Del Mar Stable News
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Seven Cal-Bred Distaffers to Tangle in Betty Grable Stakes
Published Friday, November 15th, 2019 (5 years ago)
Mo See Cal © Benoit Photo
A competitive field of seven older California-bred fillies and mares will tangle Sunday in the $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes at seven furlongs over Del Mar’s main dirt track. Post...
Threefiveindia Cruises in Del Mar Headliner
Published Thursday, November 14th, 2019 (5 years ago)
Threefiveindia © Benoit Photo
Claimed for $40,000 in mid-September, Threefiveindia, an impressive winner on Breeders’ Cup weekend early this month, continued to pay off on his new owner’s investment with a sparkling triumph in Thursday’s...
Bob Hope Stakes Matches Six Talented Two-Year-Olds
Published Thursday, November 14th, 2019 (5 years ago)
Thousand Words © Benoit Photo
Young talent will be in the Del Mar spotlight Saturday when six two-year-old colts, all of them winners in their brief careers, will match strides in the featured $100,000 Bob...
Stable Notes November 14, 2019
Published Thursday, November 14th, 2019 (5 years ago)
Bob Baffert
BAFFERT AND O’NEILL TAKE A DOUBLE DIP OF HOPE
Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and six-time Del Mar training champion Doug O’Neill have double entries to comprise two-thirds of the field of six...
Mark Streiff Wins More Than $50,000 in Del Mar Fall Challenge
Published Sunday, November 10th, 2019 (5 years ago)
Mark Streiff of Mission Viejo, CA scored big in race 9 of the Del Mar Fall Challenge to vault to the lead. Streiff, back to back winner in the Fall Challenge, won an assortment of...
Leucothea Cruises in Desi Arnaz Stakes
Published Sunday, November 10th, 2019 (5 years ago)
Leucothea © Benoit Photo
Leucothea, the 2-5 favorite, performed to expectations Sunday with an easy victory in the featured $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes for two-year-old fillies at Del Mar.
Providing jockey Abel Cedillo with his...
Stable Notes November 10, 2019
Published Sunday, November 10th, 2019 (5 years ago)
Tyler Baze © Benoit Photo
BAZE RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA ROOTS AFTER MIDWEST SOJOURN
As the days during which racing was suspended at Santa Anita mounted up last winter, taking a toll on all horsemen, Tyler...
Roger McDow goes "all-in" for lead in the Del Mar Fall Challenge
Published Saturday, November 9th, 2019 (5 years ago)Roger McDow of Las Vegas, turned his starting bankroll of $3,500 into $15,280 in day one of the Del Mar Fall Challenge. McDow went “all-in” in race 4 with a $3,500 win bet on Guitty...
Bob and Jackie Wins Let It Ride Stakes
Published Saturday, November 9th, 2019 (5 years ago)
Bob and Jackie © Benoit Photo
Out of action since winning the Eddie Logan Stakes late last year, Bob and Jackie returned to competition victoriously, nosing out Proud Pedro to win the featured $77,550 Let...
Leucothea favored in Desi Arnaz Stakes
Published Saturday, November 9th, 2019 (5 years ago)
Leucothea © Benoit Photo
Leucothea, a romping eight and one-half length winner of the Anoakia Stakes at Santa Anita in mid-October, will be a solid favorite versus five two-year-old filly rivals Sunday in the $75,000...