Del Mar Stable News
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Del Mar Allowance Feature Thursday; $1 Million Jackpot Bet Up For Grabs
Published Monday, August 9th, 2021 (3 years ago)
Hockey Dad © Benoit Photo
The featured attraction on this Thursday’s card is a one-mile turf allowance race for 3-year-olds that has drawn 13 runner, though only nine of them will be able to go...
Zoffarelli Moved Up to First in La Jolla Handicap at Del Mar
Published Sunday, August 8th, 2021 (3 years ago)
Zofferelli (Center) finished 2nd in Sunday's La Jolla Handicap, but was moved up to 1st © Benoit Photo
Red Baron’s Barn or Rancho Temescal’s Zoffarelli, in from England just a week earlier and unable to...
Rock N Rye Proves Best Sunday in Graduation Stakes at Del Mar
Published Sunday, August 8th, 2021 (3 years ago)
Rock N Rye © Benoit Photo
Lovingier, London or Zondlo’s Rock N Rye scampered home by four and a quarter lengths in Sunday’s $100,000 Graduation Stakes at Del Mar, then had to withstand a rider’s...
Stable Notes August 8, 2021
Published Sunday, August 8th, 2021 (3 years ago)
Princess Grace © Benoit Photo
STIDHAM SAVORS CIRCUMSTANCES OF PRINCESS GRACE’S SCORE
The win by Princess Grace in Saturday’s Yellow Ribbon Handicap was the sixth at that level at Del Mar for trainer Michael Stidham....
Pappacap Takes Best Pal, Princess Grace Wins Yellow Ribbon at Del Mar
Published Saturday, August 7th, 2021 (3 years ago)
Princess Grace © Benoit Photo
A stakes doubleheader saw a young colt begin to bloom and an impressive filly continue to shine Saturday afternoon at Del Mar as Rustlewood Farm’s Pappacap scored smartly in the...
Best Pal Quotes
Published Saturday, August 7th, 2021 (3 years ago)
Pappacap © Benoit Photo
Best Pal Stakes
(Grade II)
JOE BRAVO (Pappacap, winner) – “I was glad to see how well he settled in behind those two up front. His race in Florida, he just...
Stable Notes August 7, 2021
Published Saturday, August 7th, 2021 (3 years ago)
Phil D'Amato © Benoit Photo
SORRENTO DONE, D’AMATO SETS SIGHTS ON OTHER WEEKEND STAKES
Trainer Phil D’Amato reported Saturday morning that 2-year-old filly Elm Drive came out of her victory in Friday’s Grade II, $200,000...
Elm Drive Extra Game Friday in Taking Sorrento at Del Mar
Published Friday, August 6th, 2021 (3 years ago)
Elm Drive © Benoit Photo
Little Red Feather Racing’s Elm Drive dug in the length of the stretch and gamely held off Baoma Corp’s Eda by a head in a dandy horse race that decided...
Stakes Double Again at Del Mar with La Jolla, Graduation On Tap
Published Friday, August 6th, 2021 (3 years ago)
Cathkin Peak © Benoit Photo
Stakes horses will once again double up for a Del Mar crowd, this time on Sunday with the presentation of the 81st La Jolla Stakes and the 70th edition of...
Stable Notes August 6, 2021
Published Friday, August 6th, 2021 (3 years ago)
Maxim Rate © Benoit Photo
HOPES OF MAXIMUM RATE CONNECTIONS COULDN’T BE HIGHER
Maxim Rate arrived at Del Mar last summer showing decent form, but no victories, in over a year.
Then the daughter of...