Show It N Moe It © Benoit Photo Ten lightly-raced but talented California-bred two-year-old fillies will be spotlighted Wednesday at Del Mar in the featured $100,000 Generous Portion Stakes at six furlongs. Certain to attract...

Maria Falgione © Benoit Photo EX-ACTOR GIVES BOFFO PERFORMANCE IN FIRST ROLE AS A JOCKEY Maria Domina Falgione is a 38-year-old former working actor who performed in “Indie films, TV shows, commercials,” the titles of...

Giant Expectations © Benoit Photo Giant Expectations, a New York-bred four-year-old piloted by Hall of Famer Gary Stevens, won a spot in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Friday, Nov. 3 at Del Mar...

Battle of Midway © Benoit Photo FLAVIEN PRAT (Battle of Midway, winner) – “Much better today. The blinkers had to help. He seemed much more focused. He did just what I asked him to do....

Paradise Woods © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club PARADISE WOODS FOLLOWS BEHOLDER PATH WITH TORREY PINES TEST The 3-year-old campaigns of champion Beholder in 2013 and Paradise Woods this year are the same – from April...

Shenandoah Queen © Benoit Photo Hronis Racing’s Shenandoah Queen, lightly-regarded at 20-1 despite the presence in the saddle of recently-inducted Hall of Famer Victor Espinoza, held off the belated challenge of odds-on favored Faithfully to...

Paradise Woods (outside) © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Paradise Woods, brilliant winner of the Grade I Santa Anita Oaks in April but a serious disappointment as the favorite in the Kentucky Oaks May 5, returns...

Joe Talamo © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club JOE TALAMO GOES FOR TWO WITH KLIMT, DANZING CANDY Jockey Joe Talamo has a chance to, as they say in his native Louisiana, laissez les bon temps rouler...

Tink's Twirl © Benoit Photo Tink’s Twirl, second choice in the betting at 7-2, took command in the stretch under jockey Jamie Theriot and went to score a decisive triumph Del Mar’s feature race Thursday,...

Danzing Candy © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Classy Danzing Candy will be seeking his fourth consecutive victory Saturday when he heads a deep line-up of eleven runners in the Grade II $200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes...