by rob_onlion | Sep 7, 2025 | Media
Boyd (Violence), a $1.05-million purchase after galloping at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale, galloped again, this time romping home a 5 1/2-length debut winner at Del Mar Sunday. The victory was the second seven-figure juvenile winner on the card for Amr...
by rob_onlion | Sep 7, 2025 | Media
With a rocket in his pocket and a willingness to take on all comers in stride, ‘TDN Rising Star’ Brant (Gun Runner–Tynan, by Liam’s Map) put up his dukes in the GI Del Mar Futurity Stakes and landed Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record 19th...
by rob_onlion | Sep 6, 2025 | Media
The betting public had Saturday’s GI Del Mar Debutante down to a battle of Bob Baffert-trained ‘TDN Rising Stars’ Explora (Blame) and Himika (Curlin), but Jill Baffert’s Bottle of Rouge (Vino Rosso) – easily the least-fancied of a trio of...
by rob_onlion | Aug 16, 2025 | Media
Litmus Test (c, 2, Nyquist–Study Hard, by Malibu Moon) took plenty of pari-mutuel support as the 11-10 favorite while making his career debut over 5 1/2 furlongs at Del Mar on Saturday, and ran to the money, earning a hard-fought victory over his once-raced stable...
by rob_onlion | Aug 10, 2025 | Media
After running headlong into ‘TDN Rising Star’ Brant (Gun Runner) in their mutual unveiling July 26, Balboa (Not This Time–Tap of War, by War Front) had his time in the California rays in Sunday’s opener at Del Mar and earned his own ‘Rising...
by rob_onlion | Aug 10, 2025 | Media
‘TDN Rising Star’ Himika proved that her impressive first-out victory at Santa Anita in June was no fluke, followed up with an equally effortless victory when taking Del Mar’s GIII Sorrento Stakes Sunday. Himika is out of Motivated Seller (Into...
