Del Mar Paddock Sale

Elm Drive became the first black-type winner for her freshman sire Mohaymen with a gutsy score in the Sorrento Friday evening at Del Mar. Wiring the field by eight lengths in her debut at Los Alamitos June 26, she was the 2-1 co-second-choice along with Eda. Away alertly, Elm Drive was overtaken by 70-1 shot First Promise (First Samurai) and pressed from second through a first quarter in :22 flat. The bay took control on the backstretch run and was soon joined by an eager Eda, who made an eye-catching...

Mr. Notorious (Fr) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) topped Saturday night's Barretts Paddock Sale at Del Mar when he fetched $200,000 from Deron Pearson's D.P. Racing. The sale, which has been held since 2011, was moved to post-race Saturday for the first time this year. A total of 19 horses sold for a gross of $728,500, good for an average of $38,342. The median was $33,000, down from $42,000 last year. A total of 10 horses did not sell. Gross, average and median were down from last year, which saw 19 horses sell...