Closing Remarks © Benoit Photo UMBERTO RISPOLI (Closing Remarks, winner) – “Look at this point either you go in and you go out. I didn’t want to give up too much ground to Oakhurst and...

Flattery © Benoit Photo JUAN HERNANDEZ (Flattery, winner) – “She broke good, then we took back. I was watching Umberto (Rispoli on favored Loterie) to see what he was doing. On the turn, he got...

By Jim Charvat Prince of Monaco © Benoit Photo PRINCE OF MONACO RETURNS AS HEAVY FAVORITE IN G1 FUTURITY Trainer Bob Baffert knows 2-year-olds. He’s made a good living out of molding the youngsters into...

Dr. No No © Benoit Photo Brown, Klein or Lebherz’s Dr. No No made the lead inside the eighth pole, then just hung on by a whisker to capture the 34th edition of the I’m...

Prince of Monaco © Benoit Photo Trainer Bob Baffert will saddle the favorite in the Runhappy Del Mar Futurity Sunday on the closing day card of the Del Mar summer stand. Of course saying that...

By Jim Charvat Tamara © Benoit Photo TAMARA LEADS TALENTED GROUP OF FILLIES IN G1 DEL MAR DEBUTANTE Every year barns come to Del Mar loaded with fresh 2-year-olds. Some make their debut at the...

Dreamfyre © Benoit Photo A threesome of stakes races – led by the 73rd edition of the Grade I FanDuel Racing Del Mar Debutante – will highlight the final Saturday program of the 2023 Del...

Lord Prancealot © Benoit Photo Four weeks ago there was a dandy of a finish in the Graduation Stakes that saw three colts within a length of each other in the five and a half-furlong...

Crazy Hot © Benoit Photo Rusty Brown and Cory Thabit’s Crazy Hot ducked in sharply at the start of the Generous Portion Stakes, but soon was straightened on her course by the strong and steady...

By Jim Charvat Fun to Dream © Benoit Photo FUN TO DREAM RETURNS IN TRANQUILITY LAKE MONDAY After banging heads with Adare Manor and A Mo Reay, two of the top Distaff runners in the...