Why Two © Benoit Why Two, piloted by Norberto Arroyo, Jr., closed strongly on the outside in the stretch to overhaul pacesetting Richard’s Boy and win the featured $84,535 Green Flash Handicap at five furlongs...

Rinse And Repeat © Benoit TEAM O’NEILL HOPES BEST PAL DUO CAN JUMP START SECOND HALF The second half of the 39-day summer racing season has just begun and Team O’Neill is well off its...

Big League © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Six talented two-year-olds, all of them aiming for the Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Futurity on closing day, Labor Day Monday, Sept. 5, will be...

Easy Grader © Benoit Lightly-raced Easy Grader, out of action since last October, returned to action impressively Thursday, storming from behind under jockey Rafael Bejarano to win Del Mar’s feature race, a five-furlong sprint over...

Beholder © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club BEHOLDER NOMINATED AND ‘PROBABLE’ FOR TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella’s carefully chosen word for the status of Beholder regarding a title defense...

Kafister © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Veteran sprinter Kafister scored his twelfth victory in a 28-race career Wednesday as he captured Del Mar’s featured event in a hard-earned win under jockey Kent...

Beholder © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club BEHOLDER GOES BACK TO WORK, FIVE FURLONGS IN 59 FLAT Defending TVG Pacific Classic champion Beholder breezed five furlongs in 59 seconds Wednesday morning under Gary...

Sobradora Inc © Benoit Sobradora Inc, unbeaten in four starts in her native Argentina, made an auspicious United States debut Sunday as she scored an upset triumph under jockey Rafael Bejarano in the featured $80,035...

Dortmund © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club ‘CHROME, DORTMUND GIVEN PENULTIMATE CLASSIC WORKOUTS California Chrome worked four furlongs in :47.80 at Los Alamitos and Dortmund five furlongs in :59.20 here Sunday morning, leaving...

Champagne Room © Benoit MARIO GUTIERREZ (Champagne Room, winner) – “Peter (trainer Peter Eurton) is good with riders. He doesn’t say too much. He just says ‘Ride your race.’ I had a good trip from...