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Friday Del Mar Recap – August 10 Both surfaces seemed to play fair. Hat trick for Rafael Bejarano. Trainer John Sadler saddled two winners and Bejarano rode both. On the ticket front I tabbed one Primary (Mechaya) winner and one Secondary (Marlenadarlena) winner.Read More
A field of five, headed by My Best Brother, winner of the opening-day Oceanside Stakes, was entered Wednesday for Saturday’s $150,000 La Jolla Handicap, second leg in the three-race stakes series for 3-year-olds at the meeting. Read More
Under a rousing ride by jockey Patrick Valenzuela, Burns held off the late charge of Lil Bit O”Fun to win the featured $150,000 La Jolla Handicap for three-year-olds Saturday. Burns, runner-up to Mr. Commons in the opening-day Oceanside Stakes, rallied along the rail in the stretch to take a narrow ...Read More
Burns upsets the La Jolla at Del Mar, Midnight Interlude 4th. 
Saturday’s Pick 6 from Del Mar features the Grade 2 La Jolla for three-year-olds traveling a mile and a sixteenth on the turf. Morning line favorite Midnight Interlude took to turf at Hollywood last time and should make his presence felt throughout. Burns ran well in the Oceanside on opening day and...Read More
It was close but no cigar in the first stakes try for Burns in the opening-day Oceanside. The Barry Abrams-trained California-bred son of Unusual Heat, owned by Madeline Auerbach, David Abrams and Sonny Pais, closed strongly to pass six horses in the stretch and finish second, beaten 1 ½ lengths by ...Read More
Midnight Interlude, who met trainer Bob Baffert’s expectations of success in his debut run over the surface, is aimed for taking another step up on grass in Saturday’s Grade II La Jolla Handicap at Del Mar. Read More
  • MichaelPavelick · “He looks good in the mornings and this will set him up for the Derby at the end here.” WHAT DERBY? Does anyone here at HRN know what Baffert is speaking about? · 649 days ago ·
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  • BrianZipse · The Del Mar Derby. · 649 days ago ·
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The performance of the week was turned in by Sidney’s Candy in the Grade 2 La Jolla at Del Mar. The John Sadler trainee set blazing fast fractions, put away Macias, and kept on going in a visually impressive turf debut. He stopped the clock in a track record 1:39.67 and will probably remain on the g...Read More
The Craig Family Trust's Sidney's Candy, the 7-5 betting favorite, turned in a record-setting performance Saturday in romping to a brilliant triumph in the featured $150,000 La Jolla Handicap under jockey Joel Rosario. Read More
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  • railbird33 · I have been impressed with Candy Ride sired horses, like Smart Strike & Distorted Humor- who have produced some impressive sires. I only hope Sidney stays-- injury free. · 1011 days ago ·
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  • humphrey · |It is very different running on the putting green versus the rough. Let this one do it on a real turf course not the one that is rock hard with blades about 1/4 inch long. · 1010 days ago ·
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JOEL ROSARIO (Sidney's Candy) -- "John (trainer John Sadler) doesn't want me to fight him. We've got to let him do what he does. He broke so sharp and he just wanted to go. So I let him go. I knew we were going fast, but he's such a good horse he can do that. When we turned for home, I opened up wit...Read More
Sunday’s pick six from Del Mar includes a carryover of more than $800,000. The feature race is the Grade 2 John C Mabee Stakes for fillies and mares traveling nine furlongs on the turf. Morning line favorite Wasted Tears has a nose for the wire and must be caught. Classy mare Gotta Have Her likes th...Read More
Saturday’s pick six from Del Mar features the Grade 2 La Jolla Handicap for 3-year-olds traveling a mile and a sixteenth on the turf. Morning line favorite Sidney’s Candy is trying turf for the first time. The John Sadler trainee has the pedigree power to handle the surface switch and sports a stron...Read More
Trainer John Sadler expects his speedy Sidney's Candy to be just off the lead in Saturday's Grade II, $150,000 La Jolla Handicap for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course.   The colt, who impressed Sadler with a smart 6-furlong work on the turf Sunday in 1:11.80, has alw...Read More
With Kentucky Derby runner and Swaps Stakes runner-up Sidney's Candy leading the way, eight 3-year-olds will tackle the Jimmy Durante Turf Course Saturday in the 70th edition of the Grade II, $150,000 La Jolla Handicap at 1 1/16 miles.   Sidney's Candy, who will pack high weight of 121 pounds ...Read More
Trainer John Sadler reported his undefeated Oceanside Stakes winner Twirling Candy in good shape Thursday morning following the 3-year-old colt's impressive victory in Del Mar's opening-day feature.   "We'll be looking at a number of races for him," Sadler said. "If we go the traditional route...Read More
Meteore was in last place coming off the far turn with seemingly nowhere to go. But once jockey Alex Solis found room with a sweeping four-wide move it was clear sailing from there, as the son of Pulpit picked up all eight of his rivals en route to a 1 1/2-length victory in the $150,000 La Jolla Han...Read More
Meteore closed from last, Rendezvous is a consistent also-ran and Gretsky was unlucky. That covers the performances of the first three finishers of a messy running of Saturday's Grade 2 La Jolla Handicap. Read More
The Saturday Pick 6 includes a wide open renewal of the Grade 2 La Jolla. Speed ruled on Polytrack yesterday, so keep close tabs on how the track is playing. Enjoy using the A-B-C formula, but we will continue to mix things up and go for a budget ticket and a large ticket, which have been included a...Read More
Glen Hill Farm's Florida homebred I'll Show Them puts his two-race undefeated record on the line Aug. 15 as he steps up to stakes company in the $150,000 La Jolla Handicap (gr. IIT) for 3-year-olds on Del Mar's Jimmy Durante Turf Course.Read More

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View Details08/11/12Dmr81 1/16 mT03 MLa Jolla Handicap-G2Old Time HockeyMy Best BrotherChips All In1:40.55
View DetailsView Video08/13/11Dmr81 1/16 mT03 MLa Jolla Handicap-G2BurnsLil Bit O'funThirtyfirststreet1:42.36
View DetailsView Video08/14/10Dmr91 1/16 mT03 MLa Jolla Handicap-G2Sidney's CandyKid EdwardAlphie's Bet1:39.52
View DetailsView Video08/15/09Dmr81 1/16 mT03 MLa Jolla Handicap-G2MeteoreRendezvousGretsky1:40.82
View DetailsView Video08/09/08Dmr91 1/16 mT03 MLa Jolla Handicap-G2Sky CapeTangled TangoLiberian Freighter1:40.92
View Details08/16/03Dmr81 1/16 mT03 MLa Jolla Handicap-G3SingletaryDevious BoySenor Swinger1:40.39