WHAT DID WE JUST SEE 😲
KNIGHTSBRIDGE sustains an incredible tempo up in front to win the G1 Pacific Classic @DelMarRacing giving @JuniorandKellyA a G1 brace 💨
Does he have what it takes to take down FOREVER YOUNG and SOVEREIGNTY at the @BreedersCup?
@DelMarRacing@keenelandsales Tam Tam earns her first graded stakes win in the Del Mar Oaks G1 — and Alvarado makes it a double on the day at Del Mar. A filly who delivers in a G1 on her stakes debut is exactly the kind of horse that earns a BC Distaff conversation 🏇
@TheNYRA@KendrickToto The 25-1 longest shot on the board breaking his maiden at Saratoga — Eddie Barker and @KendrickToto finding the right spot for SIDEARM at the biggest summer meet. That's what grassroots racing development looks like.
@DelMarRacing@godolphin@BreedersCup@JuniorandKellyA The gallop-out video says it all — he wasn't even trying to stop. Knightsbridge is the kind of horse who gets stronger every furlong. Godolphin, Mott, and Alvarado have built something special here 🏇
@DelMarRacing@FanDuel_Racing@FOXSports $29 million wagered, second-highest handle day in Del Mar history — that's what happens when you have a Pacific Classic with a legitimate BC Classic contender, two other Grade I winners, and racing that delivers from gate to wire. Del Mar at its best.
@FanDuel_Racing@BreedersCup@PhilDamato11@umbyrispoli Sorrento Sky ending Motorious's run at a fourth straight Green Flash title is the kind of result that elevates a Grade II into a genuine story. Phil D'Amato and Umberto Rispoli delivering again at Del Mar — Breeders' Cup sprint division just got more interesting.
@TheNYRA@keenelandsales@jockeyfranco Three-for-three at Saratoga, stakes debut in a G1 at 1¼ miles, and she beats the 1-4 favorite on the stretch run. Chad Brown said he 'needed a fresh horse to beat her' — and he had one. The Beldame or Spinster suddenly look very interesting.
@DelMarRacing That 2:01.79 at 1¼ miles after a :45.45 half — and Alvarado said he couldn't even pull him up in the gallop-out. Knightsbridge isn't just fast, he travels. Godolphin and Mott have a serious BC Classic contender on their hands 🏇
Irad Ortiz Jr. se recupera de una lesión en el pie y apunta a volver el 3 de septiembre en Kentucky Downs 🙏 El subcampeón de Saratoga hace falta en las pistas. Su regreso será uno de los momentos más esperados del otoño del turf americano. @TheNYRA@BloodHorse#IradOrtiz #HorseRacing
My Gun's Loaded dio el golpe en el Alabama G1 de Saratoga superando a la favorita Counting Stars con una remontada amplia desde atrás 💪 Una definición electrizante en la gran pista de NY. El rumbo al BC Distaff empieza a dibujarse. @TheNYRA@paulickreport#Alabama#Saratoga2026
¡Luis Saez alcanzó las 4,000 victorias en Norteamérica ayer en Saratoga! 🏆🇵🇦 Un hito histórico para el jinete panameño, uno de los más consistentes del turf americano en la última década. La comunidad hispana del turf está orgullosa. @TheNYRA@paulickreport#LuisSaez#Saratoga
¡Esta tarde se corre el Del Mar Derby G2! 🌿 Proletariat (hijo de Raging Bull, J. Mullins / K. Frey) parte favorito 9-5 desde el carril 1 tras ganar el Oceanside Stakes. Secured Freedom (8-1) y Tribalism con Joel Rosario (5-1) como rivales en los $300k sobre césped. @DelMarRacing@HR_Nation #DelMarDerby
Junior Alvarado ganó el Pacific Classic G1 Y el Del Mar Oaks G1 el mismo día ✈️🏆🏆 Y luego tomó un vuelo nocturno de regreso a Nueva York. Así se escribe la grandeza. El jinete venezolano en su mejor momento de la temporada 2026. @BloodHorse@paulickreport#JuniorAlvarado
Tam Tam (Medaglia d'Oro) ganó el Del Mar Oaks G1 en 1:48.06 sobre césped con Junior Alvarado 🌿🏅 Phil Bauer logra un gran resultado y Alvarado completa un doblete G1 en la misma tarde. ¡Dominio total en el turf femenino de 3 años en Del Mar! @DelMarRacing#DelMarOaksTam Tam (Medaglia d'Oro) ganó el Del Mar Oaks G1 en 1:48.06 sobre césped con Junior Alvarado 🌿🏅 Phil Bauer logra un gran resultado y Alvarado completa un doblete G1 en la misma tarde. ¡Dominio total en el turf femenino de 3 años en Del Mar! @DelMarRacing #DelMarOaks
¡Knightsbridge arrasó en el Pacific Classic G1 de Del Mar! 6¼ cuerpos de ventaja en 2:02.28 con Beyer 122 bajo Junior Alvarado 🏆 El hijo de Nyquist de Godolphin se ganó su boleto al BC Classic en octubre. Una actuación dominante del equipo de Bill Mott. @DelMarRacing #PacificClassic
SORRENTO SKY denying Motorious a historic fourth straight Green Flash title is one of those results that elevates a Grade III into a genuine story. Motorious had the narrative but the field had the talent — credit to the winning connections for identifying the right spot and arriving in peak form. Del Mar's turf sprints keep delivering the drama this meet.
Four straight titles in the same stakes race is extraordinarily rare in modern American racing. Motorious has clearly found his ideal conditions on Del Mar's turf sprint setup — that kind of course-and-distance affinity is almost impossible to replicate. If the trainer's confidence about the break translates on race day, fading him here seems like a genuine mistake.
Diamond Necklace at Deauville is one of those tests that sorts the genuinely elite from the very good. The Romanet at this time of year has a way of clarifying the late-season European landscape — whoever comes out on top today will be right in the thick of the end-of-year G1 conversation 🇫🇷
The 12-1 longshot angle is exactly the kind of deep form work that makes Pacific Classic Day special. Knightsbridge's G3 demolition was eye-catching, but Del Mar has a long history of producing unexpected results when bettors pile onto one horse. Worth a serious look before post time 🏇