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Since inception, the Del Mar Handicap has been contested at various distances: 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles: 1937–1948; 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles: 1949–1969; about 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles on dirt: 1976–1985; 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 miles: 1970–1975, 1986–present; The Del Mar Handicap was run in two divisions in 1972. In 1969, Figonero won the race in a world record time ...
The San Diego Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late July/early August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California.This Grade II race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt.
Starting in 2014, Del Mar began to run more racing cards due to the closure of the Hollywood Park Racetrack. [17] [18] A fall meet was added, featuring the Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes, Hollywood Derby, and Matriarch Stakes. Del Mar hosted the Breeders' Cup for the first time in November 2017 and for a second time in November 2021. The track is ...
The sport believed it needed year-round racing. Santa Anita increased its signature meet to about six months, not including its fall meeting. Del Mar added a monthlong fall meeting to its summer meet.
The John C. Mabee Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race contested in early August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. It is run on the turf for fillies and mares, age three or older, at a distance of one and one-eighth miles. Downgraded to a Grade II stakes in 2010, the John C. Mabee Handicap currently offers a purse of ...
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The San Clemente Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one mile on the turf course scheduled annually in late July or early August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.
The event was inaugurated during the first racing season at Del Mar race track on 31 July 1937 as the Escondido Handicap over a distance of six furlongs for horses three-year-old or older. The event was an under card event on Del Mar Handicap day. The winner was Clean Out and the second and third place getters were mares. [1]