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...

Gary Stevens © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club STEVENS’ CHOICE: GIANT EXPECTATIONS OVER KOBE’S BACK Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens has been on the back of Kobe’s Back for 14 of the last 15 in...

Cupid © Benoit Photo Odds-on favored Cupid, unraced since winning the Grade I Gold Cup at Santa Anita almost three months ago, returned to action Wednesday with a workmanlike victory in the featured $81,150 Harry...

Danzing Candy © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club ELEVEN ENTERED IN SATURDAY’S PAT O’BRIEN STAKES A field of eleven was entered Wednesday in Saturday’s Grade II $200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes, the last of five Breeders’ Cup...

Blackjackcat © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Al and Sandee Kirkwood’s Blackjackcat, sent off at 8-1 odds under Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux, barely held off the late challenge of Vyjack to win Sunday’s Grade...

Bob Baffert & Peter Fluor © Benoit Photo BAFFERT IS CHIPPER-ISH ON THE MORNING AFTER CLASSIC SWEEP Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert was jovial Sunday morning, as might be expected following the 1-2 finish...

Dream Dancing © Benoit Photo In one of the most thrilling finishes of the Del Mar summer season, John C. Oxley’s Dream Dancing nosed out Beau Recall to win the Grade I $300,000 Del Mar...

Collected © Benoit Photo Collected, masterfully rated on the lead by jockey Martin Garcia, gamely held off the strong late challenge of stablemate Arrogate, the 3-5 favorite, to win the 27th running of the Grade...