Del Mar Stable News
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Stable Notes August 2, 2018
Published Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 (6 years ago)
Phil Hall & Summerland © Benoit Photo
DAY 12
LONG FREEWAY JOURNEY LEADS TO SORRENTO FOR SUMMERLAND
Trainer Phil Hall loaded his undefeated two-year-old filly Summerland onto a van at Hastings Park, Vancouver, Canada, early...
Yellow Ribbon Handicap Attracts 12 Older Filles and Mares
Published Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 (6 years ago)
Sophie P. © Benoit Photo
English-bred Sophie P, winner of the Grade I Gamely at Santa Anita in late May, will carry highweight of 122 pounds Saturday versus eleven formidable filly and mare rivals in...
Naughty Tiger Upsets in C.T.B.A. Stakes
Published Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 (6 years ago)
Naughty Tiger © Benoit Photo
Naughty Tiger, a chestnut daughter of former outstanding sprinter Smiling Tiger, asserted herself in the stretch to score an upset in the featured $100,000 California Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Stakes for...
Stable notes August 1, 2018
Published Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 (6 years ago)
Unique Bella © Benoit Photo
DAY 11
UNIQUE BELLA WAS A SHOO-IN DESPITE SHOE OFF IN CLEMENT L. HIRSCH
Unique Bella was a 2-5 favorite on the morning line and 1-10 when the gates opened...
Unique Bella, At 1-9 Odds, Wins Clement L. Hirsch Stakes
Published Sunday, July 29th, 2018 (6 years ago)
Unique Bella © Benoit Photo
Don Alberto Stable’s Unique Bella, the 2017 Eclipse Award winner as champion female sprinter, cruised wire-to-wire to win the featured Grade I $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Sunday at 1-9...
Fleet Treat Stakes Quotes
Published Sunday, July 29th, 2018 (6 years ago)
Just Grazed Me © Benoit Photo
TYLER BAZE (Just Grazed Me, winner) – “She reminds me of (multiple stakes winner and Fleet Treat Stakes record holder) Enola Gray. When I saw her last week, I...
Nine Fillies Clash Wednesday in C.T.B.A. Stakes
Published Sunday, July 29th, 2018 (6 years ago)
Nine evenly-matched California-bred two-year-old fillies will battle Wednesday in the 65th running of the $100,000 California Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Stakes at five and one-half furlongs.
Entered are Time for Suzzie, apprentice Heriberto Figueroa; Six Pack...
Stable Notes July 29, 2018
Published Sunday, July 29th, 2018 (6 years ago)
Ransom the Moon © Benoit Photo
DAY 10
’18 CROSBY LIKELY ONLY ROUND ONE FOR RANSOM THE MOON VS. ROY H
The 1-2 finish by Ransom the Moon and Roy H on Saturday was a...
Ransom the Moon Defeats Roy H Again in Grade I Bing Crosby Stakes
Published Saturday, July 28th, 2018 (6 years ago)
Ransom the Moon © Benoit Photo
Agave Racing Stable and Wilke’s Ransom the Moon rallied on the far outside in the stretch to win the Grade I $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes for the second straight...
California Dreamin' Stakes Quotes
Published Saturday, July 28th, 2018 (6 years ago)
Fly to Mars © Benoit Photo
FLAVIEN PRAT (Fly to Mars, winner) – “It was take the break and take a look. We got a good spot right away; good trip all the way around....