Gaming emulates sire Game Winner in Del Mar Futurity
Bob Baffert racked up win number 18 in Del Mar’s marquee race for two-year-olds with an unbeaten colt from Game Winner’s first crop, Gaming. […]
Del Mar Futurity
Getaway Car the one to catch as Baffert aims for 18th Del Mar Futurity
Getaway Car proved much too fast for his rivals on two earlier occasions during the Del Mar meet. On Sunday, closing day of the summer season at the San Diego-area course, Getaway Car will look […]
Prince of Monaco reels in Mirahmadi in Del Mar Futurity
Prohibitive 1-20 favorite Prince of Monaco got the job done in Sunday’s Del Mar Futurity (G1), but stablemate Mirahmadi made him work to preserve his unbeaten record. Either way, trainer Bob Baffert was going to rack up a 17th win in Del Mar’s closing-day feature. […]
Prince of Monaco strongly favored in Del Mar Futurity; Boltage heads Del Mar Juvenile Turf
Prince of Monaco will be heavily favored to give trainer Bob Baffert a 17th career victory in the $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1) on Sunday. The seven-furlong fixture is is the highlight of an 11-race […]
Cave Rock blitzes to stakes record in Del Mar Futurity
Cave Rock conquered Sunday’s $302,000 Del Mar Futurity in stakes-record time, completing the second half of a juvenile Grade 1 double for late sire Arrogate. […]
Cave Rock leads Baffert trio in nine-horse Del Mar Futurity
Bob Baffert will seek his 16th victory in the $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1) when he sends three juveniles postward in the seven-furlong test Sunday. Cave Rock, who registered a whopping 104 Brisnet Speed rating […]
Pinehurst gives Baffert 15th Del Mar Futurity
Double-handed in pursuit of his 15th win in the Del Mar Futurity (G1), trainer Bob Baffert succeeded with his ostensible second-stringer, Pinehurst, as the odds-on Murray disappointed. […]
Del Mar Futurity pits Pappacap versus Baffert duo
The Del Mar summer season ends with a crescendo Monday, as promising juveniles square off in two stakes at the seaside track. […]
Five points to ponder: 2020 American Pharoah Stakes
The first Grade 1 scoring race on the Road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1), Saturday’s American Pharoah Stakes (G1) has a more immediate ramification: a free ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). The […]
Dr. Schivel shines in Del Mar Futurity; Big Fish rallies in Juvenile Turf
The stakes were higher, but the outcome was the same. On Aug. 8, Dr. Schivel defeated Spielberg in a fast maiden race at Del Mar. On Monday, the talented colts ran 1-2 again in the […]