Del Mar Stable News
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79th Del Mar Racing Season Begins Wednesday With Oceanside Stakes
Published Sunday, July 15th, 2018 (6 years ago)
Faversham © Benoit Photo
Thoroughbred racing returns to historic Del Mar Wednesday when the 79th season begins with a ten-race program highlighted by the seaside track’s traditional opening-day feature, the $100,000-added Oceanside Stakes for three-year-olds...
Officials are Named for 2018 Summer Race Meet at Del Mar
Published Thursday, July 5th, 2018 (6 years ago)
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club will conduct its 79th summer racing season beginning Wednesday, July 18 led by a solid core of veteran racing officials.
As they have for the past five years, Tom Robbins and...
Del Mar's First Condition Book for 2018 Season Now Available
Published Thursday, June 14th, 2018 (6 years ago)
Horsemen now can access Del Mar’s first condition book of the 2018 racing season either on-line or in hand at any of several racing locations.
Del Mar’s 36-day meeting runs from Wednesday, July 18 to...
Nominations Close Friday for Del Mar Debutante / Futurity
Published Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 (6 years ago)
2017 Del Mar Debutante Winner Moonshine Memories
Nominations will close Friday, June 15 for Del Mar’s two premier stakes for 2-year-olds – the Grade I Del Mar Debutante for fillies and the Grade I Del...
Analyze It Romps in Cecil B. Demille Stakes
Published Sunday, November 26th, 2017 (7 years ago)
Analyze It © Benoit Photo
Analyze It, another talented runner from the East Coast-based stable of trainer Chad Brown, made a show of his opposition in the Grade III Cecil B. DeMille Stakes as he...
Off Limits, Rosario Win Matriarch Stakes
Published Sunday, November 26th, 2017 (7 years ago)
Off Limits (IRE) © Benoit Photo
Martin S. Schwartz’s Irish-bred Off Limits, with Joel Rosario in the saddle, charged from last place to rally in the stretch and win the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes, Grade I...
Hunt Holds on to Win Seabiscuit Handicap
Published Sunday, November 26th, 2017 (7 years ago)
Hunt (Inside) © Benoit Photo
Michael House’s Irish-bred Hunt, piloted by Flavien Prat, offered further proof he’s definitely a horse for the Del Mar turf course Sunday as he gamely held on in the final...
Stable Notes Nov 26, 2017
Published Sunday, November 26th, 2017 (7 years ago)
Del Mar © Eclipse Sportswire
FOND MEMORIES LINGER FOR SOME AS DEL MAR’S CROSBY SEASON ENDS
Maybe it was the contented aftereffects of the Thanksgiving meal he’d had the night before, but Hall of Fame...
Daddy Is a Legend Tallies in Jimmy Durante Stakes
Published Saturday, November 25th, 2017 (7 years ago)
Daddy Is a Legend © Benoit Photo
With an impressive burst of speed in the stretch, Daddy Is a Legend, the 5-2 favorite under jockey Joe Bravo, won the Grade III $100,000 Jimmy Durante Stakes...
Mo Town Rallies to Win Hollywood Derby
Published Saturday, November 25th, 2017 (7 years ago)
Mo Town © Benoit Photo
Magnier, Tabor and Smith’s Mo Town, making his West Coast debut, rallied from next-to-last under jockey John Velazquez to win the Grade I $300,000 Hollywood Derby Saturday.
Patiently handled by...