Tiz Ladys Legs © Benoit Photo Tiz Ladys Legs, lightly-regarded at 19-1 under jockey Fernando Perez, dug in gamely after being passed in deep stretch to re-rally and win Del Mar’s featured race Friday, a...

Mac Daddy Mac via Reeves Thoroughbred Racing HOPE’S THE THING FOR TRAINER KATHY RITVO Kathy Ritvo, a symbol of hope when she became – five years after receiving a heart transplant – the first female...

Pretty N Cool, ©Benoit Phot Pretty N Cool, whose lone loss in four starts was to two-year-old filly champion and Breeders’ Cup winner Songbird in the Del Mar Debutante last summer, tops a line-up of...

Richard's Boy ©Benoit Photo Under a beautifully-timed ride by Victor Espinoza, Rockingham Ranch’s Richard’s Boy, the 7-2 second choice, won Del Mar’s featured race Thursday, a five-furlong sprint for a purse of $59,000 over the...

Toews On Ice, © Benoit Photo A field of seven talented two-year-olds, headed by two-time stakes winner Toews On Ice from the barn of Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert, will tangle Saturday in the Grade...

Baffert, Hollendorfer © Benoit Photo BAFFERT, HOLLENDORFER JUVENILES BATTLE IN WEEKEND STAKES Bob Baffert and Jerry Hollendorfer have double entries in both the Bob Hope and Desi Arnaz stakes on the weekend. Which should make...

My Monet ©Benoit Photo My Monet, the 2-1 favorite under Del Mar’s leading rider this fall, Santiago Gonzalez, gamely held off the late challenge of Kiss at Midnight to win Sunday’s featured $100,000 Betty Grable...

Cassidy, Gonzalez © Benoit Photo CASSIDY/GONZALEZ COMBINATION CLICKS AGAIN IN KATHRYN CROSBY Trainer Jim Cassidy wasn’t concerned about the 17-1 odds on Full Ransom in Saturday’s $82,900 Kathryn Crosby Stakes. He was concerned, in the...

Full Ransom ©Benoit Photo Full Ransom, the longest shot at 17-1 in a field of seven older fillies and mares, benefitted from a ground-saving ride by jockey Santiago Gonzalez to win Saturday’s featured $82,900 Kathryn...

Baltas, Richard © Benoit Photo STAKES TRIO COULD PROVIDE BIG FINISH TO BALTAS’ BUSY WEEK Barring unforeseen circumstances, trainer Richard Baltas will have sent out 14 horses in the four days of Week II of...