It's the first time the track, which begins its 13-day Bing Crosby fall meet Friday, will host the World Thoroughbred Championships in consecutive years.
Fun to Dream, the 1-5 favorite, found herself in a serious horse race inside the eighth pole Sunday at Del Mar in the $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes as rival Taming the Tiger dug deep. But 'Dream' was up to the task and dug in even deeper to edge past her foe late and score by a head.
Del Mar’s Bing Crosby meet kicked off Nov. 11 and featured a trio of stakes races during opening weekend, including the $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes on Sunday, Nov. 13.