DEL MAR, Calif. – It was here at Del Mar eight years ago when Beholder won the first of what would be 18 victories during a spectacular career that brought her four Eclipse Awards. It hardly seems like five years have passed since her lopsided win against males in the 2015 Pacific Classic, and nearly four years since she ended her racing career with a breathtaking triumph over Songbird in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Santa Anita. Enough time has passed that Beholder’s first foal is set to begin his career. Beholder in the spring of 2017 was bred to Uncle Mo, and on Jan. 23, 2018, she gave birth to a colt who is now known as Q B One. Like Beholder, Q B One is owned by the Spendthrift Farm of B. Wayne Hughes and is trained by Richard Mandella. It’s asking a lot for him to come anywhere close to what his mother did, and it doesn’t appear he’s as precocious as she was, but there’s no doubt Q B One will be one of the most followed 2-year-olds at Del Mar owing to the popularity of his dam. “He’s a big, growthy colt,” Mandella said one morning earlier this week at Del Mar. He said Q B One isn’t far off from making his debut, but cautioned, “I’m guessing he’ll need one before he really gets into his game.” The 2-year-old division is always one of the highlights of the summer season here. Mandella appears to have several prospects who could prove prominent over the next nine weekends as the season hurtles toward its conclusion with the Grade 1, $250,000 Runhappy Del Mar Futurity on closing day, Sept. 7, and the Grade 1, $250,000 Del Mar Debutante for fillies Sept. 6, both at seven furlongs. :: Click to learn about our DRF's Free Past Performance program. Mandella’s filly Moonlight d’Oro (by Medaglia d’Oro) looked particularly sharp in a five-furlong drill July 3 at Santa Anita, via the XBTV workout portal. Another Medaglia d’Oro filly, Ivy League, is “a big, good-looking filly who trains really nice,” Mandella said. An unnamed Into Mischief filly who has been working under her dam’s name, Greer Lynn, also should be seen soon. Another unnamed filly, by Tapit out of Gold Round, is from the family of Goldikova and is being pointed to turf racing, as is the colt Caisson (War Front). Late in the meet watch for the filly Astute (Speightstown), whom Mandella called “a real runner.” “They’re all undefeated,” he said, his wit, like a summer chardonnay, dry as ever. Per usual when it comes to 2-year-olds at Del Mar, Bob Baffert is incredibly well-stocked. The 14-time winner of the Del Mar Futurity has 45 males nominated to the Futurity, and he has 25 fillies nominated to the Debutante, a race he has won eight times. Fenway (Into Mischief) and Freedom Fighter (Violence) look to be among the more forward of his colts, and the filly Illumination (Medaglia d’Oro) worked well in company at Santa Anita before heading here. Later in the meet, look for the Ocala sale-topping Not This Time filly out of Sheza Smoke Show, who is yet to be named, and the colts Classier (Empire Maker) and Irish Unity (Pioneerof the Nile), the latter out of the dam of New Year’s Day, Mohaymen, and Enforceable. Doug O’Neill’s newcomers include the filly Get On the Bus (Uncle Mo), who held her own in company with the older stakes horse Wildman Jack in a recent drill. In a gate work Sunday at Del Mar, Get On the Bus worked with Hot Rod Charlie (Oxbow), a half-brother to Mitole. Michael McCarthy, in the midst of a terrific year, has an unnamed Nyquist filly out of Appreciating who is “ready to roll,” he said. The colt Rombauer (Twirling Candy) is targeting a grass race. Simon Callaghan’s string includes North Pole (Pioneerof the Nile), a $1.05 million yearling buy who is still a few weeks away from debuting. “I think everybody got a little bit behind,” Callaghan said, referring to the holding pattern trainers had to go into with their 2-year-olds during Santa Anita’s meet owing to the temporary suspension of racing. John Shirreffs has a number of promising colts, including Union Soldier and Emerald Union, both by Union Rags, and Liam’s Love (Liam’s Map). Neil Drysdale has several fillies who have trained forwardly, including Miss Dracarys (Malibu Moon), who got in plenty of work at Santa Anita before heading here, and Miss Bella Ciao (Tapit), who likely wants to go long on turf. Keith Desormeaux is not known for striking first time out, so the fact his fillies My Girl Red (Texas Red) and Xtreme (Exaggerator) – both by horses he trained – won on debut last month is noteworthy. Both should run in stakes. Looking for someone a bit under the radar? Ryan Hanson has a good number of 2-year-olds, including the colt Epidemic (Orb), who could debut on turf, and the filly Simmer Down (Into Mischief). He’s already got a 2-year-old winner this year with the gelding Weston (Hit it a Bomb), who will likely stay on dirt for the Grade 2 Best Pal on Aug. 8, but, being by a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner, has plenty of options. Turf also could be the eventual spot for the colt Big Well and filly Big Award, George Krikorian homebreds by Mr. Big trained by Tim Yakteen. Luis Mendez won with four 2-year-olds at Santa Anita and has yet to debut the colt Wyfire (Dominus), who had a pair of fast drills last month at Santa Anita after shipping in from Dixie Downs, where Mendez does his early prep work. Other newcomers to watch include the males Antigravity (First Samurai) for Jerry Hollendorfer, Mega Mischief (Into Mischief) for Jeff Bonde, Noble Reflection (Liam’s Map) for Richard Baltas, Papale (Frosted) for Mark Glatt, and Superman Shaq (Shackleford) for Peter Miller, and the fillies Fracing Fast (Constitution) for Phil D’Amato, Map to My Heart (Liam’s Map) for Brian Koriner, and Park Avenue (Quality Road) for John Sadler.