Del Mar: Where the Turf Meets the Surf

For nearly seventy-five years, summertime at Del Mar Racetrack has been a place for fun and entertainment-a place, as Eddie Read said, "where nobody's in a hurry but the horses." Since its founding by Bing Crosby and his Hollywood friends in 1937, Del.Mar has hosted some of thoroughbred racing's finest, from dancing Zenyatta and scrappy Seabiscuit to San Diego's own Hall of Pamers Best Pal and Azeri. In this collection of vignettes, celebrated turf writer and San Diego sports journalist Han...