DEL MAR — A little after 6 p.m. Saturday, a horse at Del Mar Racetrack will earn a line in the sport’s history books by staring down a new challenge and scoring a career-defining victory in the Pacific Classic.
It just won’t be Adare Manor, the mare whose good chance of defeating male opponents had stirred anticipation for the $1 million race.
Trainer Bob Baffert said Friday morning that he decided to scratch Adare Manor from the Pacific Classic after she displayed a physical problem.