Hunt © Benoit Photo Irish-bred Hunt and Kentucky-bred Sharp Samurai, grass champions from the 2017 Del Mar season, head an outstanding field of 13 Thoroughbreds scheduled to compete Sunday in the Grade II $200,000 Del...

Liam the Charmer © Benoit Photo On the sidelines for a year, Liam the Charmer made a successful return to competition Thursday, overtaking Ann Arbor Eddie at the finish line to win Del Mar’s feature...

Prime Attraction © Benoit Photo DAY 22 PRIME ATTRACTION COULD PLAY MAJOR ROLE IN TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC A glance at all the “1”s and “2”s in the past performance lines for Prime Attraction leads to...

Accelerate © Benoit Photo Hronis Racing’s Accelerate, the top-ranked older handicap Thoroughbred in the West, will face seven rivals as the 8-5 morning line favorite Saturday in Del Mar’s signature event of the summer season,...

Living on Prayer © Benoit Photo For the second consecutive day and the sixth time in the first 21 days of the meet, a single Pick Six bettor hit the wager and took home the...

Vexatious © Benoit Photo Given a flawlessly-timed ride by jockey Rafael Bejarano, Vexatious rallied from last place to overhaul favored Queen Blossom in the final sixteenth and win the featured $75,754 CTT & TOC Stakes...

DAY 21 EIGHT ENTERED IN TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC; ACCELERATE (8-5) IN POST 5 Accelerate will break from post position No. 5 in a field of eight in quest of completing the “California Triple” in Saturday’s...

Yuvetsi © Benoit Photo Hronis Racing’s Yuvetsi, a 9-1 outsider under jockey Tyler Baze, shook off 2-5 favored Anonymity turning into the stretch and continued on to score a convincing triumph in the featured Grade...

Accelerate © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club DAY 20 ACCELERATE, ‘LIEUTENANT, UNIQUE BELLA IN FINAL CLASSIC WORKS John Sadler-trained Accelerate, the likely morning line favorite for Saturday’s $1 million TVG Pacific Classic and race-nominated The Lieutenant...

Instagrand © Benoit Photo Two-year-old Instagrand, a $1.2 million purchase last March, offered further proof that he is a star in the making Saturday with a brilliant victory in the featured Grade II $200,000 Best...