Craig Fravel '79 saw were those pulling Amish buggies over the hills of central Pennsylvania. Today, after eight years as a corporate attorney, Fravel operates the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, a storied haven in southern California where thousands of people gallop each summer to soak up the sun, mingle with movie stars and enjoy some of the finest Thoroughbred racing in the country. You're kind of at the center of all this bustling activity.
Racetracks are like cities unto themselves.
Del Mar was one of the first tracks to have its own Web site on the Internet. Fravel's goal is to offer on-line betting in the near future. Although he has found his ideal job 100 yards from the Pacific Ocean, the road to Del Mar was far from easy. After graduating from Bucknell, Fravel attended law school at the University of Virginia. From there he took a position with a Washington, D.C., firm.