Del Mar Stable News
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Manitoulin Wins Hollywood Turf Cup
Published Friday, November 24th, 2017 (6 years ago)
Manitoulin © Benoit Photo
Darby Dan Farms’ Manitoulin, an invader from the East Coast trained by James Toner, withstood the late challenge of the fast-closing 7-5 favored Chicago Style to win the featured Grade II...
Stable Notes Nov 24, 2017
Published Friday, November 24th, 2017 (6 years ago)
Sharp Samurai © Benoit Photo
SHARP SAMURAI APPEARS A GOOD FIT FOR GRADE I KIND OF DERBY
Following victories in the Del Mar Derby in September and the Twilight Derby at Santa Anita in October,...
Hollywood Derby Tops Stakes Tripleheader Saturday at Del Mar
Published Friday, November 24th, 2017 (6 years ago)
Sharp Samurai © Benoit Photo
Del Mar continues its Fall Festival of graded stakes competition Saturday with a tripleheader highlighted by the Grade I $300,000 Hollywood Derby for three-year-olds at a mile and one-eighth over...
How Unusual Scores Upset in Red Carpet Handicap
Published Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 (7 years ago)
How Unusual © Benoit Photo
Masterfully-ridden by jockey Corey Nakatani, longshot How Unusual spurted between horses at the top of the stretch to enter contention and outfinished 2-1 favored Responsibleforlove in the final sixteenth to...
Stable Notes Nov 23, 2017
Published Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 (7 years ago)
AT THE END OF RED CARPET ARE SEVEN MORE SOLID STAKES
Today’s Grade III $100,000 Red Carpet Stakes is the first of eight graded events in the final week of the Bing Crosby Fall season....
Del Mar Launches Final Weekend of Fall Racing Season Friday
Published Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 (7 years ago)
Flamboyant
Del Mar, acclaimed for its rousing success as a first-time host of the recent Breeders’ Cup, launches its final weekend of the 2017 Bing Crosby Fall racing season Friday, featuring the Grade II $200,000...
14 Older Fillies and Mares Tangle Thursday in Red Carpet 'Cap
Published Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017 (7 years ago)
Evo Campo © Benoit Photo
Fourteen older fillies and mares will be tested at the marathon distance of a mile and three-eighths on the grass as the highlight of an eight-race holiday program of Thoroughbred...
Edwards Going Left Wins Cary Grant Stakes
Published Sunday, November 19th, 2017 (7 years ago)
Edwards Going Left © Benoit Photo
Edwards Going Left, the 2-1 betting choice, spoiled Solid Wager’s bid for a third consecutive victory in the $100,000 Cary Grant Stakes Sunday, holding on gamely in the final...
Stable Notes Nov 19, 2017
Published Sunday, November 19th, 2017 (7 years ago)
Birdie Gold © Eclipse Sportswire
RED CARPET COULD BE PLACE FOR PERUVIAN IMPORT TO STRUT
On June 25th at the Hipodromo de Monterrico race track in Lima, Peru, Birdie Gold, a five-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of...
Dream Tree Noses Out Midnight Bisou - Again - in Desi Arnaz Stakes
Published Saturday, November 18th, 2017 (7 years ago)
Dream Tree © Benoit Photo
In a rematch of their first encounter, Dream Tree, the even-money favorite, again barely held off the late challenge of Midnight Bisou to win by a nose in the featured...