Hero of the Del Mar Derby (G2) and Oceanside S. during Del Mar’s summer meet, Formidable Man made it three in a row in Saturday’s Hollywood Derby (G1) on the penultimate day of the Bing Crosby season.

Two fillies brought perfect records into Saturday’s $202,500 San Clemente H. (G2), but only one retained her unbeaten status on opening day at Del Mar.

With Del Mar kicking off on Saturday this year, rather than a weekday, the traditional opening-day feature, the $100,000 Oceanside S., now serves as an appetizer for the $200,000 San Clemente (G2).

Trainer Chad Brown reiterated his prowess training female grass horses by saddling the top four finishers in Sunday's Matriarch (G1) at Del Mar.

Muth showed off a new dimension in Saturday’s American Pharoah (G1) at Santa Anita, rating behind the early leaders before pouncing to a decisive victory.

Prohibitive 1-20 favorite Prince of Monaco got the job done in Sunday’s Del Mar Futurity (G1), but stablemate Mirahmadi made him work to preserve his unbeaten record. Either way, trainer Bob Baffert was going to rack up a 17th win in Del Mar’s closing-day feature.