The Padre came rambling late in the nine-furlong Caesars Sportsbook Del Mar Derby Sunday at the shore oval.

Fierceness overcame a nasty swerve at the start of the Grade I Pacific Classic, then went on to win the $1-million headliner in impressive fashion at Del Mar Saturday.

Another Pacific Classic is set to go and with every running there’s the possibility of a record-setting performance.

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club will host the San Diego State Men’s Basketball team and the MESA Foundation this Sunday.

A field of eight – including three of the top horses in the country – will eye the starter Saturday in a stellar renewal of the $1-million, Grade I Pacific Classic.

At Del Mar, dawn enthusiasts wave good morning to horses and riders trackside as Michelle Yu puts her knowledge of the sport out on full display every Saturday and Sunday, giving people an up-close look at morning activity at the track.

Mirco Demuro arrived in the U.S in time for opening day at Del Mar hoping to fulfill a lifelong dream of winning a Grade I race in America.

The amazing Mr. Mike Smith has a birthday this Sunday. But hold on a minute and hear him out. He knows what you’re thinking, but he’s here now to let you know just what’s really real.

Seismic Beauty went to the lead out of the gate, saved every inch of ground in a mile and one-sixteenth run on Del Mar’s main track and came away a length and a half winner in the Grade I Clement L. Hirsch Stakes on Saturday.

Pegram struck up a friendship with a Quarter Horse trainer and convinced him they could do better and have more fun with Thoroughbreds. The trainer? Bob Baffert. A partnership and a friendship was sealed, one that would go on to do extraordinary things over the next several decades and continues to make splashes to this day.