GARY STEVENS (Om, winner) – “I’m so pleased; this was special. I’m just glad Danny (trainer Dan Hendricks) gave me a shot and put me up on him. I worked him three weeks ago (Aug...

By Hank Wesch TEN YEARS LATER, COULD O’NEILL HAVE ANOTHER FUTURITY WINNER? In 2005, Doug O’Neill saddled the first and third-place winners in the Del Mar Futurity with 5-2 favorite Stevie Wonderboy five lengths clear...

Fox Hill Farms’ Songbird stamped herself as a two-year-old filly to reckon with on the national stage with an impressive victory Saturday in the Grade I $301,250 Del Mar Debutante. With Hall of Famer Mike...

BRICE BLANC (Hollywood Don, winner) – “It went just right today. He’s got such a high cruising speed, but he’s learned to settle a bit and stay in behind horses. I’ve been getting on him...

Soul Driver winning the Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar July 16, 2015 By Hank Wesch SOUL DRIVER SEEKS STAKES BOOKEND FOR MULLINS IN DEL MAR DERBY Soul Driver’s victory in the Oceanside Stakes on Opening...

Nyquist winning the Grade II Best Pal Stakes Aug 8, 2014. The Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Futurity, the race that a year ago launched American Pharoah on the road to stardom and ultimately into...

Smokey Image, unbeaten in three starts, including victories in two stakes, in Northern California, brought his act to Southern California Friday and performed to his 3-5 odds, winning the featured $150,000 I’m Smokin Stakes in...

By Hank Wesch HOLLENDORFER, O’NEILL ARE TRIPLE THREATS IN DEBUTANTE The depth of 2-year-old filly talent in the stables of Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and Doug O’Neill will be on display Saturday when...

The 71st running of the Grade II $250,000 Del Mar Derby tops a star-studded ten-race program Sunday which will also feature the appearance after the fourth race of Triple Crown champion American Pharoah. In addition...

Giving 23-year-old French-born jockey Flavien Prat his third victory of the afternoon, Double HJ Stable’s No Silent rallied in the stretch to win the Del Mar feature Thursday, a five-furlong sprint over the infield Jimmy...