The Michael McCarthy pupil capitalized on a ground-saving ride by Ricardo Gonzalez to floor Lush Lips and Thought Process at Del Mar.

The Phil D’Amato trainee rates as the star of the local division, but Kentucky shipper Lush Lips and recent British transplant Take a Breath provide new challenges.

With jockey Hector Berrios orchestrating a tactical masterclass, Iscreamuscream extended her record to a perfect 4-for-4 in Saturday’s Del Mar Oaks (G1).

San Clemente H. (G2) winner Iscreamuscream puts her perfect record on the line in Saturday’s $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (G1).

As the region braces for Hurricane Hilary, a more benevolent force of nature blew through Del Mar on Saturday – 4-5 favorite Anisette, who stormed from last to first in the Del Mar Oaks (G1).

On paper, Gainesway Stable’s homebred Spendarella was the one to beat in Saturday’s Del Mar Oaks (G1). On the Del Mar turf itself, her class edge was only magnified, as the 6-5 favorite romped in extravagant fashion.

Del Mar staged two major stakes for three-year-old fillies on Pacific Classic Day, and jockey Flavien Prat won both aboard favorites.

United turned in one of the most surprising efforts at the Breeders' Cup last year, finishing only a head behind eventual Horse of the Year Bricks and Mortar in the 1 1/2-mile Turf (G1) at odds of 51-1. On Saturday, the 5-year-old rides a three-race win streak into the $200,000 Del Mar H. (G2), which offers the winner an expenses-paid berth into the 2020 Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland in November.