Gary Stevens

California Chrome Outduels Dortmund in Thrilling San Diego Handicap

In a memorable renewal of the Grade II $200,000 San Diego Handicap, fan favorite California Chrome outfinished a stubborn Dortmund after a prolonged duel to score a half-length victory Saturday […]

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Midnight Storm Battles Home to Win G2 Eddie Read Stakes at Del Mar

Showing exceptional tenacity, Midnight Storm, the 8-5 favorite and 124-pound highweight, fought off multiple challenges in the stretch under jockey Rafael Bejarano to win the featured Grade II $250,000 Eddie […] Read More

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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

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Friday Start Bodes Fantastic for Del Mar’s 77th Summer

TGIF. Thank God It’s Friday. Excuse Del Mar Thoroughbred Club racing fans if they add a rider to that popular rallying cry to festivities. Make it Thank God It’s Friday, […] Read More

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Santa Anita Stable Notes: Nyquist Breezes Half-Mile in 48.60

Kentucky Derby king Nyquist worked four furlongs at Santa Anita Monday morning in 48.60 as he prepares for his first race since finishing third in the Preakness Stakes on May […] Read More

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Lord Nelson Takes G1 Triple Bend Stakes at Wire Over Subtle Indian at Santa Anita Park

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 25, 2016)—Spendthrift Farm’s Lord Nelson kept to his task and defeated a tenacious Subtle Indian by a half-length in Saturday’s Grade I, $300,000 Triple Bend Stakes at […] Read More

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Kobe’s Back, Lord Nelson and Subtle Indian Head Powerful G1 Triple Bend Stakes

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 22, 2016)—A two-time graded stakes winner at Santa Anita this past winter, slow starting Kobe’s Back, along with sharp recent allowance winner Lord Nelson, and multiple stakes […] Read More

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Bradester Makes Every Pole a Winning One, Takes G1 Stephen Foster Handicap

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 18, 2016) – Joseph Sutton’s Bradester grabbed the lead at the start, opened a clear lead on the turn for home under jockey Joe Bravo and held off the late-charging Eagle by a half-length […] Read More

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Champion Beholder Cruises in G1 Vanity Mile for Eighth Consecutive Win

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 4, 2016)—There is simply no stopping the mighty Beholder. With three Eclipse Awards and a pair of Breeders’ Cup victories, she is already considered one the game’s […] Read More

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Santa Anita Stable Notes: Champion Beholder is Bigger, Bolder, Better

Gary Stevens has ridden Beholder 11 times, winning 10, the last six in a row, all 10 of the victories coming in graded stakes, six of them Grade I’s. Next up: […] Read More