eleven juveniles vie in Best Pal at Del Mar
A relatively large field of 11 two-year-olds passed the entry box for Sunday’s $200,000 Best Pal S. (G3) at Del Mar, a tune-up for next month’s Del Mar Futurity (G1). Trainer Bob Baffert has won […]
Pappacap lives up to billing in Best Pal; Princess Grace stylish in Yellow Ribbon
East Coast shippers swept both graded stakes at Del Mar Saturday, Pappacap in the Best Pal S. (G2) and Princess Grace in the Yellow Ribbon H. (G2). […]
Raymundos Secret brings strong local record into Yellow Ribbon; seven entered in Best Pal
Yellow Ribbon H. (G2) — Race 10 (9:30 p.m. ET) Raymundos Secret has been an all-or-nothing type in nine career starts, but has tended to show up when running at Del Mar. That might give […]
Weston, Bodhicitta narrowly nab graded wins at Del Mar
Close finishes were the flavor of the afternoon at Del Mar, with margins of a neck or less determining the outcome of two graded stakes races on the Saturday card. The first tight battle came […]
Beau Recall defends title in Yellow Ribbon; Roderick ships west for Best Pal
Beau Recall is back to defend her title in Saturday’s $150,000 Yellow Ribbon H. (G2) at Del Mar and is likely to inherit the favorite’s role after reports that Jolie Olimpica would scratch from the […]