Dan Smith, Mac McBride and Hank Wesch own connections to Del Mar's seaside track that go back nearly 125 years
In the late-1990s, the Del Mar media relations crew would offer writers gifts that included futures tickets for the track's Futurity winner at the following year's Kentucky Derby. So Dan Smith, who the press box is now named after, and Mac McBride drew out $500 from track coffers, drove to Las Vegas and snapped up $10 win tickets. In 1996, the group was able to lock down 50-to-1 odds for a horse that rapidly was becoming a hugely promising 3-year-old. And ...
'Darren Rogers from Churchill Downs had to go to Mary West and say, 'Mary, I need those roses back,'' McBride said. 'Maximum Security came back the next year and won Pacific Classic.' Resumes can soar with a hot Derby run. Trainer Bob Baffert stacked back-to-back Derby wins with Silver Charm and Real Quiet in 1998. 'That's when Baffert exploded on the scene and became the man,' McBride said. Wesch recalled a few other details.
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