California Diamond © Benoit Photo California Diamond, an emerging star in the two-year-old division with five victories in seven starts, heads a field of five two-year-olds Saturday in the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes at seven...

Lucy De © Benoit Photo Given a patient, well-judged ride by Del Mar’s leading jockey, Flavien Prat, Lucy De outsprinted Mai Tai in the stretch to win the feature at Del Mar Thursday, a mile...

Gary Stevens © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club STEVENS ON SHOE: ‘MY MENTOR AND GUY I LOOKED UP TO IN THE SPORT’ When Gary Stevens recorded his first Del Mar Stakes victory –...

Choa Chom © Benoit Photo S Samdow, Inc.’s Chao Chom hooked 1-9 favored Enola Gray shortly after the start and never relented in scoring a convincing victory in the featured $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes for...

Big Gray Rocket © Benoit Photo NOMINATIONS PORTEND QUALITY, QUANTITY IN UPCOMING STAKES Nominations closed Thursday for eight of the 11 remaining stakes of the Bing Crosby meeting. And while a lot can transpire between...

Defiantly © Benoit Photo Ruis Racing’s Defiantly, sent postward as the longest shot in the field at 13-1 despite the presence in the saddle of Hall of Famer Gary Stevens, rallied powerfully through the stretch...

Mario Gutierrez © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club BEJARANO OUT UNTIL NOVEMBER 26; GUTIERREZ BACK TODAY Tora Yamaguchi, agent for Rafael Bejarano, reported Saturday morning that the perennial Del Mar riding champion has...

Enola Greay © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Enola Gray, winner of five of six starts in her career, figures to be a solid favorite Sunday versus five rivals in the featured $100,000-guaranteed...

Do the Dance © Benoit Photo Do the Dance, the most lightly-regarded entrant in the race at 13-1, stepped to the front at the break under jockey Tyler Baze and held on resolutely in the...

Rafael Bejarano © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club BEJARANO, GUTIERREZ OUT OF OPENING DAY LINEUP Standout veteran riders Rafael Bejarano and Mario Gutierrez will miss today’s opening program of the third Bing Crosby...