C Z Rocket © Benoit Photo RAIN WAS A PAIN, BUT C Z ROCKET AIMED TO SHINE IN GRADE I CROSBY C Z Rocket, whose ascent from $40,000 claim by trainer Peter Miller to millionaire...

Shedaresthedevil © Benoit Photo The Grade I, $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes will have its 51st running Sunday at Del Mar and seven high class fillies and mares have signed up to give it a...

Lady Mystify © Benoit Photo Exline-Border Racing, SAF Racing or Hausman’s Lady Mystify led six rivals a merry chase and benefited from a wily ride by leading jockey Flavien Prat as she captured the main...

C Z Rocket © Benoit Photo Nine of the fastest racehorses on the grounds will step on the accelerators at Del Mar Saturday for a six-furlong battle royale in the 76th edition of the Grade...

Craig Lewis © Benoit Photo LEWIS CARRIES CAL-BRED BANNER IN CROSBY AND HIRSCH Of the nine horses entered in Saturday’s 76th running of the $300,000, Grade I Bing Crosby Stakes, six were born and raised...

The Chosen Vron © Benoit Photo Seven 3-year-old California-bred runners will face off at seven furlongs Friday at Del Mar in the 34th edition of the Real Good Deal Stakes. The dash carries a husky...

Brandothebartender © Benoit Photo The hard-knocking veteran Brandothebartender set ‘em up and knocked ‘em down late Sunday in capturing the $152,000 California Dreamin’ Stakes by a half length at Del Mar. The 8-year-old gelding by...

United © Benoit Photo PRIMARY TARGETS ARE NEXT FOR UNITED, MADONE AFTER MAJOR WINS United and Madone came out of their respective Grade II wins in the $250,000 Eddie Read and $200,000 San Clemente Stakes...

Madone © Benoit Photo Kaleem Shah’s Madone saved ground early, then launched a strong outside bid from the three-eighths pole home to prove a half length best Saturday in the $202,500 San Clemente Stakes for...

United © Benoit Photo LNJ Foxwoods’ United, the defending champion, powered through the lane under Flavien Prat to get up by a neck at the finish of a sparkling renewal of the Grade II, $251,000...