Maximum Security wins Pacific Classic at Del Mar

Maximum Security, a favorite whipping boy of many racing fans on social media after he won last month’s Grade II San Diego Handicap by only a nose, scored a three-length victory over a game Sharp Samurai on Saturday in the $500,000 Grade I Pacific Classic at Del Mar.
Trained by Bob Baffert, Maximum Security went gate to wire, carving out fractions of 23.93, 47.98 and 1:12.37 en route to a final clocking of 2:01.24 for the 1 1/4 miles under Abel Cedillo. He led by a half-length most of the