Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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Richard Baltas trains many of his horses at the San Luis Rey Training Center, and those horses contributed to Baltas winning the 2020 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club fall meet trainer championship. Baltas saddled 52 horses during the meet which began Oct. 31 and concluded Nov. 29. He had 11 winners, including nine who have trained at San Luis Rey (the other two were in Europe prior to this summer). Ten of his horses finished second in the Del Mar fall meet, and three of the...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Gulls announced Monday, Jan. 4 that the minor league hockey team will temporarily play its 2020-21 season home games at FivePoint Arena at Great Park Ice in Irvine due to COVID-19 health protocols. Joe Spurrier, a spokesman for the team, said the Gulls would move temporarily to Orange County to ensure all teams operating in the NHL's Anaheim Ducks organization are in one location and under the same health protocols. The Gulls are the...
The coronavirus quarantine closed the gym Fallbrook residents Dawood and Emma Ashe used to exercise, but as members of the Golf Club of California they were allowed to use the course. Initially walking only was allowed while golfing but, even after carts were permitted, the couple placed their equipment in the cart and walked the entire course. On Nov. 16, they walked the course for the 250th consecutive day. "We're very excited that we made it to 250," Emma Ashe said. The str...
On Dec. 9. California Interscholastic Federation Commissioner Rob Wigod took questions from athletes and high school teams regarding yet another delay to the 2020-21 high school sports seasons. The Q&A session came on the heels of the Dec. 3 news regarding the postponement of Season 1 Sports in the CIF statewide and within the CIF -San Diego Section. "As of today, the Official Start Date for Season 1 Sports is on hold (TBD) until the point updated Youth Sports guidance is...
In 2007, Fallbrook High School senior Chris Toth played in the senior all-star soccer game. Toth is now a goalkeeper for the Tacoma Stars of the Major Arena Soccer League and, on Dec. 5, he played in the first-ever MASL all-star game. "I thought it was a really good event. I thought it was long overdue," Toth said. The Western Conference, which includes the Stars, defeated the Eastern Conference by a 9-4 margin in the all-star game. Toth played the first half in goal for the Western Conference. The game was played at Cable Da...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego State announced Wednesday, Dec. 16 it is withdrawing from bowl consideration to give its football players the opportunity to spend time with their parents during the Christmas break. The decision ends the Aztecs' streak of playing in a bowl game for 10 consecutive seasons, which equaled the nation's 11th-longest active streak. With a 4-4 record and 11 bowls canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic it was unlikely San Diego State would receive a bowl invitation. They were not among the teams...
Dec. 12 was expected to be a big day for high school athletes all over San Diego County, but that big day is going to have to wait according to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) – San Diego County. The section on Thursday, Dec. 3, issued a memo regarding communication that the organization had days earlier with member schools regarding the postponement of Season 1 Sports in the county. "As of today, the Official Start Date for Season 1 Sports is on hold (TBD) u...
Dec. 12 was expected to be a big day for high school athletes all over San Diego County, but that big day is going to have to wait according to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) - San Diego County. The section on Thursday, Dec. 3 issued a memo regarding earlier communication that the organization had days earlier with member schools regarding the postponement of Season 1 Sports in the county. "As of today, the Official Start Date for Season 1 Sports is on hold... Full story
Vertical Threat had a timed workout at the San Luis Rey Training Center Nov. 14. The 3-year-old colt raced at Mahoning Valley Race Course in Youngstown, Ohio, Nov. 23, and won the Steel Valley Sprint Stakes. "It was pretty impressive. I was pretty happy," said trainer Richard Baltas. The victory gave Vertical Threat three wins in five career races. The July 25 Smiling Tiger Stakes at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club was a six-furlong race for 3-year-olds, and Vertical Threat,...
For Fallbrook Union High School Girls Varsity Soccer Head Coach Sergio Garcia, the spring season that awaits his program still feels up in the air and putting that into words isn't exactly easy. "I'm looking forward to hopefully there is some type of competition or at least some type of recreational or being out there and kicking the ball with the right precautions," he said in a phone interview. "That's kind of where we're at." Talking about a season that will be played in a...
DEL MAR (CNS) - Two horses had to be taken by van from the track at Del Mar Racetrack Friday, Nov. 27 but both are expected to recover. The 5-year-old mare Magnolia's Hope was vanned off after being eased in the stretch of the fourth race, a 6 1/2-furlong claiming race on the dirt track for fillies and mares 3 years old and up which have never won two races. ``Though it is never good to be given a van ride, this does not appear to be a case of a life-threatening injury,'' Mac McBride, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's director...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego State will play a non-conference football game against Colorado Saturday at Boulder, Colorado, after both teams' original opponents couldn't play because of COVID-19 issues. The Aztecs' originally scheduled game Friday at Fresno State was canceled Sunday due to COVID-19 contact tracing within the Bulldogs' program. The Mountain West Conference declared the game a no-contest and has no plans to reschedule it, conference officials said Sunday. Colorado's scheduled game at USC was canceled Thursday by...
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club had three stakes races the weekend of Nov. 6-8, and San Luis Rey Thoroughbred Center horses trained by Peter Miller won all three. On Nov. 6, September Secret won the Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes for 2-year-old California-bred fillies. Good With People finished first in the Nov. 7 Golden State Juvenile Stakes for California-bred 2-year-olds. Mo See Cal was the winner of the Nov. 8 Betty Grable Stakes for California-bred fillies and mares...
The Let It Ride Stakes race at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Sunday, Nov. 1, was a one-mile contest on Del Mar's turf course, and all three of the colts who led have been training at the San Luis Rey Training Center. Strong Constitution, who is trained by Doug O'Neill, won the race for 3-year-olds. O'Neill also trains Rookie Mistake, who led entering the stretch before yielding the lead to Strong Constitution. Dominant Soul, who is trained by Paula Capestro, had the lead...
FALLBROOK – Any men who are over 50 years of age and like to play golf on a weekly basis are asked to contact the Fallbrook Seniors Golf Group. The group plays 15-20 different courses in the area every Tuesday morning. They also have a spring getaway, a fall getaway and a Christmas party, as the group is as much a social club as a golf club. For more information, call Ed Erzen at 760-728-3960. Submitted by the Fallbrook Seniors Golf Group....
It's not ideal, but Fallbrook Union High School Head Football Coach Troy Everhart will take what he can get these days with the team meeting for short workouts during the week. "We've been very fortunate, Ingold (Sports Park) has been very gracious," Everhart said. "Josh (Guerrettaz) over there has just been incredibly receptive and hospitable to us. And we're very thankful for that." Due to COVID-19 restrictions handed down from the county and state, you wouldn't call what...
Peter Miller shared the trainer title for the Santa Anita Park fall meet, and on the final weekend his San Luis Rey Training Center horses won at three different tracks including the victory of Lil Miss Moppet in the Pinot Grigio Stakes at Monmouth Park. "We're extremely happy to win the title," Miller said. Miller and Bob Baffert each had 11 victories during the Santa Anita fall meet which began Sept. 25 and concluded Oct. 24. Doug O'Neill, who trains some of his horses at...
When the Fallbrook Union High School Boys Lacrosse team opens its season in the spring, head coach Mike Zinniger isn't quite sure what's going to happen or if it's going to happen. "It's a weird year, yeah," he said in a phone interview. "You know, if we have a season and I haven't even started scheduling games yet and none of the coaches are, we don't know what's going to happen." In addition, according to Zinneger, because a lot of the players he expects to play lacrosse...
Richard Baltas trains some of his horses at the San Luis Rey Training Center but also ships those horses to various tracks. On Oct. 17, Venetian Harbor won the Grade 2 Lexus Raven Run Stakes race at the Keeneland track in Lexington, Kentucky, and on the final day of the Santa Anita Park fall meet Saturday, Oct. 24, One Bad Boy won the Lure Stakes. Both horses led for the entire race. Venetian Harbor won the Raven Run Stakes, which was seven furlongs on the dirt, in 1 minute...
Fallbrook Union High School boys soccer head coach Jorge Rojas admits everything is a little out of whack and the upcoming season with the Warriors starting in February will be a different one. "Definitely extremely non-traditional," Rojas said. "COVID has presented a lot of uncertainty in a lot more areas that we anticipated and I know high school sports is one of them. "We are being pushed back. We're sort of on the back burner to start somewhere in mid-February and it's...
PALA – Pala Casino Spa & Resort is one of the region’s prime locations to watch premium sporting events. Patrons can enjoy a variety of content, including upcoming DAZN Boxing Events. The content will be included in property-wide television programming, as well as on the 14’ Jumbotron at Luis Rey’s Sports Bar. Luis Rey’s Sports Bar features modern décor, a diverse food menu, 16 ice-cold beers on draft which include craft, domestic, and imported brews, and a large variety of HD video sports programming. Patrons can view a wid...
VISTA – A 2020 graduate of Mission Vista High School who attended Bonsall Elementary and Sullivan Middle schools, Keelyn McGiboney is returning from the CMSA World Championships in Amarillo, Texas, Oct. 13-17. There, she won her class and walked away with a buckle and prize winnings. Cowboy Mounted Shooting involves shooting balloons with two single-action revolvers using black powder blanks while riding a horse on a variety of courses at top speeds. In each stage of the m...
San Luis Rey Training Center colt Dominant Soul led for most of the Grade 2 Twilight Derby stakes race Oct. 18, at Santa Anita Park. Dominant Soul led for the first three-quarters of a mile in the 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-olds on Santa Anita’s turf course before falling to third entering the stretch and finishing last among the nine horses when jockey Edwin Maldonado let the colt relax at the end. “He ran hard. I wasn’t disappointed in his effort,” trainer Paula Capestro said. “He basically just got outrun. The fractions...
The Fallbrook Warrior Cheer Club members train together at the Fallbrook High School stadium, Oct. 15. After being screened, the squad stays active while following social distancing guidelines....
