Del Mar Stable News

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Stable Notes September 3 2015

By Hank Wesch SUPPLEMENTAL ENTRIES SEEKING DEBUTANTE GOLD Pretty N Cool has looked extremely impressive in her two career starts here, winning a maiden event and then the Grade II $200,000 Sorrento Stakes by a...

Pretty N Cool Favored in Grade I Del Mar Debutante

Pretty N Cool, unbeaten in two starts, including an easy victory in the Sorrento Stakes, will put her perfect record on the line Saturday when she heads a strong field of 11 two-year-old fillies in...

Longshot Wild in the Saddle Wins Tranquility Lake Stakes

Wild in the Saddle, a 19-1 outsider with jockey Mario Gutierrez in the saddle, outfought My Monet through the stretch to win Wednesday’s featured $108,330 Tranquility Lake Stakes for older fillies and mares. Wild in...

Stable Notes September 2 2015

By Hank Wesch AMERICAN PHAROAH WILL PARADE AFTER FOURTH RACE SUNDAY Triple Crown champion American Pharoah returned to his Del Mar home Monday, two days after the three-quarter-length loss to Keen Ice in the Travers...

Stellar Wind Captures Torrey Pines Stakes

Hronis Racing's talented Stellar Wind performed to her 1-2 odds Sunday with a dominant victory in the featured Grade III $100,000 Torrey Pines Stakes for three-year-old fillies. With regular jockey Victor Espinoza back at Del...

Stable Notes August 30 2015

By Hank Wesch STELLAR WIND FOLLOWS BEHOLDER’S PATH IN TORREY PINES In 2013, Beholder, trained by Richard Mandella and ridden by Gary Stevens, ended a four-month layoff with a victory in the Torrey Pines Stakes....

Gimme Da Lute Wins El Cajon Stakes

On an afternoon when stablemate and Triple Crown champion American Pharoah stunningly lost in the $1.6 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga in New York, Gimme Da Lute salvaged a small amount of success for the...

Stable Notes August 29 2015

By Hank Wesch IN A TRANSITION YEAR, BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR RAFAEL BEJARANO With two wins Friday, the second aboard Patriotic Diamond in the $150,000 Generous Portion Stakes, Rafael Bejarano enters the final eight days...

Patriotic Diamond Wins Generous Portion Stakes

Patriotic Diamond, a well-backed 9-5 second choice despite her maiden status, rallied from far back to wear down longshot Just Google Me in the stretch and win the featured $150,000 Generous Portion Stakes for California-bred...

Stable Notes August 28 2015

By Hank Wesch NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INFLUX WORKS FOR DEL MAR Among the reasons for optimism Racing Secretary David Jerkens cited in a pre-meeting assessment of the summer season was increased participation by Northern California-based trainers....