Bob Traynor, from Oceanside, CA, finished in first with a final bankroll of $15,800, enough to claim victory over 150 total entries. His prizes include $45,500 and a $10,000 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) entry....

Gold Phoenix © Benoit Photo Jockey Flavien Prat climaxed a four-victory afternoon, which included a brilliant win aboard unbeaten Flightline in the Grade I, $1 million Pacific Classic, with a narrow triumph in the Grade...

Slow Down Andy © Benoit Photo Reddam Racing’s homebred Slow Down Andy did just that in a field of nine 3-year-olds, setting slow and steady fractions from the start to the top of the lane,...

Hong Kong Harry © Benoit Photo The chestnut gelding Hong Kong Harry responded perfectly to rider Flavien Prat’s cues and came running in the lane to pull clear late and capture the $302,000 Del Mar...

Big Hopes © Benoit Photo Eight 2-year-old fillies will match strides Monday in the Labor Day feature at Del Mar – the 30th edition of the Generous Portion Stakes. The California-bred offering is contested at...

Go Joe Won (right) © Benoit Photo Hurst Racing Stables’ Go Joe Won, the longest shot on the board at 21-1, battled for the lead from right out of the gate, then fought through a...

Flavien Prat PRAT, VELAZQUEZ FLY IN FOR PACIFIC CLASSIC DAY The quality of the jockey colony at Del Mar will tick-up a notch this weekend with the arrival of two riders flying in to ride...

Connie Swingle © Benoit Photo Trainer Phil D’Amato has one of the most active stables at Del Mar. He’s just a bit shy of having run 100 horses at the meet through its first 25...

Lieutenant Dan © Benoit Photo Two very different, but very interesting, stakes races will highlight the Sunday Labor Day Weekend card at Del Mar. The first test brings out 3-year-old fillies, seven of them in...

Juan Leyva © Katie Jones MEET THE MAN WHO RIDES FLIGHTLINE FOR A LIVING You’re a true horseman when every time you see a quality horse you wonder ‘What would it be like to ride...