Del Mar Stable News
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Kentucky Oaks-Bound Donna Veloce Drills Six Furlongs at Del Mar
Published Friday, August 21st, 2020 (3 years ago)
Donna Veloce, a stakes winning filly who is headed for the Grade I Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on Friday, September 4 for her next start, turned in a six-furlong work for that test at...
Stable Notes August 21, 2020
Published Friday, August 21st, 2020 (3 years ago)
Sharp Samurai © Benoit Photo
A FACT-FINDING MISSION RE: SATURDAY’S TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC
Five facts for each of the six entrants in Saturday’s 30th running of the $500,000, Grade I TVG Pacific Classic while studiously...
11 Answer Call Sunday for Del Mar Mile 'Cap
Published Friday, August 21st, 2020 (3 years ago)
Mo Forza 2019 © Benoit Photo
Eleven turf runners will match strides here Sunday in the featured Grade II, $150,000 Del Mar Mile Handicap. The 34th edition of the stakes goes as Race No. 9...
Grade I Del Mar Oaks has 11 in Saturday at Del Mar
Published Thursday, August 20th, 2020 (3 years ago)
Laura's Light © Benoit Photo
Eleven 3-year-old fillies will test their mettle over nine furlongs on the Del Mar turf course Saturday in the Grade I Del Mar Oaks, a key race on a five-stakes...
United Takes on 10 Rivals in Saturday's Del Mar 'Cap
Published Thursday, August 20th, 2020 (3 years ago)
United © Benoit Photo
L N J Foxwoods’ United, a big, strapping racehorse who can run all day on the grass with the best around, will strut his stuff at Del Mar Saturday in the...
Del Mar's Green Flash Lures 8 Speedballs Saturday
Published Thursday, August 20th, 2020 (3 years ago)
Sparky Ville © Benoit Photo
The Green Flash, that rare refraction out of the skies just as the sun sets out over the Pacific, was the inspiration for the name of the Green Flash Handicap,...
Seven Soph Fillies Set to Battle in Torrey Pines
Published Thursday, August 20th, 2020 (3 years ago)
Harvest Moon © Benoit Photo
Seven 3-year-old fillies will match strides at Del Mar Saturday in the 43rd edition of the Grade III, $100,000 Torrey Pines Stakes as part of a five-stakes bonanza afternoon of...
Sneaking Out Tops 8 Distaffers in Friday's Rancho Bernardo
Published Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 (3 years ago)
Sneaking Out © Benoit Photo
K M N Racing’s Sneaking Out, a 4-year-old filly with a strong resume, a Hall of Fame trainer and Del Mar’s leading rider set to climb on board, is a...
Rispoli Again on Lawn in Sunday's CTT & TOC Stakes
Published Sunday, August 16th, 2020 (3 years ago)
Maxim Rate © Benoit Photo
Del Mar newcomer Umberto Rispoli continued his mastery of the local turf course with two more wins on it today, including a tally in the featured CTT & TOC Stakes...
Stable Notes August 16, 2020
Published Sunday, August 16th, 2020 (3 years ago)
Higher Power © Benoit Photo
HIGHER POWER, MAXIMUM SECURITY WORK TO KICK OFF CLASSIC WEEK
Defending champion Higher Power and Maximum Security, the No. 1 ranked Thoroughbred in North America, put in their final workouts...