Lady Aurelia TICK, TOCK, TICK, TOCK … BREEDERS’ CUP COUNTDOWN GETS SHORT The Longines Countdown Clock on the corner of Via de la Valle and Jimmy Durante Boulevard, ticking down to the 2017 Breeders’ Cup...

Flavien Prat © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Flavien Prat returned from a trip to his native France to win seven races in the last three days of the meeting to claim outright for 2017 the...

Pete & Kosta Hronis © Benoit Photo Brothers Pete and Kosta Hronis were Del Mar champs – for the third time – for owners at the 2017 Del Mar summer meet which ended Monday. During...

Terra's Angel © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club SASHA RISENHOOVER (Terra’s Angel, winner) – “This is so special. Words can’t begin to tell. This is the most special race I’ve ever been involved in in my...

Bolt d'Oro © Benoit Photo Ruis Racing’s Bolt d’Oro, a $630,000 purchase as a yearling, rallied from next-to-last under jockey Corey Nakatani to wear down Zatter late in the stretch and win the Grade I...

Bob Baffert © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club ANOTHER SEASON, ANOTHER MAJOR DEL MAR RECORD FOR BAFFERT With the victory by St Patrick’s Day in Saturday’s eighth race, Bob Baffert moved ahead of Mike Mitchell to...

Sharp Samurai © Benoit Photo Under a beautifully-timed ride by Hall of Famer Gary Stevens, 2-1 favored Sharp Samurai proved best by a half-length Sunday in the 73rd running of the Grade II $250,000 Del...

Encumbered © Benoit Photo MARIO GUTIERREZ (Encumbered, winner) – “(Trainer Simon Callaghan) said there were a lot of maidens in the race, a lot of green horses. He said just don’t get in trouble. Find...

Bolt d'Oro © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club OWNER/TRAINER MICK RUIS HAS FUTURITY VISIONS FOR BOLT D’ORO The newly-formed Ruis Racing Stable of owner Mick Ruis, Sr., pulled off a big surprise when its Union Strike,...

Cambodia © Benoit Photo Under a well-judged ride by 22-year-old jockey Drayden Van Dyke, 5-2 favored Cambodia, winner of the Grade II Yellow Ribbon Handicap a month ago, reaffirmed her quality Saturday with a narrow...