Del Mar Stable News
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Hoppertunity Faces Five in Marathon Cougar II Handicap
Published Friday, July 22nd, 2016 (8 years ago)
Hoppertunity © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Pegram, Watson and Weitman’s Hoppertunity, a winner of almost $3 million in a successful career, will carry highweight of 123 pounds Sunday versus five rivals in...
Lynne's Legacy Rallies to Win Del Mar Feature
Published Thursday, July 21st, 2016 (8 years ago)
Lynne's Legacy © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
DP Racing’s Lynne’s Legacy, piloted by Victor Espinoza, rallied from last place to win Del Mar’s feature race, a contest for older fillies and mares...
Stable Notes July 21, 2016
Published Thursday, July 21st, 2016 (8 years ago)
California Chrome Galloping Thursday © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
‘CHROME DRAWS NO. 6 POST, MADE 4-T0-5 CHOICE FOR SAN DIEGO
California Chrome drew the No. 6 post position and was made the...
California Chrome Faces 6 in San Diego Handicap Saturday
Published Thursday, July 21st, 2016 (8 years ago)
California Chrome © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Superstar California Chrome, the top-ranked Thoroughbred in North America with record earnings of more than $12.5 million, returns to Del Mar Saturday as the 126-pound...
Pretty N Cool Scores in C.E.R.F. Stakes
Published Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 (8 years ago)
Pretty N Cool © Benoit Photo
Talented Pretty N Cool, who began her career last summer at Del Mar where she won the Sorrento Stakes and then was runner-up to ultimate juvenile filly champion Songbird...
Stable Notes July 20, 2016
Published Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 (8 years ago)
California Chrome before his Work July 16, 2016 © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
SIX ENTERED TO TAKE ON CALIFORNIA CHROME IN SAN DIEGO
Six rivals were entered Wednesday to take on California...
Midnight Storm Wins Eddie Read Stakes
Published Sunday, July 17th, 2016 (8 years ago)
Midnight Storm © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Showing exceptional tenacity, Midnight Storm, the 8-5 favorite and 124-pound highweight, fought off multiple challenges in the stretch under jockey Rafael Bejarano to win the...
Stable Notes July 17, 2016
Published Sunday, July 17th, 2016 (8 years ago)
IT’S A WORKMANLIKE WORK FOR CHAMPION BEHOLDER
Champion mare Beholder went through a solid workout Sunday morning covering seven furlongs in company in 1:27 under gray skies with the Hall of Fame combination of jockey...
She's Not Here Defends Title in Yellow Ribbon Handicap
Published Saturday, July 16th, 2016 (8 years ago)
She's Not Here © Benoit
Midwestern invader She’s Not Here made it two-in-a-row in the Grade II $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap as she surged to a narrow triumph in the mile and one-sixteenth grass course...
Midnight Storm Heads Strong Field in Eddie Read Stakes
Published Saturday, July 16th, 2016 (8 years ago)
Fresh from a resounding wire-to-wire victory in the Grade I Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita in early June, Midnight Storm will pack highweight of 124 pounds versus eight formidable rivals in the 43rd running of...