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Racing at Del Mar began Friday, and for many there are few things better than a summertime visit to the historic seaside oval. Brush up on your Del Mar facts and history with the 11 tidbits below.1. Del Mar opened in 1937, attracting 15,000 fans at its opening on July 3.2. Hollywood icon Bing Crosby co-founded the track with actor Pat OBrien and was there to greet patrons on opening day in 1937. The track hosts graded stakes races bearing the names of both founders.3. Del Mars seashore location in sunny Southern California is tough to top. Ocean breezes wafting through the palm trees create cooler temperatures and San Diego, with a wealth of things to do before or after the races, is just a few minutes away.4. Beginning with Crosby and OBrien, celebrities have long flocked to the track for summer fun. The list of personalities who have made recent appearances at the track include Drew Brees, Mario Lopez, Caitlyn Jenner, Wes Welker, Bo Derek, Jenny Craig and Jim Rome.5. Triple Crown winner American Pharoah began his career at the track in 2014, losing his debut race before notching a win in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity. He also trained at Del Mar in the summer of 2015.6. Del Mar hosted both champion 2-year-olds in 2015: champion 2-year-old male (and eventual Kentucky Derby winner) Nyquist and champion 2-year-old filly Songbird. Champions Beholder (older dirt female) and Stellar Wind (3-year-old filly) also raced at the track last year.7. Historically, notable horses to have raced at Del Mar include Seabiscuit, Native Diver, Gato Del Sol, Landaluce, Princess Rooney, Althea, Cigar, Silver Charm, Zenyatta, Shared Belief, and the aforementioned Beholder and American Pharoah.8. This years expected equine stars include California Chrome, Beholder, Nyquist and Dortmund, among others.9. The track hosts six Grade 1 races among its 43 stakes, including the $1-million Pacific Classic, the Clement Hirsch and the Del Mar Futurity and Debutante for 2-year-olds and 2-year-old fillies.10. Bill Shoemaker, Farrell Jones and Betty and John Mabees Golden Eagle Farm sit atop Del Mars all-time leaders list for jockeys, trainers and owners, respectively.11. The stakes purses offered by the track this year total $7.55 million.For more stories like this check out Americas Best Racing. Archie Manning Jersey . Calgary scored on the first shift, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice as the Flames cruised to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Marshon Lattimore Youth Jersey . The International Olympic Committee released the official list of bid cities on Friday after the deadline for applications had passed. The candidates -- all previously announced in their own countries -- are: Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing; Krakow, Poland; Lviv, Ukraine; Oslo, Norway; and Stockholm. http://www.saintsrookiestore.com/Saints-Morten-Andersen-Jersey/ .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. Rickey Jackson Youth Jersey . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. Bobby Hebert Saints Jersey . After taking two big hits this week -- losing at home and dropping back-to-back games for the first time all season -- Indiana struck back by playing its most complete game of the year.(Sports Network) - The top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks will try to put the finishing touches on a first-round win, as they host the Minnesota Wild in Thursdays Game 5 battle at United Center. The Blackhawks won the first two games of this best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series before losing an overtime decision in Game 3 at Minnesota. However, the Presidents Trophy winners rebounded with a 3-0 victory in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead and set up Thursdays potential series- clinching contest. Patrick Sharp scored twice and Corey Crawford made 25 saves to help the Blackhawks record Tuesdays victory at Xcel Energy Center. Crawford had three shutouts in the regular season for Chicago, which hasnt made it past the first round since winning the Stanley Cup in 2010. It was the second career playoff shutout for Crawford. "Our (penalty kill) definitely won us the game tonight," Crawford said. "We blocked a lot of shots and cleared pucks when we needed to. It was definitely a big effort and a good job by all of our guys on the kill." Bryan Bickell also lit the lamp for the Blackhawks, who were 0-for-2 on the power play but also killed off all six of Minnesotas opportunities on the man advantage. "It probably wasnt the greatest of nights. But Ill say this: If you know them the way that I do, youd be really excited to watch them play the next game," Wild coach Mike Yeo said. The eighth-seeded Wild are in the playoffs for the first time since 2008 and have a steep hill to climb if theyre going to win their first playoff series 2003. Minnesota may also have to try and mount a comeback with its third-string goaltender in net, as rookiie Darcy Kuemper replaced an injured Josh Harding during the Game 4 setback.dddddddddddd Harding was forced into a starting role in this series after No. 1 backstop Niklas Backstrom was injured in warmups prior to Game 1. Harding stopped five of six shots on Tuesday before leaving at the end of the first period with a lower-body injury. Kuemper turned aside 16-of-18 shots in relief. Backstrom could be well enough to get the start on Thursday. He wore pads as an emergency goaltender in Game 4 and moved to the bench in the third in case Kuemper suffered an injury as well. However, Yeo isnt saying much about tonights goaltending plans. "We like to keep the other team guessing," Yeo said, half-jokingly. "So were not only going to not tell them who our starting goalie is, we wont tell them who our backup goalie is. Really leave them in the dark." The Wild did get forward Jason Pominville back on the ice in Game 4 after sitting out the previous five games dating back to the regular season. Pominville registered three shots on net in over 12 minutes of action in his return to the ice. Although the Blackhawks and Minnesota North Stars faced off six times in the playoffs over a 10-year stretch from 1982-91, this is the first postseason encounter between Chicago and the Wild. The Blackhawks won two of three meetings against Minnesota during the season series and Chicago also gained a point in its only loss, a 3-2 shootout setback in St. Paul on Jan. 30. Chicago was 18-3-3 home record during the regular season, while Minnesota was just 12-11-1 on the road. If necessary, Game 6 of this series is scheduled for Saturday in Minnesota. ' ' '