By Hank Wesch A FUTURITY WITHOUT BAFFERT? IT’S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT In the waning weeks of the 76th Summer Meeting, which ends today, there was talk that Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, winner...

MIKE SMITH (She’s Not Here, winner) – “They told me that when she ran, she would start dancing in the parade, just like Zenyatta used to do. When I rode her last time (allowance win...

Om, whose previous claim to fame was that he won the maiden race last summer in which future Triple Crown champion American Pharoah made his career debut and finished a lackluster fifth, greatly enhanced his...

GARY STEVENS (Om, winner) – “I’m so pleased; this was special. I’m just glad Danny (trainer Dan Hendricks) gave me a shot and put me up on him. I worked him three weeks ago (Aug...

By Hank Wesch TEN YEARS LATER, COULD O’NEILL HAVE ANOTHER FUTURITY WINNER? In 2005, Doug O’Neill saddled the first and third-place winners in the Del Mar Futurity with 5-2 favorite Stevie Wonderboy five lengths clear...

Fox Hill Farms’ Songbird stamped herself as a two-year-old filly to reckon with on the national stage with an impressive victory Saturday in the Grade I $301,250 Del Mar Debutante. With Hall of Famer Mike...

BRICE BLANC (Hollywood Don, winner) – “It went just right today. He’s got such a high cruising speed, but he’s learned to settle a bit and stay in behind horses. I’ve been getting on him...

Soul Driver winning the Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar July 16, 2015 By Hank Wesch SOUL DRIVER SEEKS STAKES BOOKEND FOR MULLINS IN DEL MAR DERBY Soul Driver’s victory in the Oceanside Stakes on Opening...

Nyquist winning the Grade II Best Pal Stakes Aug 8, 2014. The Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Futurity, the race that a year ago launched American Pharoah on the road to stardom and ultimately into...

Smokey Image, unbeaten in three starts, including victories in two stakes, in Northern California, brought his act to Southern California Friday and performed to his 3-5 odds, winning the featured $150,000 I’m Smokin Stakes in...