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. Nike Dunk High Sale . Wilson hit Schenn from behind during Tuesday nights game in Philadelphia, earning a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. He has a phone hearing with the department of player safety, which limits any potential suspension to five or fewer games. Nike Dunk Sb China . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. 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Baylor officials also suspended and then fired football coach Art Briles and demoted president Kenneth Starr, who later resigned as Baylors chancellor and retired as a law school professor. McCaws resignation at Baylor was in response to scathing findings by the law firm Pepper Hamilton, which had been hired to investigate the schools handling of allegations of sexual assaults by students, including many football players.The Liberty news release announcing McCaws hiring touted the five national championships and 58 Big 12 titles Baylor won in his tenure. Liberty president Jerry Falwell Jr. said McCaws experience made him the right candidate for the job.Ians success really speaks for itself, Falwell said in a statement. You look at what Baylor was able to do during his tenure. It fits perfectly with where we see our sports programs going. This is an exciting time for us.McCaw replaces Jeff Barber, who resigned abruptly on Nov. 18.McCaw, who had served as Baylors athletics director since 2003, is at the center of an onngoing dispute between Briles assistant coaches and the universitys Board of Regents.ddddddddddddIn a news release earlier this month, Baylors regents revealed that a female athlete told a former volleyball coach that she had been sexually assaulted by five football players approximately one year earlier. The regents said the woman provided the football players names to her coach.According to the release, the volleyball coach immediately reported the assault to McCaw, Briles and a former assistant athletics director. According to the regents, none of them reported the alleged incident to Baylors judicial affairs office or anyone outside of athletics.Baylors assistant football coaches, including Briles son, Kendal, and son-in-law, Jeff Lebby, disputed the allegations in a statement released on Twitter. According to the assistant football coaches statement, McCaw instructed the head coach to report the incident to Baylors office of judicial affairs, which the coach did. The assistant coaches claimed Briles wasnt made aware of the incident until nine months after it allegedly occurred.According to the assistant coaches statement, the volleyball coach informed Briles that he reported the incident to McCaw and judicial affairs. The statement said, Briles told [the victims coach] to report it to the police and prosecute the players if there was any wrongdoing.McCaw hasnt responded to multiple telephone calls and texts from ESPN.Libertys 2017 football season will open at Baylor.ESPNs Mark Schlabach and The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '