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Breeders' Cup Festival Events Announced
The San Diego Tourism Authority, San Diego Sports Alliance and organizers of the Host Committee today announced the 2017 Breeders' Cup Festival, a week-long series of events and activations leading up to the 34th annual World Championships.
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Del Mar's Summer Meet Sees Drop in Equine Fatalities
Del Mar's annual summer meeting came to a close Sept. 4 and the most crucial issue facing the seaside racetrack saw a marked improvement.
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Bolt d'Oro Wears Down Zatter to Win Del Mar Futurity
In its two years of operation, Ruis Racing has done its best work during the summer at Del Mar.
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West Coast 'Impressive' in First Work After Travers Win
With training at Del Mar nearing an end, trainer Bob Baffert sent several of his best horses out for key works Sept. 4 to prepare for top-level starts in the early fall.
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Sharp Samurai Continues to Roll in Del Mar Derby
With every step up the class ladder in 2017, Sharp Samurai has upped his game. The $250,000 Del Mar Derby (G2T) Sept. 3 was just the most recent step.
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Encumbered Continues Callaghan's Hot Streak at Del Mar
Trainer Simon Callaghan's standout summer continued Sept. 3 with Encumbered's win in the $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes.
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St Patrick's Day Breaks Maiden, FrontRunner Next
After a 1 1/2-length second to Zatter in his debut, St Patrick's Day was pressed on the lead again Sept. 2 and he gamely held on to break his maiden at Del Mar.
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Cambodia Gets the Jump in John C. Mabee
With jockey Drayden Van Dyke giving her astute handling, Cambodia got the jump on Goodyearforroses (IRE) in the lane and made that difference stand up in the John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) to notch her third graded win in her last four starts.
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Moonshine Memories Speeds to Del Mar Debutante Win
After a one-length debut win Aug. 19, the Malibu Moon filly once again sped to the lead in the $300,000 Del Mar Debutante (G1) Sept. 2 and prevailed by a half-length over longshot Piedi Bianchi in a final time of 1:23.61.
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Run Away Heads Del Mar Futurity for Shah
Owner Kaleem Shah is hoping for a sense of déjà vu Sept. 4 at Del Mar, where his Best Pal Stakes (G2) winner Run Away will head postward as the starting highweight in the $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1).
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Handicapping Saturday's Cross Country Pick Four
The final Saturday of racing at the boutique meets offers us a cross country pick four, which kicks off at Saratoga Race Course with the Spinaway and the Woodward stakes, and concludes out West with the Del Mar Debutante and the John C. Mabee.
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Sharp Samurai, Glatt Can Continue Rise in Del Mar Derby
First Samurai gelding has a chance to punctuate a standout summer meet at Del Mar for his trainer in the $250,000 Del Mar Derby (G2T) Sept. 3.
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Black-Type Winners for Smiling Tiger, Cold Harbor
Planting milestones on both coasts, North American freshman sires Smiling Tiger and Cold Harbor each earned their first black-type winners Aug. 30 at Del Mar and Woodbine Racecourse, respectively.
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Look Back: Tomy Lee Cruises to Del Mar Futurity Win
In conjunction with Tom Hall's Throwback Thursday features in BloodHorse Daily, BloodHorse.com each Thursday will present corresponding race stories from the pages of the magazine. This week is a recap of the 1958 Del Mar Futurity won by *Tomy Lee.
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Grade 1 Winner Decked Out Returns in John C. Mabee
How Decked Out handles a nine-month layoff remains to be seen in the $200,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) at Del Mar, with potential runs in the Rodeo Drive (G1T) and Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) in her future.
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Spectator Has More to Prove in Del Mar Debutante
For Spectator the bigger picture of her 2-year-old campaign, if everything goes right, will feature the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), but a most important step comes Sept. 2 in the $300,000 Del Mar Debutante (G1).
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Interest Level High for Barretts Del Mar Sale
The Barretts select yearling sale at Del Mar continues to evolve, with increased buyer interest going into the auction's third renewal Tuesday, Aug. 29.
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Munny Spunt Wins Torrey Pines Via DQ
Munny Spunt, who crossed the wire second, is now a graded stakes winner after the disqualification of Zapperkat in the $100,000 Torrey Pines Stakes (G3) at Del Mar Aug. 27.
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Boss Move First Winner for Turbo Compressor
After finishing second by 5 1/4 lengths at Del Mar in her debut, Boss Move returned to romp in her second start by 7 1/2 lengths in a maiden claiming race Aug. 25 to become the first winner for freshman sire Turbo Compressor.
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Giant Expectations Hits Best Stride Late in Pat O'Brien
Exline-Border Racing and Gatto Racing's Giant Expectations, a colt on the rise, seized an opportunity and a spot in the Las Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) through the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" series.
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Battle of Midway Cruises to Shared Belief Stakes Win
Free of trouble and with an ideal stalking trip, Don Alberto Stable and WinStar Farm's Battle of Midway thrived by the beach at Del Mar in the $100,000 Shared Belief Stakes Aug. 26.
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Danzing Candy Retired From Racing After Training Injury
Owner and breeder Ted Aroney said Danzing Candy, who was set to go in the $200,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes (G2) Aug. 26, sustained a fracture in his leg during a morning gallop at Del Mar Aug. 25 and is retired from racing.
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Paradise Woods Makes Her Return in Torrey Pines
Paradise Woods followed her record-breaking Santa Anita Oaks (G1) victory with a trying effort as the favorite in the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1).
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Trio of Graded Winners Entered for Shared Belief Stakes
While the Travers Stakes (G1) will occupy much of the racing world's attention Aug. 26, across the continent another group of 3-year-olds looking to make a bigger splash a couple races down the line will square off in the Shared Belief Stakes.
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CHRB Advances Jockey Suspension Proposal
The California Horse Racing Board Aug. 24 advanced a proposal that would set minimum jockey suspension guidelines for careless riding infractions in the state.
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Cupid Holds Off Curlin Rules to Win Brubaker
Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier, and Derrick Smith's Cupid may not have performed as well as expected at 2-5 odds in the $75,000 Harry F. Brubaker Stakes Aug. 23 at Del Mar, but the stakes try Wednesday was not the goal.
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Ulysses Handles Youngsters in Juddmonte International
A stretch battle between 3-year-old stars Barney Roy (GB) and Churchill (IRE) in the Aug. 23 Juddmonte International Stakes (G1) was eclipsed in the closing yards as Ulysses (IRE) swept by on their outside to left that duo well in his wake.
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Zatter Defeats American Pharoah's Full Brother in Debut
The Bob Baffert-trained stablemates went at it on the front end, but it was Zatter who got the best of St Patrick's Day Aug. 20 at Del Mar.
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Baffert Mulling BC Path for Collected, Arrogate
A day after he ran 1-2 in the TVG Pacific Classic (G1), trainer Bob Baffert was still unsure about the path his two top Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) contenders will take back to Del Mar in early November.
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Songbird, Unique Bella Work at Del Mar
Jerry Hollendorfer's most talented fillies both put in important workouts Aug. 20 at Del Mar, but at very different stages in their training cycles.
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American Pharoah's Full Brother Set for Del Mar Debut
St Patrick's Day, a 2-year-old Pioneerof the Nile colt out of the Yankee Gentleman mare Littleprincessemma, has already gone by a number of names early in his life.
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Dream Dancing Edges Beau Recall in Del Mar Oaks
Hours after La Coronel finished fourth in the Lake Placid Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course, Dream Dancing got the best of a blanket finish in the 1 1/8-mile Del Mar Oaks (G1T).
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Hunt Holds Off Itsinthepost to Win Del Mar 'Cap
Michael House's Irish-bred Hunt, victorious in the 1 1/8-mile Eddie Read Stakes (G2T) a month ago, confirmed his quality Aug. 19 in the $250,000 Del Mar Handicap Presented by The Japan Racing Association (G2T) at Del Mar.
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Collected Outlasts Arrogate in Pacific Classic
The final furlong of the 10-furlong Classic was a battle of Bob Baffert stablemates. Arrogate kicked in late, as he's done plenty in the past, but he could not get past the determined Collected
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Stellar Wind, Irap Get to Work at Del Mar
There will be plenty of quality on the track in the afternoon Aug. 19 at Del Mar, the biggest day of racing during the summer at the seaside racetrack every year, but the runners in the morning weren't too shabby, either.
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Tribalist Finds a Way in Green Flash Handicap
Tribalist didn't exactly take a conventional path to his first stakes win—both on the racetrack Aug. 18 at Del Mar and throughout his career.
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HRRN Plans Del Mar, Saratoga Race Coverage
"Saturdays at Saratoga" series, presented by VisitBarbados.org, will continue Saturday, August 19.
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Accelerate Set for Rematch With Arrogate
Trainer John Sadler wasn't present when Accelerate was purchased for $380,000 at the Keeneland September sale in 2014 for his major client, Hronis Racing. But he had an idea that it might prove to be a good buy.
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D'Amato Trainees Back on Grass for Big Del Mar Weekend
There's a common thread in three of Phil D'Amato's older grass horses running in stakes on TVG Pacific Classic (G1) weekend at Del Mar. All three have dabbled, with varying degrees of success, on the dirt.
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Saratoga, Del Mar to Offer All-Stakes Pick 4s
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced Aug. 17 an "All-Stakes Pick 4" with a partnership between Saratoga Race Course and Del Mar Racetrack on both Saturday, August 19 and Saturday, September 2.
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Look Back: Hollywood Wildcat Wins 1993 Del Mar Oaks
Hollywood Wildcat, the filly who stretch her winning streak to three races in the Aug. 22 Del Mar Invitational Oaks (G2T), seems to be the kind trainers and riders love most. She's mistake-proof.
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Arrogate Set to Right the Ship in Pacific Classic
If Arrogate can put himself back on form in the Aug. 19 TVG Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar less than a month after the worst race of his life, hindsight could view his stunning setback as a blip that exposed him as mortal, but not lesser.
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Arrogate Puts in Final Work for Pacific Classic
Juddmonte Farms' Arrogate put in his final bit of major exercise for the Aug. 19 $1 million TVG Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) when he drilled four furlongs in :47 3/5 on a cool morning at Del Mar Aug. 14.
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Skye Diamonds Continues to Rise in Rancho Bernardo
A $40,000 claim by trainer Bill Spawr back in August 2016, Skye Diamonds found the winner's circle for the sixth time since with her second straight graded score in the $100,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3) at Del Mar.
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California Chrome's Full Sister Wins at Del Mar
California Chrome still may be aberration of all aberrations, but he's no longer the only winner produced by Love the Chase, the famed mare who broke her maiden for an $8,000 tag.
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Skye Diamonds on the Rise Heading Into Rancho Bernardo
Up next for Skye Diamonds, with an eye on the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), is the $100,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3), where she'll encounter Constellation once again, along with Claiborne Farm's grade 3 winner Bendable.
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Look Back: Lookin At Lucky Gets Rolling in Best Pal
In conjunction with Tom Hall's Throwback Thursday features in BloodHorse Daily, BloodHorse.com each Thursday will present corresponding race stories from the pages of the magazine.
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Unique Field Set for Best Pal at Del Mar
The early juvenile stakes in California can bring entrants with wide-ranging backgrounds, but the field for the $200,000 Best Pal Stakes (G2) Aug. 12 is a unique hodgepodge.
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