Pizza Bianca © Benoit Photo PIZZA BIANCA RETURNS TO THE SCENE OF HER GREATEST TRIUMPH Pizza Bianca was a little known 2-year-old filly when she first arrived at Del Mar at the beginning of November...

Speaking Scout © Benoit Photo Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Speaking Scout fired a big shot in the lane and came away a Grade I stakes winner for the first time when he clicked by three-quarters of...

Liguria © Benoit Photo FLAVIEN PRAT (Liguria, winner) – “She was travelling well and I was confident. When I rode her in New York (her maiden victory on October 22 at the Belmont at Aqueduct...

Turn On The Jets © Benoit Photo JUAN HERNANDEZ (Turn On The Jets, winner) – “I was having a nice trip inside, saving ground. I was hoping a hole would open up for me, and...

Regal Glory © Benoit Photo REGAL GLORY BACK TO DEFEND HER CROWN IN G1 MATRIARCH SUNDAY Last year when Regal Glory came out to Del Mar for the G1 Matriarch, she had never won a...

Jack Sixpack © Benoit Photo Nick Alexander’s homebred Jack Sixpack came widest and fastest of all through the lane Friday at Del Mar to capture the day’s feature attraction by a length and a quarter...

Regal Glory © Benoit Photo Del Mar’s ninth Bing Crosby Season will finish strongly Sunday with a nine-race card enhanced by the 42nd edition of the Grade I, $400,000 Matriarch Stakes for fillies and mares...

Todd Pletcher © Benoit Photo NEW BATCH OF SHIPPERS LAND AT DEL MAR FOR G1 HOLLYWOOD DERBY The first of the two Grade 1 races slated for closing weekend at Del Mar has attracted a...

A trio of stakes races, headed by the 82nd edition of the Grade I, $400,000 Hollywood Derby, will highlight a special racing card Saturday at Del Mar on the penultimate day of the sport for...

Forgiving Spirit © Benoit Photo Nine California-bred 3-year-olds and up have had their names entered for a $72,000 allowance sprint that serves as the feature on this Friday’s nine-race card as Del Mar heads into...