Del Mar Racetrack - Del Mar, CA - Horse Racing Tracks on Waymarking.com

The Del Mar Racetrack is on the grounds of the San Diego County Fair at 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92014. You can see the ocean from the grandstands. This was/is a celebrity hangout. It's first owners in 1937 were Bing Crosby,Pat O'Brien, Jimmy Durante, Charles S. Howard and Oliver Hardy. Bing Crosby's song "Where the Surf Meets the Turf at Del Mar" is played before the first race every day.
Each year, the track has a 43 day season starting a few weeks after the July 4th weekend conclusion of the San Diego County Fair. The track only has day racing- starting at 2 p.m.
A Polytrack surface was added in 2007.

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Types of Races: Thoroughbred Racing Season: From: 07/20/2011 To: 09/07/2011 Year Opened: 01/01/1937 Famous Races: Grade 1 : Bing Crosby Handicap Clement L. Hirsch Handicap Del Mar Debutante Stakes Del Mar Futurity Del Mar Oaks Eddie Read Handicap John C. Mabee Handicap Pacific Classic Stakes Pat O'Brien Handicap Grade 2 : Best Pal Stakes Del Mar Mile Handicap Del Mar Derby Del Mar Handicap La Jolla Handicap Palomar Breeders' Cup Handicap San Clemente Handicap San Diego Handicap Grade 3 : Cougar II Handicap Rancho Bernardo Handicap Sorrento Stakes Ungraded stakes : Adoration Stakes Daisycutter Handicap Green Flash Handicap El Cajon Stakes Oceanside Stakes Osunitas Stakes Pirate's Bounty Stakes Solana Beach Handicap Torrey Pines Stakes Wickerr Stakes Windy Sands Handicap Discontinued stakes : Junior Miss Stakes Racecourse Web Site: [Web Link] Additional Information: Not listed

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