Del Mar Stable News

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Pat O'Brien Stakes Attracts Vintage Line-Up

Roy H © Benoit Photo Eclipse Award-winner Roy H, Breeders’Cup Dirt Mile winner Battle of Midway, two-time Bing Crosby Stakes winner Ransom the Moon, plus undefeated San Diego Handicap hero Catalina Cruiser top a vintage...

Dabster Prevails in Harry F. Brubaker Stakes

Dabster © Benoit Photo Dabster, the 3-5 betting choice under jockey Joe Talamo, gamely fought back when challenged in the stretch for a hard-earned victory Wednesday in the featured $79,162 Harry F. Brubaker Stakes at...

Stable Notes August 22, 2018

DAY 26 BATTLE OF MIDWAY ENTRY MAKES O’BRIEN A BATTLE OF THE STARS Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer opted to make Saturday’s Grade II $200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes the first race in the unexpected...

Van Dyke Wins Record-Tying Seven Races, Catapult Wins Del Mar Mile

Catapult © Benoit Photo Providing red-hot jockey Drayden Van Dyke with his fifth of seven victories during the afternoon, Catapult, longshot winner of the Eddie Read Stakes a month ago, proved that triumph was no...

Stable Notes August 19, 2018

Accelerate © Benoit Photo DAY 25 ACCELERATE PERFORMANCE REVERBERATES ON THE MORNING AFTER In the post-race press conference Saturday evening for the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic, Accelerate trainer John Sadler was asked what it...

Fatale Bere Upsets in Grade I Del Mar Oaks

Fatale Bere © Benoit Photo French-bred Fatale Bere, well handled by Hall of Fame rider Kent Desormeaux, overhauled 9-5 favored Ollie’s Candy in the final strides to win the Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Oaks...

Fashion Business, Prat Win Marathon Del Mar Handicap

Fashion Business © Benoit Photo Given the signal to go by jockey Flavien Prat with approximately three furlongs to travel, Fashion Business swept by his competition in less than a sixteenth of a mile with...

Stable Notes August 18, 2018

Beach View © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club DAY 24 BEACH VIEW SCRATCHED FROM CLASSIC WITH MINOR INJURY Leonard Powell stooped low beneath the stall web and pointed to a small cut just above the hoof...

Stormy Liberal Defeats Richard's Boy in Green Flash 'Cap - Again

Stormy Liberal (outside) © Benoit Photo In a replay of last November’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, Stormy Liberal came on in the stretch to defeat stablemate Richard’s Boy in the featured $88,840 Green Flash Handicap...

Stable Notes August 17, 2018

DAY 23 BREEDERS’ CUP RETURN IN 2021 HAS DEL MAR HORSEMEN ENTHUSED The Breeders’ Cup World Championships will make its second appearance at Del Mar in November of 2021, four years after the track hosted...