Del Mar Stable News

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Stable Notes July 31, 2019

MILLER MOVES PAST HIS MENTOR WHITTINGHAM FOR DEL MAR WINS With five wins during the second week of the meeting, Peter Miller moved past Charlie Whittingham for 10th place on Del Mar’s all-time wins list...

Cholula Lips Faces Seven Filly Rivals in C.T.B.A. Stakes Wednesday

Cholula Lips © Benoit Photo Lovingier and Navarro’s Cholula Lips, runner-up in the Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs in late June, will face seven two-year-old filly rivals Wednesday in the $100,000 C.T.B.A. Stakes at five...

Ollie's Candy Upsets Secret Spice in Clement L. Hirsch Stakes

Ollie's Candy © Benoit Photo Battling back after being passed in the stretch, Paul and Karen Eggert’s Ollie’s Candy fought off 6-5 favored Secret Spice in a prolonged stretch duel to win the featured Grade...

Stable Notes July 28, 2019

Kosta Hronis and jockey Victor Espinoza © Benoit Photo HRONIS, SADLER STAY ON A ROLL THAT’S ‘NEVER OLD HAT’ Cistron’s victory in Saturday’s Grade I $300,000 Bing Crosby brought trainer John Sadler and owner Kosta...

Cistron, Espinoza Win Grade I Bing Crosby Stakes

Cistron © Benoit Photo Hronis Racing’s Cistron, with Hall of Famer Victor Espinoza in the saddle, sped to the front from the gate and never looked back in winning the featured Grade I $300,000 Bing...

Real Good Deal Stakes

Lieutenant Dan © Benoit Photo DRAYDEN VAN DYKE (Lieutenant Dan, winner) – “We were going a little fast in the beginning, but he was comfortable. And good horses can do that. The key with him...

Stable Notes July 27, 2019

Zenyatta © Benoit Photo CLEMENT L. HIRSCH STIRS ZENYATTA MEMORIES FOR TRAINER SHIRREFFS The Clement L. Hirsch Stakes isn’t the only race that, when it comes up on the calendar, gets trainer John Shirreffs thinking...

Grecian Fire Wins California Dreamin' Stakes

Grecian Fire © Benoit Photo KMN Racing’s Grecian Fire, the lukewarm 3-1 favorite under Hall of Famer Mike Smith, withstood serious traffic trouble on the far turn and a subsequent stewards’ inquiry to win the...

Paradise Woods Faces Six in Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Sunday

Paradise Woods HS Stable and Wygod’s classy Paradise Woods, less than $15,000 away from the magic $1 million mark in career earnings, heads a field of seven older fillies and mares Sunday in the featured...

Stable Notes July 26, 2019

Air Strike © Benoit Photo AIR STRIKE, ARROYO AIM TO PUNCTUATE DEL MAR RETURNS IN CROSBY The victory in the Grade II Triple Bend Handicap on May 25 at Santa Anita that stamped Air Strike...