It happens every summer, off and running at Del Mar
Every summer there comes a morning when Del Mar ceases to be merely a racetrack and resumes its older occupation as a temporary capital of optimism. Horses arrive with spotless records and impossible ambitions. Trainers speak with measured confidence. Bettors discover systems that have somehow eluded them for years. Before the first gate opens, everybody is undefeated. That annual migration begins again Friday when Del…
