Clement L. Hirsch Stakes

Clement L. Hirsch Preview: Stellar Wind Seeks Three in a Row

It’ll be Stellar Wind vs. Vale Dori, Round III, when the 47th running of the Grade 1, $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes is presented on Sunday at Del Mar. Stellar Wind […]

News

Beholder Back on Worktab, Pacific Classic ‘Possible’

Defending TVG Pacific Classic champion Beholder breezed five furlongs in 59 seconds Wednesday morning under Gary Stevens, 10 days away from the signature race of the Del Mar summer meeting. […] Read More

News

Beholder Loss Leaves Mandella With a Classic Decision

Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella was calm and, to borrow a Del Mar marketing phrase, “cool as ever” Sunday morning, about 12 hours after Beholder’s hard-fought loss to Stellar […] Read More

News

Stellar Wind Upsets 1-9 Favored Beholder in G1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes

In a stunning upset, Hronis Racing’s Stellar Wind, the Eclipse Award winner as champion three-year-old filly of 2015, outran 1-9 favored Beholder in the stretch to win the featured Grade […] Read More

Track Reports

Del Mar Stable Notes: Beholder, Songbird and Nyquist Work [Replay]

IT’S A WORKMANLIKE WORK FOR CHAMPION BEHOLDER Champion mare Beholder went through a solid workout Sunday morning covering seven furlongs in company in 1:27 under gray skies with the Hall […] Read More

Track Reports

Santa Anita Stable Notes: Songbird Breezes for East Coast Tour

Superstar filly Songbird, who reels off fractions with the rhythmical precision of a metronome, worked six furlongs on Santa Anita’s main track Saturday morning in 1:13.40, breezing, as the undefeated […] Read More

Betting Tips

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 […] Read More

Betting Tips

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 […] Read More

Betting Tips

Del Mar Report #3

3 Stars of the Week – 1st Star: Know More (KY) – A first time starter is not supposed to win a Grade 2 stakes, but Know More did on Sunday. He handled everything […] Read More

General

Del Mar Report #2

3 Stars of the Week – 1st Star: Amazombie (CA) – Much like last week, this weeks first star was an easy choice. Amazombie is one of the most classy and likable horses in training, […] Read More