Risky Proposition © Benoit Photo Risky Proposition, the least-fancied entrant at 22-1 in a field of seven three-year-olds, rallied powerfully in the stretch under Joe Talamo to win the featured $79,840 Let It Ride Stakes...

Chasing Yesterday © Benoit Photo Two-year-old fillies Chasing Yesterday, It’sjustanillusion and Andyoushallreceive, the one-two-three finishers, respectively, in the Anoakia Stakes at Santa Anita in mid-October, will be rematched Monday in the $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes,...

Excellent Sunset (left) and Escape Clause © Benoit Photo ‘ANATOMY OF A KATHRYN CROSBY:’ FRESH CHARACTERS, WOW ENDING Before she married Del Mar founder Bing Crosby, actress Kathryn Grant had several movie roles. Her most...

Escape Clause © Benoit Photo Cinderella lives. Escape Clause, a four-year-old Canadian-bred filly purchased for $3,200 as a yearling, sired by a stallion standing for a stud fee of $990, was awarded her ninth consecutive...

Just Grazed Me © Benoit Photo Nine older fillies and mares bred in California will take their turn in the Del Mar spotlight Sunday in the $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes at seven furlongs over the...

Peter Miller NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR REPEATING BREEDERS’ CUP STAR MILLER Was it only six days ago that Peter Miller became repeater Miller by saddling Stormy Liberal and Roy H to Breeders’ Cup wins...

Afleet Ascent © Benoit Photo The $75,000-added Let It Ride Stakes, a one-mile contest over the infield Jimmy Durante Turf Course, will match seven three-year-olds Saturday, launching a three-day weekend of Thoroughbred racing action climaxed...

Escape Clause © Coady Photography CANADIAN FILLY PUTS EIGHT-WIN STREAK ON LINE IN KATHRYN CROSBY The eight straight wins on the past performance sheet for Escape Clause would catch the eye of any handicapper. The...

Miss Southern Miss © Benoit Photo Del Mar Thoroughbred Club begins its fifth season of fall racing Friday, spotlighting older fillies and mares in the $75,000 Kathryn Crosby Stakes at one mile over the infield...

RACING OFFICE TAKES THE FIFTH (FALL SEASON) STANDING ON PRECEDENT The seal will be broken on the fifth edition of fall racing at Del Mar come Friday afternoon. It is another chapter in a saga...