Del Mar Makes Adjustment to Slow Polytrack
In hopes of slowing the track down a little, Del Mar added some wax to its Polytrack synthetic racing surface July 29 for the first time this year, track spokesman C.P. (Mac) McBride said.
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Zenyatta, John, and Me
Mac McBride tells his behind-the-scenes story of the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic and Zenyatta.
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Inside Track: Under the Wire
Racing's photo-finish camera was invented for and first used at Del Mar -- and as Thoroughbred fans know, there are photo finishes virtually every day at the track, some of them so tight the phrase "won by a whisker" is literally true.
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McBride Named Del Mar's Director of Media
C.P. (Mac) McBride has been named Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's director of media.
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Coastal Commission Approves Del Mar Polytrack
The California Coastal Commission has approved plans by Del Mar to replace its dirt surface with a synthetic Polytrack, track officials said.
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Racing Novelist William Murray Dies
Author William Murray, a writer whose series of popular mysteries featuring "Shifty" Lou Anderson blended racetrack characters, magic, and intrigue, died early Wednesday morning from an apparent heart attack at the age of 78.
