July 17, 2000
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For additional information, contact Mac McBride/858-792-4269 or mac@dmtc.com
"JAZZ AT DEL MAR" READY FOR 10th SEASON AT THE SEASIDE TRACK
The sounds of music jazz music will fill the Wednesday night air
for the 10th straight summer at Del Mar after the races when the track
presents another edition of its highly popular series "Jazz at Del
Mar."
Headed by performances by Charlie Haden's Quartet West, Jimmy and Jeannie
Cheatham's Sweet Baby Blues Band and the combined talents of singer Brenda
Russell and guitarist Stanley Jordan, the series begins on August 2 and
runs through September 6. "Jazz at Del Mar," sponsored by
Heineken in cooperation with the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, will be
presented free to racegoers in the Plaza de Mexico just inside the main
grandstand gate following the day's last race.
Leading off the series will be the local favorites The Steely Damned, the
San Diego-based band led by Bob Tedde which has kept alive the music of
the 1970s rock group Steely Dan. This year's appearance marks the group's
sixth during the series' 10-year tenure. Under Tedde's energetic and
devoted leadership, the band -- an all-star assortment of Southern
California musicians -- has drawn raves for its passionate and faithful
handling of the music of Steely Dan in each of its appearances.
On August 9 a very different sound will be centerstage when Charlie
Haden's Quartet West makes its first Del Mar appearance. Led by the cool
and cerebral Haden, who ranks among the very best of jazz bassists,
Quartet West will offer fans a first-class taste of "straight
ahead" jazz on the track's outdoor stage. Joining Haden in the
Los Angeles-based group are Ernie Watts on tenor saxophone, Alan Broadbent
on piano and Larance Marable on drums. Haden, Watts and Broadbent are the
originals in the group, while Marable has replaced the group's original
drummer, Billy Higgins.
Smooth jazz guitarist Joyce Cooling is next up on the guest list August 16
for her initial seaside outing. But the Bay Area performer doesn't
restrict herself strictly to the "smooth." Since her musical
inspirations range from Brazilian guitarist/singer/composer Joao Bosco to
Texas bluesman Stevie Ray Vaughan, it's not unusual for Cooling to romp
through jazz, pop, funk and rhythm and blues at one sitting.
There'll be blues aplenty for the fourth concert in the series on August
23 when Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham bring their Sweet Baby Blues Band to
the shore podium. The Cheathams' band is no stranger to "Jazz at Del
Mar," having appeared on four other occasions during the life of the
series. The Cheathams will come with an extra treat this time: an
appearance by special guest star saxophonist Charles McPherson.
Singer Brenda Russell and guitarist Stanley Jordan will bring their
stylings to Del Mar for the fifth concert in the series August 30.
Russell ranks as one of the few artists successful in melding rock, pop
rhythm and blues, jazz, classical and Latin influences into a distinctive
style that endures through time and trends.
Jordan's rise in the jazz world began as a street player in New York City
following his graduation from Princeton University in 1983. The
then-23-year-old from Palo Alto, California, stunned passersby with his
two-handed playing style that allowed him to lay down a walking bass line
while adding a rhythmic accompaniment and a soaring lead. By 1985, Jordan
had established himself as one of music's brightest guitar stars.
One additional act will be announced for the series' closing night
September 6.
The warm-up act throughout the series will be the Anthony Smith Quartet,
featuring Smith on vibes.
As he has since the series' inception in 1991, popular San Diego-area disk
jockey and television personality Larry Himmel will serve as master of
ceremonies. The series is booked by Del Mar Thoroughbred Club through Rob
Hagey Productions.
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July 12, 2000
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SARATOGA, ARLINGTON, MONMOUTH RACES ON DEL MAR AGENDA
Del Mar will simulcast races from Saratoga, Arlington International
and Monmouth Park during its 43-day race meet which gets underway on
Wednesday, July 26. Simulcasting will be conducted every day but
Tuesdays throughout the summer.
For the second consecutive year the seaside track will take the full
program from New York's Saratoga Race Course. The Spa's race meet begins
on July 26 and runs through Labor Day, September 4, a total of 36 racing
days. Like Del Mar, Saratoga races every day but Tuesdays. Their
nine-race cards normally will launch the simulcasting day at Del Mar at
10 a.m.
Eight races will be simulcast from Arlington near Chicago every day but
Mondays, while three races will imported from Monmouth Park in New
Jersey under a similar arrangement. On Mondays, Del Mar will present a
full racing card from Calder Race Course in Miami.
Besides the full cards, the track additionally will show all of the
major stakes run across the country during the summer, more than 40
races in all. Del Mar also will offer full cards from New York's Belmont
Park following Saratoga's close September 4.
In addition to the out-of-state full-card offerings, the track also will
carry full programs from the Northern California fair circuit (Vallejo,
Santa Rosa, San Mateo, Ferndale, Sacramento and Bay Meadows) as those
meets run during the summer, along with Quarter-Horse racing from Los
Alamitos Thursday through Sunday evenings.
OFFICIALS ARE NAMED FOR 2000 DEL MAR RACING SEASON
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club will present its 61st summer of live
racing beginning Wednesday, July 26, with a veteran staff of racing
officials in place.
Director of Racing Tom Robbins will be back for his 20th summer at the
seaside track, this year taking on the added role of full-time racing
secretary.
Aiding Robbins will be assistant racing secretary Christine Hofmans and
Charles McIntire as stable superintendent. This will be Hofmans' 14th
year at Del Mar and eighth in her current role, while McIntire is
celebrating his 50th season at the track and 15th as stable
superintendent.
The track's Board of Stewards will consist of David Samuel, Ingrid
Fermin and Dennis Nevin. This will be senior official Samuel's 14th
straight summer in the judges' stand. Fermin, who became Del Mar's first
female steward in 1991, will be serving her eighth season at the shore,
while Nevin is back for his fifth.
Placing judges will be Robert Moreno, Zachary Soto and Merry Young.
Patrol judges will be Ken Goldberg, Ruben Hernandez and Dennis Flowers.
Goldberg will double as paddock judge, while Soto also will serve as
stakes coordinator.
Overseeing the jockeys' room will be clerk of scales Dino Perez,
assisted by Charles McCaul.
Other officials for the meet include Melanie Stubblefield, clerk of the
course; Dianne Piper, horse identifier; John Fontaine, timer; Jeff
Tufts, morning line maker; Harry Toston, horseshoe inspector; Ray Baran,
D.V.M., track veterinarian, and B. William Bell, D.V.M., veterinarian
representing the California Horse Racing Board. Additionally, starter
Gary Brinson is back for his third summer at Del Mar.
SOLANA BEACH TEAMS UP WITH DEL MAR TO GET FANS TO RACES
Del Mar and the city just to its north Solana Beach have
teamed up in a program called "Gateway to the Races" that will
make coming to the track fast and easy for train travelers. All Amtrak
and Coaster trains arriving at the newly remodeled Solana Beach train
station are met by red, double-decker British busses and race fans are
given free shuttle rides to the track, located approximately nine-tenths
of a mile to the south. Return shuttle rides from the track meet all
outgoing trains. For information call (858) 755-4775.
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DEL MAR TO OFFER SIMILAR BETTING FORMAT DURING 2000 SEASON
Del Mar will offer a full range of betting options when it opens for
its 61st summer season Wednesday, July 26.
With one minor exception, the track's betting format will mirror the one
it offered to its fans at the 1999 meeting. The exception will be an
additional Superfecta bet when the track runs 10 races. On 10-race days,
there will be Superfectas on the 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th races. On
nine-race days the bet will be offered on the 5th, 7th and 9th. And on
eight-race cards they are offered on the 4th, 6th and 8th. The
Superfecta bet requires the selection of the first-through-fourth-place
finishers in exact order.
Normally, Del Mar will run eight-race cards on weekdays, 10-race cards
on Saturdays and nine-race cards on Sundays.
Besides the usual win, place and show betting, Del Mar also will offer
the popular Pick Six on the last six races of each card. Other exotic
bets available each afternoon are $2 Daily Doubles on the first and
second and the last two races; $2 Quinellas on all races; $2 Parlays; $1
Exactas on all races; $1 Rolling Pick Threes starting with the first
race and ending with the last three races; a $1 Trifecta on all races
with at least eight betting interests, and the $1 Place Pick All.
DEL MAR SCHEDULES THIRD "SPORTS & FITNESS FESTIVAL"
JULY 30
Del Mar will conduct its third "Sports & Fitness
Festival" on Sunday, July 30 in the track's infield. The event will
begin at 1 p.m. and continue until 5:30 p.m. as one of the highlights of
the opening weekend of the seven-week summer season. The festival is
free with admission to the racetrack.
Between races throughout the afternoon demonstrations will include
martial arts, Navy Seal training and bike spinning. There also will be a
rock-climbing wall, golf instruction with the Golf Pro Analyser and
other interactive events.
The festival will run side-by-side with the track's Family Fun Days,
which are presented each weekend in the infield. Pony rides, an obstacle
course, a giant slide, face painting and an inflatable jump will add to
the afternoon's fun.
Working with Del Mar on the festival are radio stations Rock 105.3,
Channel 93.3 and 101 KGB.
The festival will be preceded by the fourth annual "Turf to Surf 5K
Run/Walk" beginning at 8 a.m. All runners/walkers will receive
T-shirts and free passes to the track for the afternoon's races and
festival.
The opening Sunday of the meet will offer a nine-race card headed by the
$400,000 Eddie Read Handicap. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. with first post
at 2 p.m.
FOURTH CHILI COOKOFF TO SPICE DEL MAR'S SUMMER RACE MEET
Del Mar once again will play host to the Western Regional Chili
Cookoff during its summer season, this time on Saturday, August 12.
Approximately 50 chili cooks and 50 salsa chefs will compete for
prizes in the infield beginning at 1 p.m.
The three previous cookoffs have drawn large crowds for free samples of
the hot and spicy chili and salsa throughout the day. A similar
arrangement will be in place this year for the event, which is sponsored
by Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Western Regional Chili Cookoff and the
International Chili Society.
The first-place prize winner in the contest gets to try for national
honors at the World Championship Chili Cookoff in Las Vegas.
Del Mar's 10-race card that afternoon is headed by the $300,000 Clement
L. Hirsch Handicap. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. with first post at 2 p.m.
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