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Del Mar is known for its tan stucco grandstand located in close proximity to the Pacific Ocean. [40] In early 2007, Del Mar became the second track in Southern California to install a synthetic surface and the first to install a Polytrack brand surface [41] for a price of approximately $9 million.
The Pacific Classic Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually August or September at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. This Grade I race is open to horses, age three and up, which race one and one-quarter miles on the dirt. The event currently carries a purse of $1,000,000.
Track: Left-handed: Qualification: Three-year-olds & up: Weight: Assigned: Purse: US$250,000 (2015) The Del Mar Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race run ...
The Oceanside Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in July at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Raced on turf since 1975, it is restricted to three-year-old non-winners of a $50,000 sweepstakes. The race is contested at a distance of one mile.
The race was named in honor of actor and Del Mar Racetrack co-founder, Pat O'Brien (1899–1983). Pat O'Brien, a classic character movie actor who often appeared in a James Cagney starring vehicle, loved the races. The inaugural running of the event was on 25 September 1980, the twelfth and final day of the Del Mar Fair meeting.
The Bing Crosby Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The Grade 1 race is open to horses three years of age and up. It is run on Dirt at a distance of six furlong and presently offers a purse of $400,000, [ 1 ] up from 250,000.
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The Del Mar Futurity is a seven-furlong American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. A Grade I event since 2007, the race is open to two-year-old horses and offers a purse of $300,000. [1] In 1971, it was run in two divisions on Turf. From 2007 to 2014, it was run on Polytrack synthetic dirt.