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8 unusual facts about Del Mar


Best Pal

Best Pal won the first running of the Pacific Classic at Del Mar, and finished second in the 1991 Kentucky Derby.

Escena

After finishing second in three Grade I races in 1996, the following year she got her first Grade I win in the Ramona Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California.

Oak Tree Racing Association

In 1968, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, operators of Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California, decided to inform California racing authorities that they did not intend to use the fall dates they were granted and to instead race only a summer meet.

Panama hake

The Panama hake (Merluccius angustimanus) is a merluccid hake of the genus Merluccius, found off the west coast of the Americas from Del Mar, California, to Ensenada de Tumaco, Colombia.

San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area

San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County on California’s south coast.

Sarah's Secret

She broke her maiden in a Maiden Special Weight going 5½ furlongs at Del Mar.

Sidney Craig

The company became a great success and, after the non-compete clause expired, the Craigs brought the operations to Southern California, choosing Del Mar for their corporate headquarters.

William G. Kerckhoff

As President of the South Coast Land Company, he also helped found the city of Del Mar, California.


1949 AAA Championship Car season

The 1949 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 14 races, beginning in Arlington, Texas on April 24 and concluding in Del Mar, California on November 6.

John Olive

Olive is currently the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Torrey Pines High School in Del Mar, California.


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Alexander del Mar

He lived for a short period of time in the United Kingdom with his uncle Manuel del Mar and there received an education in humanities from a private tutor, Arthur Helps (later knighted, becoming Sir Arthur Helps).

Corona del Mar State Beach

Surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku is credited with the first use of a surfboard for rescue purposes at Corona del Mar beach in 1925, when a charted fishing vessel capsized in heavy surf and Kahanamoku rescued people via surfboard.

Corona del Mar, Newport Beach

The Lost Dogs paid tribute to Corona del Mar on their 2006 album, The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees, with the song "Only One Bum In Corona del Mar."

Costa Del Mar

Today, the list of pro guides and outdoor personalities that use Costa Del Mar sunglasses includes Jose Wejebe, Cindy Garrison, and Blair Wiggins.

Ennis Del Mar

Ennis del Mar (Del Mar in the film) is the fictional main character of the short story "Brokeback Mountain" by Annie Proulx and the 2005 Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the same name directed by Ang Lee.

Fernando Costilla

Fernando Costilla is a Spanish television personality and voice actor, known for the voice in Cuatro's program's Takeshi's Castle, Raw and SmackDown, and also the voice in Marca TV's program's Raw and SmackDown with Hector del Mar.

Habana del Este

The beaches are (named from West to East): Tarará; El Mégano; Bacuranao (has a bay shape, thick sand and a small Spanish fortress on its western side); Santa María del Mar; Boca Ciega; Guanabo; La Veneciana and Brisas del Mar.

Jean-Pierre Isaac

Jean-Pierre Isaac has written and/or produced music for many artists, notably the French Gilbert Montagné, Quebec’s Mitsou, Les BB, Celine Dion, Cindy Daniel, Marie Carmen, Mario Pelchat, Judith Berard, Scripture (his solo project featured on "Cafe del Mar", and released album No Word Needed), and many more.

John C. Mabee Handicap

In winning the 1971 race, Street Dancer set a new Del Mar course record then won again in 1972, breaking her own record.

José Bernardo de Tagle y Bracho, 1st Marquis of Torre Tagle

He then married Doña Rosa Juliana Sánchez de Tagle; who was also a member of an important Cantabrian aristocratic family originated from Santillana del Mar, which apparently beloned to the Marquis of Altamira and shared a common ancestor with the Marquis of Torre Tagle.

Look! It's El Perro del Mar!

It's El Perro del Mar! is the first album by El Perro del Mar.

Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill Remastered

While visiting her Aunt Eloise in Florida, Nancy Drew learns that a high school student named Jake Rogers has been murdered at the local high school, Paseo del Mar, where her aunt is a librarian.

Eloise Drew: Nancy's aunt and Paseo del Mar High School's librarian.

Nicolás Núñez

Then he went to the preseason Spanish club, Albacete, in which that year he was hired by loaner Everton Viña del Mar.

Pacific Highlands Ranch, San Diego

Public schools in this community include Sycamore Ridge elementary (The Del Mar Union School District) and Canyon Crest Academy (San Dieguito Union High School District).

Rio del Mar, California

Rio del Mar neighbors Seacliff State Beach, which features the remains of the cement ship, the SS Palo Alto.

Spirit West Coast

There is much to be done to convert the Del Mar Fairgrounds into a festival site, and even more to be done to convert the dust bowl of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

The Thirst

At the start of 2010, The Thirst were invited to compete in a songwriting competition as representatives of England at the Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar, in Viña del Mar, Chile.