Mi Hermano Ramon upstages Redistricting in Seabiscuit
Much of the pre-race discussion going into Saturday’s Seabiscuit (G2) focused on Redistricting, but it was another on the comeback trail, Mi Hermano Ramon, who stole the show at Del Mar. […]
Jimmy Durante Stakes
Carson’s Run tops baker’s dozen in Hollywood Derby
The $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1) at Del Mar has been a difficult race for the home team to win in recent years. In the last eight runnings since 2016, shippers from the Eastern half of […]
Program Trading proves best in Hollywood Derby
After sustaining his first career setback, Program Trading got back into the win column with a game score in Saturday’s 83rd running of the $301,000 Hollywood Derby (G1). The 1 1/8-mile turf affair highlighted a […]
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. […]
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 […]
Beyond Brilliant flips the script in Hollywood Derby
Favorites were overturned in all three stakes at Del Mar Saturday, with the biggest upset furnished by the 10.90-1 Beyond Brilliant in the $404,500 Hollywood Derby (G1). […]
Subconscious, Public Sector top draws in Hollywood Derby
Hollywood Derby (G1) — Race 9 (7:30 p.m. ET) The Richard Mandella-trained Subconscious is among the three-year-olds entering Saturday’s $400,000 Hollywood Derby (G1) at Del Mar on a hot streak. The son of Tapit, who […]
Domestic Spending up in time in Hollywood Derby
The theme of Del Mar’s Turf Festival has been the dominance of shippers from the East. On Saturday, the trainer/jockey tandem of Chad Brown and Irad Ortiz took two of three graded stakes, capped by […]
Gufo, Decorated Invader, Domestic Spending get rematch in Hollywood Derby
Previewing Del Mar racing with the Hollywood Derby, Seabiscuit H. and Jimmy Durante S. who is running and what are the implications? […]