Classical Cat returns in Oceanside on Del Mar opener
Last seen landing the Dec. 30 Eddie Logan S. at Santa Anita, Classical Cat returns to action in the $100,000 Oceanside S. on the Friday kickoff at Del Mar. […]
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Regal Glory bows out on top with stunning Matriarch repeat
Regal Glory put an exclamation point on her career in Sunday’s Matriarch (G1) with Flavien Prat, who also rode Speed Boat Beach on a six-win closing day at Del Mar. […]
Speaking Scout gets final word in Hollywood Derby; Liguria, Turn on the Jets dominate
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Speaking Scout was collared late in the Oct. 29 Twilight Derby (G2), but in Saturday’s Hollywood Derby (G1), he was the one pouncing in the final strides. […]
Regal Glory, Pizza Bianca return to Del Mar for Matriarch
After scoring a Grade 1 breakthrough in last fall’s Matriarch (G1), Regal Glory prolonged her racing career with a winning spree. Now the Chad Brown mare comes full circle for a title defense in Sunday’s $400,000 renewal at Del Mar. […]
Wit invades for Hollywood Derby
Wit has taken to the turf since switching surfaces three starts back, recording a stakes win and runner-up finishes in the Hall of Fame (G2) and Bryan Station (G3), and the three-year-old colt will seek […]
Defunded shrugs off poor start in Native Diver
When 7-10 favorite Defunded left the gate not just slowly in Sunday’s Native Diver (G3), but awkwardly with a sideways hop, backers might have felt that their wallets would be defunded. […]
Hong Kong Harry swoops in time in Seabiscuit
For the second straight day at Del Mar, jockey Flavien Prat made a well-timed move aboard a Phil D’Amato trainee to win a Grade 2 turf event. […]
Prince Abama sprints home best in paceless Hollywood Turf Cup
Michael House’s Prince Abama had yet to race beyond 1 1/8 miles, but trainer Phil D’Amato believed that the Irish import would handle the climb to 1 1/2 miles in Friday’s Hollywood Turf Cup (G2) at Del Mar. […]
Defunded, Newgrange square off in Native Diver
The Native Diver (G3) at Del Mar could be billed as a clash of former stablemates: Defunded and Azul Coast, still with Bob Baffert, and barn alum Newgrange. […]
Grade 1 talent runs deep in Seabiscuit
Saturday’s $250,000 Seabiscuit H. (G2) at Del Mar shapes up as one of the leading features of Thanksgiving weekend and a far deeper race than its official Grade 2 ranking would imply. There is plenty […]