Governor Goteven © Benoit Photo CTBA Stakes TIAGO PEREIRA (Governor Goteven, winner) – “She broke well and then we got in a battle with the 3 (Reign of Fire). My filly was game, though, and...

Thousand Words © Benoit Photo Albaugh Family Stables and Spendthrift Farm’s Thousand Words made every pole a winner Saturday at Del Mar in upsetting the $100,000 Shared Belief Stakes by three-quarters of a length. In...

CLEMENT L. HIRSCH COULD BE ALL IN THE FAMILY IF CE CE WINS It’s not unprecedented but it is a rarity in Thoroughbred racing. An event honoring a major contributor to the sport has, among...

El Tigre Terrible © Benoit Photo Solid favorite El Tigre Terrible overcame a bit of a tardy start by running strongly late to smartly capture the $125,000 Real Good Deal Stakes for California-breds by four...

Hard Not to Love © Benoit Photo Going in, the 50th edition of the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes looks like one of the best renewals yet of the Grade I headliner that is the premier...

Touchdown Brown at Santa Anita Park © Benoit Photo Seven California-bred youngsters will get their first taste of stakes competition Sunday at Del Mar when they hook up at five and one-half furlongs in the...

Ollie's Candy Winning the 2019 Clement L. Hirsch © Benoit Photo OLLIE’S CANDY DEFENDS TITLE IN SALTY CLEMENT HIRSCH SUNDAY Trainer John Sadler will send out Ollie’s Candy in pursuit of a title defense in...

Fashionably Fast Winning 2019 Cary Grant Stakes © Benoit Photo The Grade I Bing Crosby, a $250,000 test for 3-year-olds and up at six furlongs, appears likely to have nine starters Saturday when the venerable...

I'm So Anna © Benoit Photo The 67th edition of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes is on the menu Saturday at Del Mar and seven 2-year-old California-bred or sired fillies have taken up the...

Honor AP © Zoe Metz Photography In a season of unusual happenings, Saturday’s Shared Belief Stakes fits right in. The 3-year-old feature – which has drawn six very interesting runners -- breaks new ground in...