Gaming emulates sire Game Winner in Del Mar Futurity
Bob Baffert racked up win number 18 in Del Mar’s marquee race for two-year-olds with an unbeaten colt from Game Winner’s first crop, Gaming. […]
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Hang the Moon eclipses favorites in $43 upset of John C. Mabee
Saturday’s John C. Mabee (G2) was supposed to be a showdown between Didia and Anisette, but the Phil D’Amato-trained Hang the Moon jumped up at odds of 20.50-1 at Del Mar. […]
Tenma lands Del Mar Debutante in photo
Although odds-on favorite Nooni was a spent force by the the head of the stretch, the $301,000 Del Mar Debutante (G1) still fell to the Bob Baffert stable for an 11th time on Saturday when […]
Getaway Car the one to catch as Baffert aims for 18th Del Mar Futurity
Getaway Car proved much too fast for his rivals on two earlier occasions during the Del Mar meet. On Sunday, closing day of the summer season at the San Diego-area course, Getaway Car will look […]
John C. Mabee offers rematch between Didia, Anisette; Nooni tops Del Mar Debutante
When Anisette first met Didia 11 months ago in the Rodeo Drive (G2) at Santa Anita, she was a relatively inexperienced three-year-old taking on a tough older mare while trying 1 1/4 miles for the […]
Muth asserts class in Shared Belief; Formidable Man adds Del Mar Derby
After dangling a few high-profile comeback options for Muth over the summer, Bob Baffert ultimately settled on Sunday’s Shared Belief S. at Del Mar. […]
Mixto springs 22-1 Pacific Classic upset
Longshots reigned supreme in Saturday’s $1,001,500 Pacific Classic (G1) racing 1 1/4 miles over the Del Mar main track, with 22-1 Mixto edging 7-1 Full Serrano in narrow fashion. […]
Late momentum propels Motorious to WAYI Green Flash repeat; Conclude wires Del Mar Mile
A couple of hours after Gold Phoenix turned a three-peat in the Del Mar H. (G2), trainer Phil D’Amato celebrated another successful title defense when Motorious motored late in the $152,500 Green Flash H. (G3). […]
Gold Phoenix gets up in time for three-peat in BC WAYI Del Mar ‘Cap
For the third straight year, Gold Phoenix flew late to capture the Del Mar H. (G2) and book his ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1). […]
Muth gears up for fall campaign in Shared Belief
Trainer Bob Baffert has three of the seven three-year-olds in Sunday’s $125,000 Shared Belief S. at Del Mar over one mile, but to be frank, most eyes will solely be on Muth. Last seen winning […]