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The first purpose-built Marine Corps base was part of an early century military boom that forever changed San Diego

Today, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego serves as the Corps’ West Coast boot camp, training recruits from all areas west of the Mississippi. It’s also the service’s Western recruiting headquarters.

San Diego's Marine Corps Recruit Depot, the service's first purpose-built base, was part of an early-century military boom that changed the city.

A compact group of four distaffers faced the starting gate in Friday’s $10,500 Fillies & Mares Preferred 2 Handicap at The Raceway at the Western Fair District, and fans saw Casimir Swamp Girl use last second heroics to secure the win. Casimir Swamp Girl, who was sent off as the 1-2 favourite, got away last for driver Colin Kelly. The Girls Of Image laid down fractions of :27.3 and :57 before being overtaken by Firebby A just before the three-quarter pole. The group whizzed by that marker in 1:26.3, and the action was just beginning to heat up. Casimir Swamp Girl, who was still sitting la...

A pair of Preferred tilts highlighted the Monday evening program at The Raceway at Western Fair District, with Casimir Swamp Girl and Bit Of Luck employing different tactics to take home top spot in their respective events. Casimir Swamp Girl powered to the lead from Post 7 in the $8,500 Fillies & Mares Preferred 3, and she didn’t look back en route to a handy score for the tandem of driver Colin Kelly and trainer Kyle Bossence. The four-year-old daughter of Up The Credit-Trust Me Ashley ripped through panels of :28.3, :58.4 and 1:28.4 before using a :30-second final frame to win by 4-1/4 l...