Track Length:	1 Mile
Stretch Length:	919 feet
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Price General Admission:	$6.00 (regular), $3.00 (Diamond Club)
Price Clubhouse:	$10.00 (regular), $5.00 (Diamond Club)
Price Turf Club:	$50.00

Del Mar History

Del Mar Racetrack was inaugurated in 1937. In 1938, the famous Seabiscuit-Ligaroti horseracing meet attracted 20000 spectators from different parts of the country. Between the years – 1942 and 1944 – the racing ground was used as a manufacturing site of B-17 bombers. From 1948 onwards, a host of celebrities joined in the turf race including Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Betty Grable, George Jessel, Mickey Rooney and Jimmy Durante. The track eventually names its turf course in Durante’s honor. William Lee Shoemaker sets a Del Mar record of 52 wins and became the first apprentice to claim the track's riding title in 1949. In 1953, the track presented its richest stakes schedule with 10 events worth $130,000 in added money. During Del Mar’s silver anniversary summer season in 1964, the racetrack was decorated and special racing events were organized.

More About Del Mar

Half-price admission to the Del Mar Racetrack and Surfside Raceplace, Diamond Club; Best Western Stratford Inn, Cardiff-By-The-Sea Lodge, Courtyard By Marriott Sorrento Mesa, Doubletree Hotel San Diego/Del Mar, Empress Hotel, Four Seasons Aviara Resort, Grande Colonial La Jolla, Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad Beach, Inns Of America Suites, La Valencia, Morgan Run Resort And Club, Rancho Valencia, San Diego Marriott Del Mar, W San Diego

Stakes	Grade	Purse	Date
Adoration Stakes		$85,000	September 07, 2009
Best Pal Stakes	II	150,000	August 09, 2009
Bing Crosby Breeders Cup Handicap	1	300,000	July 29, 2007
Clement L. Hirsch Handicap	2	300,000	August 02, 2008
CTT & Thoroughbred Owners of California Handicap		$85,000	August 28, 2009
Daisycutter Handicap		$85,000	September 03, 2009
Darley Debutante Stakes	I	$300,000	September 05, 2009
Del Mar Breeders Cup Mile	II	$300,000	August 29, 2009
Del Mar Debutante Stakes	1	250,000	September 01, 2008
Del Mar Derby	II	$350,000	September 06, 2009
Del Mar Derby	2	400,000	August 31, 2008
Del Mar Futurity	I	$300,000	September 07, 2009
Del Mar Futurity	1	250,000	September 05, 2007
Del Mar Handicap	2	250,000	August 23, 2008
Del Mar Mile	2	400,000	August 24, 2008
Del Mar Oaks	I	$350,000	August 21, 2009
Delaware Handicap	2	$1,000,000	July 13, 2008
Eddie Read Handicap	1	400,000	July 20, 2008
El Cajon Stakes		$100,000	September 05, 2009
Generous Portion Stake		$100,000	September 02, 2009
Harry F. Brubaker Stakes		$85,000	August 26, 2009
I\'m Smokin Stakes		$100,000	September 07, 2009
John C. Mabee Handicap	1	400,000	August 03, 2008
La Jolla Handicap	II	150,000	August 15, 2009
Pacific Classic	I	$1,000,000	September 06, 2009
Pacific Classic Stakes	1	1,000,000	August 24, 2008
Palomar Handicap	2	200,000	August 30, 2008
Palomar Handicap	II	$200,000	September 09, 2009
Pat OBrien Handicap	2	150,000	August 24, 2008
Pat O\'Brien Breeders\' Cup Stakes	I	$300,000	September 06, 2009
Pirate\'s Bounty Stakes		$85,000	September 09, 2009
Rancho Bernardo Handicap	III	$200,000	September 04, 2009
Rancho Bernardo Handicap	3	200,000	August 24, 2008
San Clemente Handicap	2	150,000	July 26, 2008
San Diego Handicap	2	$300,000	July 19, 2008
Sandy Blue Handicap		$85,000	August 21, 2009
Solana Beach Handicap		$100,000	August 23, 2009
Sorrento Stakes	3	150,000	August 06, 2008
Torrey Pines Stakes		125,000	September 02, 2007
Torrey Pines Stakes		$100,000	September 06, 2009
Windy Sands Handicap		$85,000	September 05, 2009

How to get there:

Del Mar is located just west of I-5 at the Via de la Valle exit, 20 miles north of San Diego and 100 miles south of Los Angeles. Exit Via de la Valle and head west to the Racetrack which is visible from the freeway.