Del Mar Stable News
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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...
Stable Notes July 16, 2016
Published Saturday, July 16th, 2016 (8 years ago)
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...
Stevens, Monster Bea Win Opening-Day Oceanside Stakes
Published Friday, July 15th, 2016 (8 years ago)
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...
Stable Notes July 15, 2016
Published Friday, July 15th, 2016 (8 years ago)
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...
Stable Notes July 14, 2016
Published Thursday, July 14th, 2016 (8 years ago)
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...
Stable Notes July 13, 2016
Published Wednesday, July 13th, 2016 (8 years ago)
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...