Del Mar Stable News

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Del Mar Mile Attracts All-Star Line-Up

Bal a Bali © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club In one of the most intriguing races of the 2017 Del Mar racing season, Brazilian-bred Bal a Bali, a two-time Grade I winner this year, will carry...

Stable Notes Aug 18, 2017

Monster Bea © Benoit Photo CASSE SENDS TWO FOR ‘OTHER THAN’ PACIFIC CLASSIC STAKES The focus of trainer Mark Casse’s operation is east of the Mississippi and in Canada. But the Indiana native who has...

Longshot Cuddle Alert Keys $252,572 Pick Six Carryover Into Friday

Cuddle Alert © Benoit Photo Cuddle Alert, a 14-1 longshot ridden by Agapito Delgadillo, won the featured seventh race Thursday to key a $252,572 Pick Six carryover into Friday’s eight-race program which begins at 4...

Arrogate Seeks Redemption in $1 Million TVG Pacific Classic Saturday

Arrogate © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Juddmonte Farms’ Arrogate, responsible for the biggest upset in Del Mar annals when he finished an astounding fourth at odds of 1-20 in the San Diego Handicap a month...

Stable Notes Aug 17, 2017

Lava Man 2006 Pacific Classic © Benoit Photo O’NEILL HOPES TO WIND UP IN A PLACE ONLY LAVA MAN HAS TAKEN HIM Trainer Doug O’Neill made his way to the winner’s circle following Lava Man’s...

Responsibleforlove, Talamo Win CTT & TOC Handicap

Responsibleforlove (outside) © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Providing jockey Joe Talamo with his third victory of the afternoon, Irish-bred Responsibleforlove sliced between horses in midstretch and overhauled Place des Vosges in the final strides to...

Stable Notes Aug 16, 2017

Arrogate © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club ARROGATE’S A CLASSIC ‘OUTSIDER’ AND THAT’S FINE WITH BAFFERT Arrogate drew the outside post and was established as the even-money morning line favorite as a field of eight was...

Skye Diamonds Wins Rancho Bernardo Handicap

Skye Diamonds © Benoit Photo Claimed for $40,000 a year ago at Del Mar, Skye Diamonds continued her rise to elite status among distaff sprinters with an impressive triumph Sunday in the featured $100,000 Rancho...

Stable Notes Aug 13, 2017

Collected © Del Mar Thoroughbred Club ACCELERATE, COLLECTED WORK FOR CLASSIC; SONGBIRD IS OUT Accelerate and Collected put in final workouts Sunday in preparation for Saturday’s $1 million TVG Pacific Classic, the signature event of...

Run Away Breezes in Best Pal Stakes

Run Away © Benoit Photo Kaleem Shah’s Run Away lived up to his name and then some Saturday with a runaway victory in the featured Grade II $200,000 Best Pal Stakes for two-year-olds. Making it...