Aldo Zamora: Del Mar
I spent five weeks at the beautiful Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. I worked Wednesdays through Sundays, from 8AM until the job was done. And I enjoyed every second of it. I worked in the race office in the mornings, where I took entries, verified eligibility, sent out digital and physical papers, made sure the ownership information was up to date, and silks information was correct. In the afternoon, I headed to the frontside to shadow the stewards and see how the placing judges handled the photo finish. I also got on a pole next to the track and, with a set of binoculars and headphones, communicated with the stewards if there was any type of bumping that I could see. I also worked in the paddock to make sure the correct equipment was on each horse. I had a busy five weeks and I would definitely recommend it to any student who is leaning towards the race track operations of the program. Thank you to David Jerkens and the team for teaching me so much over a short period of time. – Aldo Zamora