Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.’s The Pizza Man, a winner of 15 of 25 lifetime starts, including the Arlington Million last summer, heads a full field of 14 Thoroughbreds in the Grade II $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup,...

Solid Wager © Benoit Photo Solid Wager, a 9-1 outsider in the betting, rallied from last place turning into the stretch under powerful urging from jockey Joe Talamo to win the featured $100,000 Cary Grant...

Doug O'Neill © Zoe Metz Photography Trainer Doug O’Neill recorded the 2,000th victory of his career when Formally Wild won the second race Sunday at Del Mar under Tyler Baze. It was the 12th win...

STAKES BONANZA HIGHLIGHTS CLOSING/HOLIDAY WEEK Racing secretary David Jerkens looked upon the abundant quality and quality that appears to be assembling for close of the Bing Crosby Season starting on Thanksgiving Day with some satisfaction...

Rusty Slipper © Benoit Photo Eastern invader Rusty Slipper, piloted by England’s champion jockey of 2015, Silvestre de Sousa, in his Del Mar Debut, accelerated powerfully in the stretch to win the Grade III $100,000...

Peter Miller and Son © Benoit Photo MILLER PONDERS POSSIBILITY OF FOUR FOR CARY GRANT Trainer Peter Miller has entered four horses in Sunday’s $100,000 seven-furlong Cary Grant Stakes. He’s not motivated by any nostalgic...

Nite Delite © Benoit Photo Providing jockey Edwin Maldonado with his third victory of the afternoon, 2-1 favored Nite Delite scored a wire-to-wire victory Friday in Del Mar’s featured event, a five-furlong sprint over the...

Big Macher © Benoit Photo Big Macher, who has won almost $700,000 since being claimed for $20,000 from his career debut in July of 2013 at Del Mar, will be back to defend his title...

Joe Talamo and Elizabeth Ellis © Benoit Photo TALAMO’S AGENDA: GROOM TODAY, JOCKEY TOMORROW Taking a racing day off is a rare thing for Joe Talamo. Then again, it’s not every day a man gets...

Global Magician © Benoit Photo Global Magician, the 3-2 favorite ridden by Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza, overhauled pacesetting Signature Cat in the stretch and went on to win Del Mar’s feature race Thursday, a...