IT is in the O’Callaghan DNA. Breeding horses, standing stallions, the family’s range of equine activities runs the entire gamut. What many people will mention first when you say the name is – pinhooking. Now that is an activity that is deeply ingrained.

I was reminded of this when I saw the result of Monday’s Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity. Pinehurst, a son of Twirling Candy (Candy Ride), gave Bob Baffert his 15th win in this race (just for comparison purposes Aidan O’Brien has won the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes 16 times!), and the unbeaten two-time winner was recording his first stakes win.