CALIFORNIA CHROME ‘HAS HIS GAME FACE ON’ FOR DEL MAR WORK Champion California Chrome worked five furlongs in :59.20 Saturday morning here before more than 1,200 early-risers and on a racetrack cleared of all but...

Monster Bea © Benoit Fifty-three-year old Gary Stevens demonstrated for the umpteenth time why he’s a member of Thoroughbred Racing’s Hall of Fame Friday as he piloted longshot Monster Bea to an upset victory in...

Beholder © Benoit Photo SADLER’S STAKES SAFARI HERE STARTS WITH NANCY FROM NAIROBI John Sadler’s 52 stakes wins at Del Mar rank No. 6 all-time on a list of legends – Bob Baffert (113), Ron...

California Chrome at Del Mar © Zoe Metz for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club CALIFORNIA CHROME MORE THAN READY FOR DEL MAR CLOSEUP California Chrome got down to the business of training for the Grade II...

Phil D'Amato © Benoit DEFENDING CHAMP, ‘NOW’ TRAINER EYE SUCCESSFUL SUMMERS Jerry Hollendorfer is on a roll here. The Hall of Famer shared the Del Mar summer training title with Peter Miller in 2014 and...

Gary Stevens © Zoe Metz THIRTY-ONE YEARS LATER, STEVENS STILL SAVORS DEL MAR The year was 1985. Ronald Reagan was President of the United States. “New Coke” was introduced in April en route to a...

Ron McAnally © Benoit Photo McANALLY TURNS 84 WITH DEL MAR, AS USUAL, IN SIGHT Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally marked his 84th birthday on Monday. In a day or two, he is expected...

Stormy Lucy © Benoit Photo Sent postward at 65-1 as the longest shot in an outstanding field of older fillies and mares, Stormy Lucy and jockey Kent Desormeaux stormed from far back to win the...

Dressed in Hermes © Zoe Metz Photography MIKE SMITH (Dressed in Hermes, winner) – “Janet (trainer Janet Armstrong) just said ride him with confidence. She said he might do best to lay fourth or fifth...

Tom Ward © Benoit Photo END OF BING SEASON IS ALSO DEL MAR FINALE FOR STEWARD TOM WARD Nearly three decades of service in the Del Mar stewards’ booth will come to an end for...