Eight Rings © Benoit Photo In an absolutely wide-open renewal of the Grade III, $100,000 Native Diver Stakes Saturday at Del Mar, eight older horses will hook up for a mile and one-eighth tussle that...

Delta Wind © Benoit Photo There’s an old racetrack maxim that goes like this: “Fillies and mares will give you gray hairs.” The distaff set, you see, has a reputation for being a bit more...

Messier © Benoit Photo SF Racing, Starlight Racing and Madaket Stables’ Messier overpowered a small field of 2-year-old rivals Sunday in the Grade III Bob Hope Stakes giving trainer Bob Baffert and rider Flavien Prat...

Primer Dimer © Benoit Photo BOMB IS A WAY FOR PYFER TO MARK HER FINAL DAY AS AN APPRENTICE The record will show that the final victory as an apprentice for jockey Jessica Pyfer was...

Eda © Benoit Photo Baoma Corp’s Eda, the 1-5 favorite in a field of five juvenile fillies, lay up close early, then just zoomed away late to tally by four and a quarter lengths Saturday...

Messier © Benoit Photo BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR BAFFERT POST BREEDERS’ CUP It may be easier for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert to decompress and recover from last week’s Breeders’ Cup World...

Lava Lane © Benoit Photo Rick or Sharon Waller’s Lava Lane overcame traffic and space trouble in the lane Friday afternoon at Del Mar and came away a one and a half-length winner of the...

Winning Map © Benoit Photo Trainer Bob Baffert has Sunday’s Grade III Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar surrounded. The white-haired, Hall of Fame conditioner has not one, not two, but three of the five...

Eda © Benoit Photo JUVENILES IN SPOTLIGHT FOR ARNAZ, HOPE WEEKEND STAKES Two-year-olds of promise will be on display in both the featured events on the second weekend as the Bing Crosby Season resumes after...

Eda © Benoit Photo Baoma Corp’s Eda, a daughter of Munnings coming off a smart stakes tally at Santa Anita a little less than three weeks ago, looms a stout favorite to handle four female...