Del Mar Stable News
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Fashion Business, Prat Win Marathon Del Mar Handicap
Published Saturday, August 18th, 2018 (6 years ago)
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
Published Saturday, August 18th, 2018 (6 years ago)
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
Published Friday, August 17th, 2018 (6 years ago)
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
Published Friday, August 17th, 2018 (6 years ago)
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...
Hunt, Sharp Samurai Top Outstanding Field in Del Mar Mile Sunday
Published Friday, August 17th, 2018 (6 years ago)
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 Wins Del Mar Headliner
Published Thursday, August 16th, 2018 (6 years ago)
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...
Stable Notes August 16, 2018
Published Thursday, August 16th, 2018 (6 years ago)
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 Favored in TVG Pacific Classic; Oaks, Del Mar 'Cap Also on Card
Published Thursday, August 16th, 2018 (6 years ago)
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,...
Sixth Solo Pick Six Ticket Registers at Del Mar
Published Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 (6 years ago)
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 Triumphs in CTT & TOC Stakes
Published Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 (6 years ago)
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...