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08/31/2024

Mixto Upsets in Pacific Classic

Calumet Farm’s Mixto, winner of only a maiden race in a 13-race career, forged to the front in deep stretch under jockey Kyle Frey to win the Grade I $1 million FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Saturday at Del Mar. 

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08/30/2024

The Building of a Classic: How the Pacific Classic was Created

John & Betty Mabee with 1991 Pacific Classic Trophy

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08/29/2024

$1 Million Pacific Classic Tops Rich Saturday Card Offering Five Graded Stakes

Five graded stakes, more than $2 million in purses, a trio of free rides into the Breeders’ Cup, 11 chances to get rich and famous – what more could a horseman or horse woman, not to mention a horse player -- ask for on a Saturday afternoon? A

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08/29/2024

First Post Shifts to 1:30 P.M. for All Days Except Fridays Starting This Weekend

Starting this Saturday – Pacific Classic Day – first post for all racing days but Fridays will shift from the usual 2 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The adjustment is made to allow for the earlier sunset happing now as the west heads toward the end of its

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08/27/2024

Adare Manor Tops 9 Set for $1-Million 'Classic' at Del Mar

Topped by the crackerjack racemare Adare Manor, nine seasoned horses will go to the post Saturday at Del Mar in the 34th edition of the seaside track’s premier event – the $1-million, Grade I FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic.

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08/23/2024

Protecting the Game of Racing One Horse at a Time

It’s the morning of the 2023 Kentucky Derby and a crowd has assembled at the Todd Pletcher barn at Churchill Downs. Inside in one of the stalls is Forte, a big dark bay colt who had won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile the year before and the Florid

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08/16/2024

Assistant Trainers: The Men Behind the Successful Racing Operations at Del Mar

There are not a lot of guarantees in horse racing, but you can bet your bottom dollar that behind every successful trainer, there’s an excellent assistant. The trainer is the face of the barn. He or she comes up with the game plan for each of the ho

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08/15/2024

Trainer Richard Mandella Named 2024 Winner of Pincay Award

Trainer Richard Mandella, a member of racing’s Hall of Fame since 2001, has been named the 20th recipient of the Laffit Pincay, Jr. Award. He’ll be honored in that role at Del Mar on Saturday, August 31, FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Day.

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08/14/2024

First Post Shifts to 3 P.M. at Del Mar this Friday

This Friday’s first post will shift from 4 p.m. to 3 p.m. and remain at that time on Fridays for the balance of the meet, which concludes on Sunday, September 8.

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08/09/2024

Better, Fitter, Faster and Stronger: Mike Smith at 59

This Saturday, August 10, Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith will celebrate his birthday. Like most 59-year-olds, he’ll probably go to work and then afterward celebrate with a few family and friends, maybe get a phone call or text from a close acquainta

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