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...

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...

Mirinaque (ARG) © Benoit Photo Maria Cristina Munoz’s Mirinaque, a 4-year-old South American-bred who’ll make his first start north of the Equator next Saturday in the Grade I, $500,000 TVG Pacific Classic, drilled four furlongs...

Mithqaal © Benoit Photo A player at Maryland’s AmTote hub bet big bucks Saturday trying to solve the mystery of Del Mar’s Pick Six. He did and took home a prize of $317,002. To get...

Pulpit Rider (Outside) © Benoit Photo Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams’ homebred mare Pulpit Rider looped her field and came with a rush to get up in the final jump and capture the 27th...

Sharp Samurai PREPARATIONS CONTINUE APACE FOR PACIFIC CLASSIC ONE WEEK HENCE Four nominees to the TVG Pacific Classic underwent workouts this morning and two marquee runners are expected to put in their final exercises tomorrow...

Raymundos Secret © Benoit Photo It’s known around the racetrack as “getting in a jackpot,” and it has nothing to do with winning a bet. It means you’ve found yourself in a place where you...

Siberian Iris © Benoit Photo Ten long-winded fillies and mares will travel a mile and three-eighths on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course Sunday in the CTT & TOC Overnight Stakes, the highlight of an 11-race...

Warren's Showtime © Benoit Photo Benjamin and Sally Warren’s Warren’s Showtime worked five furlongs at Del Mar today at 12:45 p.m. as she prepares for her start Saturday, August 22, in the Grade I, $250,000...

Mel Stute © Benoit Photo DEL MAR REMEMBERS TRAINER MEL STUTE, 1927-2020 Mel Stute, whose training skill, racing stories, good will and very presence were treasured here for seven decades of summers, died Wednesday at...