by Mac McBride/Del Mar|09.12.2022|10:51am Fledgling Trainer Rachael Keithan Celebrates 35-1 Del Mar Win With ‘Thousand Dollar No Bid’ Horse Hers is a story about longshots and an aspiring young trainer taking a shot at the big time. The epitome of a small time conditioner and her fledgling Thoroughbred operation. Thirty-two-year-old Rachael Keithan is from Maryland. She gave Del Mar a try this summer. While it wasn’t all champagne and roses, she didn’t leave without […]
by Mac McBride/Del Mar|09.11.202209.11.2022|10:51pm10:56pm Del Mar Summer Meet Ends With New Wagering Marks, Exemplary Safety Record Spurred by strong support from horsemen and women from California and around the country, Del Mar set new records for average daily handle and field size during its 83rd summer season that concluded Sunday, Sept. 11. The San Diego County track also continued its exemplary safety record for the fourth consecutive year. Del Mar reported […]
by Mac McBride/Del Mar|09.11.2022|10:39pm Cave Rock Gives Baffert 16th Victory In Runhappy Del Mar Futurity Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s heavy favorite Cave Rock showed blazing speed throughout Sunday at Del Mar to simply prove untouchable against eight rivals in the 75th edition of the Grade 1, $302,000 Runhappy Del Mar Futurity. The son of the late champion Arrogate sped seven furlongs in 1:20.99 to establish a stakes […]
by Mac McBride/Del Mar|09.11.202209.12.2022|10:04pm10:52am ‘He Had Plenty Left’: Packs A Wahlop Powers To Convincing Win In Del Mar Juvenile Turf The father-son team of Jed and Tim Cohen, who race under the names of Red Baron’s Barn and Rancho Temescal, respectively, threw a big punch Sunday with their colt Packs a Wahlop, who sat a pretty trip in second under Hall of Fame rider Mike Smith, then powered away through the lane to win the […]
by Mac McBride/Del Mar|09.11.202209.11.2022|8:41pm9:40pm Baffert-Trained 2YO Speed Boat Beach Streaks To Track Record-Setting Win In Career Debut At Del Mar Pegram, Watson, and Weitman’s Speed Boat Beach sped to a track record in his racing debut Saturday at Del Mar when he covered 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:01.86. Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, Bayern colt out of the Pioneerof the Nile mare Sophia Mia took the lead out of the gate in the […]
by Mac McBride/Del Mar|09.10.2022|10:57pm Avenue De France Upsets Going Global in John C. Mabee On Del Mar Turf Leading rider Juan Hernandez took a gamble on the backside with his mare Avenue de France and he cashed it in at the wire when they held on by half a length over the charging 1-2 race favorite Going Global in Saturday’s $251,000 John C. Mabee Stakes at Del Mar. Hernandez’s bold jump proved just […]
by Mac McBride/Del Mar|09.10.202209.10.2022|10:45pm10:45pm And Tell Me Nolies Up Just In Time To Take TVG Del Mar Debutante Peter Redekop’s And Tell Me Nolies dug in late and just caught race favorite Home Cooking at the wire to register a notable upset in Saturday’s Grade 1, $301,000 TVG Del Mar Debutante Stakes. Ridden by veteran Ramon Vazquez, who was recording the first Grade 1 tally of his career in the mainland U.S., the […]
by Mac McBride/Del Mar|09.10.202209.10.2022|10:27pm10:30pm Rispoli Guides Comanche Country To Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf Score The Irish-bred filly Comanche Country sat mid-pack for most of the one-mile trip Saturday in the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf, then tipped out at the head of the lane and leveled off to come away with a length and a quarter victory under turf specialist Umberto Rispoli. The 2-year-old daughter of Highland Reel, trained […]
by Mac McBride/Del Mar|09.09.2022|11:22am Outriders: More Than Just Top Horsemen At Del Mar Outrider. Interesting word. Has a cowboy sort of feel to it – and you’d be right to think in that context. One of the dictionary definitions says: “A mounted official who escorts racehorses to the starting post.” That’s correct also. Some think of them as safety riders. Yup, you could say that, too. The safety […]
by Mac McBride/Del Mar|09.04.2022|10:04pm A Winning Comeback: Lieutenant Dan Scores Repeat In Green Flash, Earns Return Berth To Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Nick Alexander’s homebred Lieutenant Dan waited and waited for room on the home turn in the Green Flash Handicap (G3) Sunday at Del Mar, then fired big when the rail came open and slipped through to win his second consecutive edition of the turf stakes. The 6-year-old gelding by his owner’s home stallion Grazen clicked […]