Juan Hernandez rides favorites to back-to-back wins in Del Mar stakes

Juan Hernandez rides favorites to back-to-back wins in Del Mar stakes

DEL MAR — Jockey Juan Hernandez doesn’t get blanked often at Del Mar. But he didn’t win a race Thursday. He was winless again Friday and was shut out on his first five mounts Saturday. But he made up for it in grand fashion. Hernandez rode favorites Kings River Knight and Seismic Beauty to wire-to-wire, back-to-back, 1 1/16-mile victories in Saturday’s two stakes features. The key win was the second with Seismic Beauty in the $400,000, Grade I C…

Del Mar: Seismic Beauty leads all the way for Baffert in Hirsch

Post-time favorite Seismic Beauty led from gate to wire, but she still had to outlast a late rally by Kopion for her 1 1/2-length triumph Saturday in the Grade 1, $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes for six fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles on the Del Mar main track. It was the third consecutive Hirsch victory for both trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Juan Hernández. They teamed for Adare Manor’s wins in 2023 and 2024. Owned by MyRacehorse and Pe…