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...

Mucho Unusual © Benoit Photo 2019 George Krikorian’s homebred Mucho Unusual, who has been facing high-line graded stakes company for the past year, drops into a seemingly ideal spot against state-bred runners in Saturday’s $125,000...

Smooth Like Strait © Benoit Photo Cannon Thoroughbreds’ Smooth Like Strait used his speed to good advantage Sunday and scored a handy victory in the 80th running of the Grade III La Jolla Handicap for...

Maximum Security galloping Saturday BAFFERT LAUDS ‘MAXIMUM’ WORKOUT FOR TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC Maximum Security worked 6 furlongs in 1:12.80 at 6:30 a.m. today, an exercise that drew a rave review from Hall of Fame trainer...

Bodhicitta (GB) © Benoit Photo Calvin Nguyen’s Bodhicitta, a filly on the rise, came running late to get up by a whisker and take honors in the Grade II Yellow Ribbon Handicap at Del Mar...

Weston © Benoit Photo Chris Drakos and Ryan Hanson’s Weston got up in the final stride to triumph in the 50th running of the Grade II Best Pal Stakes for 2-year-olds at Del Mar Saturday....

Storm the Court (right) in the 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile © Benoit Photo JUVENILE CHAMP STORM THE COURT TRIES TURF IN SUNDAY’S LA JOLLA The burgeoning but eventful, to say the least, career of Storm...