Del Mar Stable News

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Manitoulin Wins Hollywood Turf Cup

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...