Del Mar’s hall of heroes a special place

by | Nov 17, 2021 | Blog

  For those of us that enjoy the games of sport, there are those special places that raise the hair on your arms. Down south, we call it a case of the chicken skin. I’ve been fortunate enough to experience it on more than one occasion at several different venues. Now...

Shirreffs takes the Train to the Pacific Classic

by | Aug 18, 2021 | Blog

   When legendary crooner Bing Crosby opened Del Mar and belted out those famous lyrics in the track’s theme song did he have current California trainer John Shirreffs in mind? Back in 1937, Bing had no idea that a horse whispering guy like John Shirreffs would be...

And then the big dog ate at the Seaside Oval

by | Aug 23, 2020 | Blog

AND THEN THE BIG DOG ATE A little more than two minutes after the gates opened in the 10th race at Del Mar on August 22 the questions were answered. This edition of the Pacific Classic was supposed to tell us about Maximum Security and in fact it did. Coming into this...

Pondering the Pacific Classic

by | Aug 21, 2020 | Blog

PONDERING THE PACIFIC CLASSIC Whoa…Time flies when you are having fun…that is fo sho !!! A quick glance at the calendar tells us this is one of the most glorious weeks of the year. Pacific Classic week has become one of my favorite parts of our revolution around the...

A Classic Day at Del Mar

by | Aug 20, 2019 | Blog

So how would you rate the 29th Pacific Classic Day?… About like any other day at Del Mar…FANTASTIC!!! With five graded stakes races on the card, Pacific Class Day 2019 was a huge success. Lots of fantastic horses ran for glory in the Southern California...