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Peter Thomas Fornatale interviews Gary Fenton about Little Red Feather Racing and the upcoming Del Mar opening weekend.

In The Money Media's Peter Thomas Fornatale (PTF) sits down with Gary Fenton — Managing Partner of Little Red Feather Racing, chairman of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, Jockey Club steward, and NHC final-table player — for a stable tour ahead of Del Mar's opening weekend. Gary walks PTF through Little Red Feather's loaded stakes roster for the seaside meet: their runners in the opening-day Oceanside Stakes, a three-horse assault on the Grade 2 San Clemente, and stable star Iron Man Cal (named for Cal Ripken) stretching out in the San Diego. Along the way, the guys dig into LRF's partnership model — the popular SoCal fund and the Irish imports brought over through BBA Ireland — plus the magic of Del Mar opening day, the California racing scene, and why the horseplayer community calls it "summer Christmas." PLAY FOR A GREAT CAUSE — THE LRF CARES CHARITY CHALLENGE On Saturday, July 18, the 7th Annual LRF Cares Horseplayer Contest returns on HorsePlayers.com: a $250 Pick & Pray over all of Del Mar's races that benefits Thoroughbred aftercare, awarding one 2027 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) seat for every 40 entries, with two guaranteed. The more players in, the…

People in this episode

Host: Peter Thomas Fornatale

Guest: Gary Fenton

Topics covered

• Del Mar opening weekend
• horse racing
• Little Red Feather Racing
• charity contest
• California racing scene

Keywords

• Del Mar
• Little Red Feather Racing
• Gary Fenton
• horse racing
• charity contest
• Oceanside Stakes
• San Clemente
• NHC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Little Red Feather Racing, Thoroughbred Owners of California, Jockey Club, BBA Ireland

Products: Pick & Pray

Places: Del Mar, California, Oceanside Stakes, Grade 2 San Clemente, San Diego

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