About Del Mar Race Track

Del Mar Race Track is located just north of San Diego. Clubhouse Admission is $10, Stretch Run Admission is $6, and neither includes a reserved seat. There are several trackside restaurants available including Red Star Café, Stretch Run Grill, Veranda Café and 17 Hands.

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Del Mar Race Track History

Founded in 1937 by Bing Crosby, Pat O'Brien, Jimmy Durante, Charles Howard, and Oliver Hardy, the Del Mar Race Track is a one-mile main dirt track and a seven-furlong turf course, which runs during the summer and can stable more than a thousand horses.

On opening day, Bing Crosby stood at the gates to greet fans and bolster national attention. His presence spurred a bright future. A year later, riding a wave of positive press coverage, the ocean-side horseracing jewel hosted a $25,000 winner-take-all match race between the famed Seabiscuit and Ligaroti. The historic event turned out to be a media sensation as well, becoming the first nationwide broadcast of a Thoroughbred race by NBC Radio.

As a result, the Del Mar Race Track was branded as the Saratoga of the West for summer racing. During the 1960s and 1970s, it was widely considered one of the premier race tracks in the country and became a playground for Hollywood stars as the track continued to grow in purses, handle, and attendance.

Del Mar Race Track Details

Del Mar Race Track has a one-mile oval with chutes for 7/8 and 1 1/4 mile races and a seven-eighths mile oval with a diagonal straight away chute for 1 1/16 and 1 1/8 mile horse races. The horse racing track turf course is a combination of Common Bermuda and Hybrid Bermuda.

More recently, the Del Mar Race Track underwent a major renovation to modernize facilities. Thanks in part to those changes, as well as a widespread advertising campaign anchored by the slogan, “Where the Turf Meets the Surf,” the Del Mar Race Track continues to post records in handle and attendance while offering some of the greatest thoroughbred horse racing in America.

Address

2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, California 92014