Best Pal Stakes

Weston Hits a Small Bomb in Best Pal

DEL MAR, CA – Trainer Ryan Hanson’s Weston hit a small bomb while getting up just in time to win Saturday’s $150,000 Best Pal Stakes (G2) at Del Mar. Weston broke from post 6 under Drayden Van…

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Best Pal Preview: Schnell Ready To Knock Heads At Stakes Level

DEL MAR, CA – Kaleem Shah’s impressive debut winner Schnell is ready to knock heads at the stakes level for the first time in Saturday’s $150,000 Best Pal Stakes (G2) at Del Mar. The Sorrento is a 6-furlong dirt sprint restricted to 2-year-olds. This year’s edition attracted a field of seven… Read More

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Collusion Illusion No Fake In Best Pal

DEL MAR, CA – Trainer Mark Glatt’s Collusion Illusion rallied wide in the stretch and took over late to win a no-fake edition of Saturday’s $200,000 Best Pal Stakes (G2) at Del Mar. Breaking from post 5 under Joe Talamo at 7/1 odds, Collusion Illusion settled comfortably just behind four foes each… Read More

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Instagrand Everyone’s Friend After G2 Best Pal

DEL MAR, CA – OXO Equine’s Instagrand rewarded the many fans who made him the prohibitive 1/9 favorite with a romping victory in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar. Breaking alertly along the rail under Drayden Van Dyke, Instagrand quickly took command and set opening splits of :23.00 and… Read More

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Del Mar Report #5: Klimt Looks Sharp in Best Pal Stakes

Three Stars of the Week – 1st Star: KLIMT – Bob Baffert has another nice two year old! Klimt was a nice three length winner in the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes on Saturday, and will now be pointed towards the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity to face what looks to… Read More

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Baffert’s Klimt Impressive in G2 Best Pal Stakes

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, a 12-time winner of the championship race of the summer season for two-year-olds, the Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Futurity, demonstrated he’ll have another powerful contender in that closing-day feature with Kaleem Shah’s Klimt, an impressive winner of Saturday’s Grade II $200,000 Best Pal… Read More

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Del Mar Barn Notes: Beholder Probable for Pacific Classic

BEHOLDER NOMINATED AND ‘PROBABLE’ FOR TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella’s carefully chosen word for the status of Beholder regarding a title defense in the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic is “probable.” He used it Wednesday afternoon, hours after the 6-year-old mare worked a bullet five furlongs… Read More

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Track Reports

Del Mar Report #4

Three Stars of the Week – 1st Star: PROSPECT PARK – It looks like Prospect Park has found a home on the turf! After running on dirt throughout the entire year he switched to turf on Sunday in the La Jolla Handicap and romped by nearly four and a half lengths… Read More

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Del Mar Report #3

Three Stars of the Week – 1st Star: Lady of Fifty (KY) – She had been knocking on the door against these types of horses, and on Saturday in the Clement L Hirsch things finally worked out in her favor. After making a five wide sweeping move at the top of the stretch,… Read More

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Del Mar Report #2

Three Stars of the Week – 1st Star: Points Offthebench (CA) – It’s not often you see a horse go from an Allowance race to a Grade 1 Stakes victory, but Points Offthebench did just that when taking the Bing Crosby Stakes Sunday afternoon. What could be even more impressive is the fact… Read More