Miss Bigly © Benoit Photo Six fillies and mares will run a mile here Friday afternoon in the featured event of the afternoon’s eight-race card, the $80,000 Tranquility Lake Stakes. The overnight headliner honors the...

Raymundos Secret © Benoit Photo The question, much more often than not, is “Can he/she go long?’ The vast majority of American horses start out their careers sprinting, or going around one turn. The distance...

Lieutenant Dan © Benoit Photo Nick Alexander’s homebred Lieutenant Dan was just too fast for seven rivals in Sunday’s $101,500 Green Flash Handicap at Del Mar, running five furlongs on turf in :55.98. The 5-year-old...

Tripoli © Benoit Photo Trainers for the top finishers in all five stakes races on Saturday’s TVG Pacific Classic program reported their horses all came back in fine fettle from the efforts. A follow-up report...

Going Global © Benoit Photo The bay filly Going Global, handled patiently by Del Mar’s leading rider, Flavien Prat, split horses when asked at the top of the lane and raced always from her field...

Mo Forza © Benoit Photo Bardy Farm or OG Boss’ Mo Forza, swung widest through the lane and with powerful strides scored his second straight victory in the Grade II, $300,000 Del Mar Mile, scoring...

Private Mission © Benoit Photo Baoma Corp’s Private Mission, a $750, 000 yearling purchase, ran to her price tag and even-money odds Saturday with an easy victory in the $100,000 Torrey Pines Stakes for three-year-old...

Flavien Prat © Benoit Photo PRAT SITTING IN THE RIGHT SPOTS FOR RUNS AT TITLE, STAKES MARK With two wins yesterday, Flavien Prat increased his lead from four to six victories over Abel Cedillo and...

Edgeway © Benoit Photo Hronis Racing’s Edgeway, the even-money favorite in a short field of four fillies and mares, went about her business in fine fashion Friday afternoon and came away a one-length winner in...

Express Train © Benoit Photo SOMETHING OF A ROLE REVERSAL FOR SHIRREFFS, BAFFERT IN CLASSIC John Shirreffs has saddled four starters in the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic, and the closest he has come to...