Continental Divide © Benoit Photo Promising two-year-old colts Continental Divide and Smokem will renew their burgeoning rivalry Friday when they tangle for the third time as part of a nine-horse field of California-bred youngsters in...

Just a Smidge © Benoit Photo EIGHT ENTERED IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I $300,000 DEL MAR DEBUTANTE A field of eight was entered Wednesday in Saturday’s $300,000 Del Mar Debutante, the race that determines the 2-year-old...

Munny Spunt (Outside) © Benoit Photo Munny Spunt, claimed for $25,000 June 30 at Santa Anita, gave her new owners a quick return on their investment as she was awarded victory Sunday in the $100,000...

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...