Del Mar Stable News

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Stable Notes August 31, 2019

David Jerkens HAVING GONE 36-FOR-36, JERKENS HAPPY TO SHARE THE CREDIT As the 80th Del Mar summer season approached, there was concern for, and by, Racing Secretary David Jerkens regarding producing 36 cards and keeping...

Grade I RunHappy Del Mar Futurity Tops Closing Day Program

Eight Rings © Del Mar Photo Del Mar Thoroughbred Club concludes its 80th summer season of equine action Labor Day Monday in a traditional way, featuring renewal of the Grade I $300,00 Runhappy Del Mar...

Square Deal Wins I'm Smokin Stakes

Square Deal © Benoit Photo Square Deal, disqualified from victory as a 13-1 longshot in the Graduation Stakes August 2, gained a measure of redemption Friday with a decisive triumph in the featured $100,000 I’m...

Stable Notes August 30, 2019

Wrecking Crew © Del Mar Photo EIGHT ENTERED FOR MONDAY’S RUNHAPPY DEL MAR FUTURITY A field of eight was entered Friday for Monday’s Grade I $300,000 Runhappy Del Mar Futurity. The 72nd running of the...

Ten Three-Year-Olds Tangle in Wide-Open Del Mar Derby Sunday

Neptune's Storm © Del Mar Photo On the next-to-last afternoon of the 2019 summer racing season, ten talented three-year-olds will clash in a wide-open renewal of the Grade II $250,000 Del Mar Derby at a...

Quit Kvetching Wins Del Mar Headliner

Quit Kvetching © Benoit Photo Doubledown Stables’ lightly-raced Quit Kvetching, piloted by Drayden Van Dyke, swept to the front while four-wide entering the stretch and went on to score an easy victory in Del Mar’s...

Stable Notes August 29, 2019

Inspiressa © Benoit Photo INSPIRESSA FAVORED IN FIELD OF EIGHT IN GRADE I DEBUTANTE John Sadler-trained Inspiressa was tabbed the 5-2 favorite in a field of eight on oddsmaker Russ Hudak’s morning line for Saturday’s...

Mabee Stakes, Debutante Top Saturday Program at Del Mar

Vasilika © Benoit Photo Kicking off the final weekend of the 2019 summer racing season, Del Mar will present an attractive stakes doubleheader Saturday, featuring the Grade II $200,000 John C. Mabee Stakes for older...

Been Studying Her Upset Winner of Generous Portion Stakes

Been Studying Her © Benoit Photo KMN Racing’s Been Studying Her, winner of a maiden race at Sacramento in her career debut, stepped into stakes company Wednesday to score an upset victory in the featured...

Phantom Boss Favored in I'm Smokin Stakes Friday

Phantom Boss © Del Mar Photo Phantom Boss, winner of the Grade III Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs, will face ten fellow California-bred two-year-olds Friday in the $100,000 I’m Smokin’ Stakes at Del Mar....