Royal Ship © Benoit Photo The Brazilian-bred 5-year-old Royal Ship has found his footing on dry land of late and could take a lot of beating at Del Mar Saturday as he heads a field...

Dream Shake © Benoit Photo DREAM SHAKE GETS CLASS BREAK FOR FIRST TURF TRY IN OCEANSIDE Since breaking his maiden in February, Dream Shake has had monthly assignments in Grade I or Grade II stakes...

Peter Miller ‘SURREAL’ 2020 IN REAR VIEW, A ‘REAL’ DEL MAR SUMMER HAS APPEAL Peter Miller won a fourth Del Mar summer season training title in 2020, equaling the number of fall crowns for him...

New takes on a pair of Del Mar betting favorites are on tap for the 2021 Del Mar racing season which breaks from the gate on Friday, July 16. The track’s Pick Six, long a...

Viadera (inside) © Benoit Photo Trainer Chad Brown has a reputation as an excellent trainer, a superior grass horse trainer and a very special trainer of fillies and mares. If you need testimony on that,...

Beer Can Man © Benoit Photo The 2-year-old colt Beer Can Man made his West Coast debut a winning one when he tracked the leaders early, then fired late to capture the seventh edition of...

Domestic Spending and Jose Hernandez © Benoit Photo AN INSIDE VIEW OF BROWN’S TURF FESTIVAL EQUINE ALL-STARS A week or so ago, Jose Hernandez and a couple of stable hands were sent west by mega...

Timothy Yohler of Fisher, IN scored huge in the last race of the Del Mar Fall Challenge. Yohler vaulted into the lead with large exacta and trifecta wagers turning his final $1,500 in bankroll into...

Domestic Spending (outside) © Benoit Photo For the third time this weekend at Del Mar, jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. and trainer Chad Brown teamed up to snare a stakes race. This time it was the...

Count Again © Benoit Photo Agave Racing Stable or Sam-Son Farm’s Count Again trailed early, but came roaring through the lane to take down honors in the $203,500 Seabiscuit Handicap Saturday at Del Mar. He...