They had a mandatory payout of the pick 6 on Sunday and the patrons added over $3.1 million to the pool of $373,278. The total pool was only at $2.1 million while the horses started loading into the gates, so you can imagine how much late money was added after most of us were shut […]
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Lightly raced five year old mare for Phil D’Amato, tried stakes company for the first time in her career, and didn’t fare too badly. Off at 7/2 in a field of 9 runners at 11 furlongs on the lawn for fillies and mares in the ungraded CTT/TOC stakes, she settled nicely for Rispoli well off […]
By Jarrod Horak The Del Mar stakes star of the week was an easy choice. Exciting 2-year-old prospect Prince of Monaco ran a hole in the wind in the Best Pal Stakes on Sunday for trainer Bob Baffert. He might be the goods! Click here for Del Mar Racing Picks, Tips, and Insider Analysis Graduation – […]
Three year old filly for George Papaprodromou made her first start stateside on Saturday in a maiden allowance for 3 and up at a mile and a sixteenth on the turf for fillies and mares. Off at 9/2 and bet down from a morning line of 12/1, she hopped at the start under Rispoli and […]
Three year old gelding for John Sadler made his U.S. debut in the Grade 3 La Jolla Handicap for sophomores at a mile and a sixteenth on the lawn on Sunday. Off at 6/1 in a field of 8, he was covered up early by Rispoli and sat 7 lengths off the pace into and […]
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, […]
Two year old filly for Mike McCarthy made her debut on Sunday and ran too good to lose. Off at 20/1 in a field of 9 maiden special weights at five and a half on the main, she broke running under Rispoli from the rail and was sent hard to make the lead by the […]
By Jarrod Horak The 2023 Del Mar summer meet is off and running. There were five stakes races on opening week and four of those were flat mile turf events. We saw some impressive performances including Anisette’s scene-stealing performance in the Grade 2 San Clemente Stakes on Saturday, July 22. Click here for Del Mar Racing […]
Three year old filly for Len Powell faced stakes company for the first time on Saturday in the Grade 2 San Clemente at a mile on the turf for soph fillies. Off as the 2/1 choice in a field of 15, she broke OK under Rispoli and then was taken in hand and covered up […]
Two year old filly for John Sadler made her debut on Saturday in a Cal bred maiden special weight at 5/8 on the main. Off at 5/1 in a field of 10, she broke OK under Rispoli and stayed on the rail for most of the race and that was not the place to be […]