Tag Archives: Phil D'Amato

Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith

Bob Hope Stakes Picks

By Jarrod Horak Del Mar’s Bing Crosby Season continues on Sunday, Nov. 19 and this post features Bob Hope Stakes picks. The Grade 3 event for 2-year-olds has a purse of $100,000 and the five entrants will be traveling seven panels on the main track. It goes as the 8th race on Nov. 19.  Bob […]

Trainer Phil D'Amato

Kathryn Crosby Stakes Picks

By Jarrod Horak Del Mar’s Bing Crosby Season continues on Saturday, Nov. 11 and this post will feature Kathryn Crosby Stakes picks. The $75,000 event for fillies and mares traveling one mile on the turf course is the 7th race on Nov. 11.  Kathryn Crosby Stakes Final Time Ratings The early pace of this race […]

Del Mar Fall Horse Racing

By Jarrod Horak The 2023 Del Mar fall horse racing meet kicks off on Friday, Nov. 10 with an 8-race program. The opening day feature is the Let It Ride Stakes, one of 15 stakes scheduled for their Bing Crosby Season. Jockeys to Watch Flavien Prat was the leading rider at Del Mar last fall […]

BC Friday International Horses

By Jarrod Horak The BC Friday international horses should be competitive in the three turf races at Santa Anita Park on Nov. 3. I will go through and analyze all of the BC Friday international horses below. BC Juvenile Turf Sprint Tiger Belle (IRE) is 3-for-5 with a runner-up finish and all five races were […]

Arabian Knight wins 2023 Pacific Classic

Del Mar 2023: Pacific Classic Week Stakes Recaps

By Jarrod Horak This was the biggest week at Del Mar so far. The Grade 1 Pacific Classic was the marquee race and Arabian Knight smartly wired the field in that heat, and he gets my star of the week award. Eight other stakes races were run between Sept. 2-4, and the summer meet is […]

Del Mar Stakes Recap: Eddie Read, Bing Crosby, San Diego Handicap

STAKES RECAP: BLOOD AND GUTS: They ran three graded stakes over the weekend and all three had strong fields with plenty of entries. It would be hard to top the Grade 1 Bing Crosby on Saturday as they had 12 strong sprinters go six furlongs on the main track and it was a Win and […]

Senor Buscador wins 2023 San Diego Handicap

Del Mar week 2 stakes recaps (July 27-30)

By Jarrod Horak The second week of the Del Mar summer meet featured five stakes races. Senor Buscador pulled off the biggest surprise at 13-1 odds in the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap, and he will probably go next in the Pacific Classic (G1) on Saturday, September 2. Click here for Del Mar Racing Picks, Tips, […]

John Sadler and Flavien Prat team up to win the 2019 Pacific Classic with Higher Power

Del Mar 2023 summer meet trainers to watch

By Jarrod Horak The 2023 Del Mar summer meet is less than a week away and the excitement is building. I covered riders to watch yesterday, and in this post I will take a look at the top trainers to keep an eye on.  Click here for Del Mar Racing Picks, Tips, and Insider Analysis 2022 […]

Horses to Watch: Spun Intended Means Business

Del Mar – November 29, 2022 By Turfdom DOINITTHEHARDWAY (November 25) Two year old Street Sense filly for Bob Baffert made her first try going two turns in Friday’s second, a mile main track affair for maiden special weights. Off at the 2nd choice in the wagering at 5/2 in a six horse field, she […]

Horses to Watch: Ransomware to the Rescue

Santa Anita Park – October 25, 2022 By Turfdom MISS FIA (October 21) Six year old mare for Dave Hofmans, away from the races since March, returned in a $40,000 claimer in Friday’s opener at ¾ on the turf for older runners. Off at 5/1 in a field of 7, she hopped badly at the […]