12/26/2025 5 SA San Gabriel Stakes (GIII) $100.000 3yo&Up 1 1/8m Turf 3yo 122lbs Older 124lbs +penalties Both the Green Card and I had the winner on top, but I think it’s fairly obvious that all the punters had that one! Saturday’s San… Read More ›
Grade I
The SRF Is on Holiday, But Coz Is in SoCal for You!
12/26/2025 14 SA Malibu Stakes (GI) $300.000 7f Dirt 3YO 122lbs We head out to the left coast where a large number of big stakes will take place during the holidays, so we will use a single article… Read More ›
Neon Lightning Takes Hollywood Derby by Storm
Hollywood Derby GI$300.000 Three Year Olds1 1/8 Miles TurfDel Mar November 29, 2025 I covered two races this weekend and they were both won by Nakamura homebreds where the winner was practically the only starter ever for their two winning… Read More ›
The Queen of the Turf Finishes the Season in Style
The Matriarch – Grade I1 Mile Turf Stake Purse $300.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up. 1st Lady Hilltopper Black N Gold Stable Velazquez J R If there was any doubt before this race that this admirable mare… Read More ›
Wide Open Hollywood Derby
Hollywood Derby GI $300.000 Three Year Olds 1 1/8 Miles TurfDel Mar November 29, 2025 This year marks the twenty second running of this G1 event. The first ten were run at the much missed and much loved (by this… Read More ›
It’s Take Two for The BC As Lady Hilltopper Looks to End the Year in Style
The Matriarch – Grade IDMR Race #7 1m Turf Graded StakePurse $300.000 For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. 1 Lady Hilltopper Black N Gold Stable Velazquez J R 124After finally getting her BC win this brilliant mare… Read More ›
Resilient Fawkes Overcomes Wide Trip to Win BC Classic
Ten years ago, Delta Farms celebrated what was, at the time, his biggest career win, as Viking Shield won the 2015 BC Classic over Port On The Horizon, A One, and Niagra at KEE. A decade later, he would bring Fawkes to DMR, hoping that the Haskell winner could duplicate Viking Shield’s accomplishment.
Present Tense Makes Presence Felt in BC Distaff
BC Distaff Grade 1Purse $2,000.000For Fillies and Mares Three Years Old And Upward1 1/8 on Dirt-Del Mar Fairgrounds and RacetrackDel Mar, California Present Tense from Mb Stables unleashed a powerful stretch run to win the Distaff in style while pushing… Read More ›
Dorian Gray Finishes Best in BC Sprint
Dorian Gray, for owner-trainer Mb Stables, produced a measured stalk-and-pounce to capture the Grade I BC Sprint at 6 furlongs in 1:08.74 on a fast track. Under Ricardo Santana Jr., he sat midpack early, advanced smoothly through the middle stages,… Read More ›