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38-614: Driven by Joe O'Brien , California runner Scott Frost followed up his victory in the Hambletonian Stakes with a win in the 1955 Yonkers Trot inaugural. The colt went on to win the Kentucky Futurity to become the first winner of the Trotting Triple Crown. In 1967, eight of the thirteen Yonkers Trot runners broke stride helping Harry Pownall, Sr. drive longshot Pomp to victory. Reminiscent of

76-535: A National ranking of 7th in the USTA standings. During 1947 Joe O'Brien headed to Del Mar, California where before long he would be hired to drive and train for the West Coast division of Castleton Farms racing stable owned by Frances Dodge , daughter of John Dodge automobile manufacturing pioneer and co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company . O'Brien would soon gain national recognition when he drove and trained

114-540: A few occasions throughout the year and rarely drop below 41 °F (5 °C). The average yearly temperature in Del Mar is approximately 65 °F (18 °C). Del Mar regularly receives heavy marine layer clouds due to its position between two lagoons and bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , at the 2020 census the population was 3,954. The racial makeup of Del Mar

152-643: A few years Joe O'Brien had become a dominant force in racing in the Maritime Provinces. He led all drivers in wins for five straight years from 1943 through 1947 and at Truro Raceway won a record-shattering 11 races on a single racecard. In 1947 he led all drivers in North America with 128 wins but the United States Trotting Association did not recognize the 44 races he won in the Maritime Provinces and gave him

190-605: A period of nine days at the October 1970 annual Grand Circuit meeting at Lexington, Kentucky's Red Mile , O'Brien beat the two-minute mile clocking a total of 10 times. Even more remarkable, in 1975 he set a World Record by winning 44 sub-two-minute mile races and 32 two-minute mile races. During his career Joe O'Brien trained and/or drove numerous North American Champions and Hall of Fame Standardbreds. Among them he trained and drove Triple Crown winner Scott Frost, as well as Armbro Flight to three straight Canadian Harness Horse of

228-476: A population of 4,161. The population density was 2,341.9 people per square mile (904.2 people/km ). The racial makeup of Del Mar was 3,912 (94.0%) White , 10 (0.2%) African American , eight (0.2%) Native American , 118 (2.8%) Asian , three (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 25 (0.6%) from other races , and 85 (2.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 175 people (4.2%). There were 2,064 households, with 340 (16.5%) having children under

266-405: A seaside resort for the rich and famous. The United States Navy operated a Naval Auxiliary Air Facility for blimps at Del Mar during World War II . Much of the population is on the coast and nearby bluff which are vulnerable to sea level rise caused by climate change. In 2019, the city refused to develop a managed retreat strategy for moving infrastructure and population centers from

304-523: A successful Prince Edward Island farmer. His father was involved in the breeding and racing of Standardbreds and it would become part of Joe's life at an early age. He was just 16 years old when he won his first harness race at a Summerside track. After finishing school, instead of going to veterinary college as his mother wanted, in the fall of 1935 he chose to go to work as a trainer at the farm of William Latta in River Hebert, Nova Scotia . Within

342-779: A time of two minutes flat making him the first two-year-old in the world achieve such a winning time. In 1955 O'Brien and Scott Frost won the Hambletonian Stakes , the Yonkers Trot and the Kentucky Futurity giving him the United States Trotting Triple Crown. In a remarkable three years of racing, Scott Frost would be voted the 1954 United States Two-Year-Old Trotter of the Year and the 1955 and 1956 United States Harness Horse of

380-619: The 2010 census . The San Diego County Fair is an annual fair held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds . Horse racing is hosted at the Del Mar Racetrack every summer. Del Mar was first settled in the early 1880s by Theodore M. Loop, a railroad official, and his wife Ella. Ella gave the site its name, inspired by Bayard Taylor 's poem "The Fight of Paso del Mar". In 1885, Colonel Jacob Taylor purchased 338 acres (1.37 km ) from Enoch Talbert, with visions of building

418-847: The 77th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Tasha Boerner . In the United States House of Representatives , Del Mar is in California's 49th congressional district , represented by Democrat Mike Levin . Del Mar is served by the Del Mar Union School District , which includes eight K–8 schools. High school education is provided by the San Dieguito Union High School District . The North County Transit District operates their BREEZE bus service. The historic Del Mar station once served passengers on

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456-685: The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Surf Line and the Amtrak San Diegan intercity service between the early 1900s until its closure in 1995, due to the opening of the new Solana Beach Transit Center two miles north. That station provides Coaster commuter rail and Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner service. This trainline is the second busiest passenger rail corridor in the United States. The railroad tracks were built adjacent to coastal bluffs some 40 feet (12 m) above

494-599: The California Coastal Commission in 2019. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km ), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km ) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) of it (3.94%) is water. Del Mar's climate is considered mediterranean-subtropical with warm, dry summers and mild, humid winters. Temperatures exceed 85 °F (29 °C) only on

532-693: The Elitloppet and the International Elite Trot. Joe O'Brien was a member of the board of directors of the United States Trotting Association and served as president of the California Breeder's Association. Joe O'Brien died of cancer at his home in Shafter, California . A few years after his passing Standardbred Canada announced they were considering a new national harness racing award program. Established in 1989, it

570-691: The Torrey pine tree naturally occurs. The Torrey pine is the rarest pine in the United States; only two populations of this endangered species exist, in Del Mar and on Santa Rosa Island . The Soledad Valley at the south of Del Mar severs two colony segments. At the southern edge of Del Mar is the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon . To the north is the San Dieguito Lagoon and the San Dieguito River , which empties into

608-504: The poverty line , including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over. The City of Del Mar is governed by a city council of five elected representatives. Each year a new mayor is chosen from among the councilmembers. Tracy Martinez is the mayor in 2023. In the California State Legislature , Del Mar is in the 38th Senate District , represented by Democrat Catherine Blakespear , and in

646-492: The 1960s and 1970s, when a winning time of less two minutes was the paragon of excellence, on October 1, 1971 Joe O'Brien drove Steady Star to a World Record of 1:52 in a time trial at The Red Mile . On May 27, 1973 at Solvalla Racetrack in Sweden, O'Brien produced the first ever sub two-minute mile in the history of European harness racing when he won the second heat of the world-famous Elitloppet with Flower Child . Over

684-812: The Canadian Horse of the Year in 1970 plus the Canadian Champion Aged Trotter a record setting six times. While regularly racing against male trotters, Fresh Yankee broke track and World Records and in 1967 became the fastest trotting mare in history with a time trial clocking of 1:57.1. Her many wins included the American Trotting Classic twice, the International Trot, the United Nations Trot, Germany's Grand Prix of Bavaria and in Sweden

722-501: The Castleton pacer Indian Land to victory in the then rich $ 50,000 Golden West Pace at Hollywood Park Racetrack . In 1951 O'Brien accepted an offer to take over as head trainer and driver for the S. A. Camp Farms, Inc. in Shafter, California , a small city he would call home for the rest of his life. After just four years with owner Sol Camp, Joe O'Brien had won numerous major races and in 1954 he drove Scott Frost to victory in

760-626: The Hambletonian and Sweden's Elitloppet . Through 2016, only John Campbell has matched that feat, doing it with Mack Lobell in 1988. In 1963, Sol Camp retired from racing and sold his stable. Joe O'Brien was hired by J. Elgin Armstrong of the Armstrong Brothers breeding and racing operations near Brampton, Ontario for whom he notably developed the great Armbro Flight , Armbro Nesbit and Armbro Ranger . Competing in

798-405: The Pacific Ocean at Del Mar. The bluffs along Del Mar's south beach are subject to collapse. Properties on the bluffs are subject to the impacts of climate change , such as sea level rise and coastal erosion . The transportation infrastructure is under threat. The city has a climate change adaptation plan which excludes the option of a managed retreat , the strategy was recommended by

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836-408: The Year honors. However, it would be Fresh Yankee that brought him the most worldwide publicity. A $ 900 yearling purchase, the brilliant mare became the first North American-bred trotter to earn $ 1 million. During the four years O'Brien trained Fresh Yankee for owner Duncan MacDonald she was voted the U.S. Harness Horse of the Year in 1970, the U.S. Champion Trotting Mare of the Year four times and

874-482: The Year. In 1958, again for Sol Camp, O'Brien won the Little Brown Jug with Shadow Wave . He would win that most prestigious race for pacers again in 1973 with Thurman Downing's Melvin's Woe to go along with another Hambletonian in 1960 with Sol Camp's Blaze Hanover , making it his second win in the most prestigious race for trotters. In 1969, Joe O'Brien became the first driver in history to have won

912-474: The age of 18, and 927 (44.9%) with opposite-sex married couples living together, 114 (5.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 57 (2.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 124 (6.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 19 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . There were 707 households (34.3%) comprising one individual, and 209 (10.1%) comprising one individual 65 years of age or older. The average household size

950-424: The beach. San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is conducting a $ 3 million study on relocating the rail line farther inland through the city. On August 16, 2020, the California Coastal Commission emphasized the need to move the railroad tracks inland due to the persistent coastal erosion which eats away at the bluff each year. The accelerating rate of sea level rise due to global warming adds urgency to

988-471: The best surfing in San Diego County. In 2023, the city was out of compliance with the state Housing Element Law. They submitted a housing plan to the state that did not meet guidelines for future housing. They were working with the state to get in compliance, but until they did, they couldn't block new housing projects based on city zoning laws alone. Del Mar is one of only two locations where

1026-458: The bluffs each year. The North County Transit District drove steel beams into the beach at the base of the bluffs in September 2020 to stabilize the face of the bluffs for 20 or 30 years. The city wanted to require the transit agency to cover the shotcrete wall on the bluff with natural soil and native plantings. The city council, the California Coastal Commission , and residents have opposed

1064-551: The day when Ron Turcotte aboard the legendary Thoroughbred Secretariat obliterated the Belmont Park track record by 2 3/5 seconds in winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes , in 1977 Billy Haughton drove Green Speed to a new Yonkers Trot record by the same 2 3/5 seconds margin. The 2000 Yonkers Trot saw Jacqueline Ingrassia become the first female driver to ever win a leg of a harness racing Triple Crown event when she guided Goalfish to victory. In 2016, Paula Wellwood became

1102-425: The district's plans to install a chain-link fence that would stop pedestrians from crossing the tracks to get to the beach. The district considered this to be a safety issue as trespassers along the right-of-way have been hit by trains. This mile-and-a-half stretch (2.4 km) along the southern half of the city does not have legal access to the beach. Due to offshore reefs and wave patterns, this section has some of

1140-580: The first female trainer to win not only the Yonkers Trot but the U.S. Trotting Triple Crown with Marion Marauder . Due to renovations at Yonkers Raceway, the race was hosted by Hawthorne Race Course in Chicago. It was won by Windsong's Legacy who posted the fastest mile in the 34 years that harness racing had been run at the Hawthorne track. From inception in 1955 through 1962, the Yonkers Trot

1178-402: The water. This decision was made against the recommendation of the California Coastal Commission . Instead the city is planning on using other climate change adaptation strategies, such as seawalls and beach nourishment . The Surf Line railroad tracks are adjacent to coastal bluffs some 40 feet (12 m) above the beach for 1.7 miles (2.7 km). Coastal erosion eats away at

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1216-694: Was 2.02. There were 1,098 families (53.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.57. The population comprised 564 people (13.6%) under the age of 18, 205 people (4.9%) aged 18 to 24, 1,071 people (25.7%) aged 25 to 44, 1,455 people (35.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 866 people (20.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males. There were 2,596 housing units at an average density of 1,461.1 units per square mile (564.1 units/km ), of which 1,113 (53.9%) were owner-occupied, and 951 (46.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate

1254-522: Was 2.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%. Of the population, 2,398 people (57.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,763 people (42.4%) lived in rental housing units. The 2000 census , reported 4,389 people, 2,178 households, and 1,083 families residing in the city, with an average family size of 2.61. The age distribution was reported as 13.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 33.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

1292-424: Was 3,352 (93.1%) White (alone), 22 (0.1%) Black or African American (alone), 9 (0.002%) American Indian and Alaska Native (alone), 152 (4.2%) Asian (alone), 49 (1.2%) of any other race (alone), and 356 (9.9%) two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 274 (14.4%). The median household income of Del Mar in 2018-2022 was $ 185,335, in 2022 dollars. The 2010 United States Census reported that Del Mar had

1330-408: Was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 120,001, and the median income for a family was $ 130,270. Males had a median income of $ 81,250 versus $ 70,069 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 92,425. About 7.8% of families and 8.7% of the population were below

1368-483: Was a Harness racing driver , trainer and owner who won the U.S. Trotting Triple Crown in 1955 and would be inducted into both the U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame , as well as Canada's Sports Hall of Fame . Noted for his quiet dignity and diplomacy, he is considered one of the greatest harness horsemen in history. Joe O'Brien was the son of

1406-515: Was named the O'Brien Awards in his honor. Del Mar, California Del Mar ( Spanish pronunciation: [del ˈmaɾ] ; Spanish for "Of the Sea") is a beach city in San Diego County, California , located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Established in 1885 as a seaside resort, the city incorporated in 1959. The population was 3,954 at the 2020 census , down from 4,161 at

1444-517: Was raced over a distance of 1 1/16 miles (1710 metres). Joe O%27Brien (harness racing) U.S. Pacing Triple Crown wins: Little Brown Jug (1958, 1973) Cane Pace (1958, 1975) U.S. Trotting Triple Crown wins: Hambletonian Stakes (1955, 1960) Yonkers Trot (1955) Kentucky Futurity (1955, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1973) International wins: Solvallas Internationella Elitlopp (1969) Grand Prix of Bavaria (1970) Joseph Cyril O'Brien (June 25, 1917 – September 29, 1984)

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