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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...

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 Star' honors while he was...

'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 Mischief), who was...

Make it an even dozen. On Saturday afternoon under the usual beautiful skies of a Southern Californian summer, Desert Gate (c, 2, Omaha Beach–Theogony, by Curlin) gave Hall of Famer Bob Baffert his 12th career win in the GIII Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar, in addition to...

Set for his unveiling after cracking the top five prices during the OBS Spring Sale this year, Buetane (Tiz the Law–Taboo, by Forestry) burned brightest on debut at Del Mar on Sunday and earned himself a 'TDN Rising Star' for the effort. Slammed at the windows and...

There's a pattern. Four times in her career, My Racehorse and Peter Leidel's Seismic Beauty (f, 4, Uncle Mo–Knarsdale, by Medaglia d'Oro) has gone straight to the lead and each time she's won big, but never bigger than she did Saturday in the $400,000 GI Clement L....

Brant (c, 2, Gun Runner–Tynan, by Liam's Map), the record-setting $3-million OBS March breezer, lived up to the hype for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert with a spectacular 'TDN Rising Star' performance on debut at Del Mar Saturday. The 4-5 choice sat the trip in third...

Baoma Corp's 'TDN Rising Star' Nysos (c, 3, Nyquist–Zetta Z, by Bernardini), who is a neck away from being undefeated in six career starts, made just his second trip around two turns Saturday, resulting in a victory in the 1 1/16-mile GII San Diego Handicap at Del...

X-Men Racing IV, Madaket Stables and SF Racing's Clicquot (Quality Road) made it three wins in a row while capturing Saturday's GIII Indiana Oaks. The even-money favorite raced under a tight hold in third through an opening quarter in :23.18. Locked and loaded back a...

A club is often associated with exclusivity – a space reserved to the select few with the right connections and social status to superficially stand out from the “average” person. Canuck Racing Club is proof that a club can exist, and excel, without subscribing to...

Desert Gate (c, 2, Omaha Beach–Theogony {SW-Can, SW & MGSP-USA, $404,544}, by Curlin), who was facing three others for this debut, tracked pacesetter Acknowledgemeplz (Bucchero) up the backstretch. Moving rather effortlessly to the outside, the colt collared his...

Baoma Corp.'s Himika (f, 2, Curlin–Motivated Seller, by Into Mischief), a $900,000 purchase out of this year's OBS April Sale, looked in a bit of trouble through the opening three panels of a five-furlong maiden at Santa Anita Thursday. But when Juan Hernandez was...