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| Del Mar 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd Del Mar, California, 92014 USA (858)-755-1141 (858)-792-4230 |
| Racing Dates: 2011-07-20 until 2011-09-07 Number of Racing Days: |
Track Length: 1 MileStretch 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 |
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| Pacific Classic Stakes | I | $1,000,000 | August 28 |
| Eddie Read Handicap | 1 | $400,000 | July 20 |
| Clement L. Hirsch Handicap | II | $300,000 | August 06 |
| Del Mar Mile H. | I | $400,000 | August 28 |
| San Diego Handicap | II | $300,000 | July 30 |
| Del Mar Handicap | II | $300,000 | August 28 |
| Del Mar Futurity | I | $300,000 | September 07 |