Pacific Classic winner Mixto with Kyle Frey way up. (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire)
2025 Summer Season Program
Del Mar Press
DEL MAR, Cali. — For its 86th summer season by the blue Pacific, Del Mar is planning a $7,825,000 stakes program that provides 38 opportunities for a piece of its distinctive black type headed by the iconic track’s piece de resistance – the 35th edition of the $1,000,000 Pacific Classic, a Grade I headliner that often lures top horses from across the nation for its mile and one quarter testing.
The Pacific Classic will be run on Saturday, August 30 as the centerpiece for a sparkling card offering five graded stakes and more than $2-million in purses, including a pair of Grade II features – the $300,000 Del Mar Handicap and the $300,000 Del Mar Mile – both contested on the track’s renown Jimmy Durante Turf Course.
The Summer of 2025 will get off and running on Friday, July 18 and go forward to Sunday, September 7. It will cover eight weeks and 31 racing days in all.
For the fourth time – and second year in a row – the seaside oval will host the Breeders’ Cup at the beginning of its fall season, a factor that figures to enhance its summer stakes program with horsemen and horsewomen looking for opportunities to give their charges a “feel for the surroundings” where the rich and prestigious championship events will unfold. This year’s 42nd edition of the Breeders’ Cup – with its $34 million in purses and awards — will take place on Friday and Saturday, October 31 and November 1.
In addition to the track’s Grade I Pacific Classic, there will be five other Grade I opportunities available during the session. Further, there will be nine Grade II offerings on tap and six Grade III stakes on the agenda.
Exactly half – 19 – of the 38 races, which include five overnight stakes, will be contested on the turf and eight of the stakes will be for California-breds, offering a total of $1-million in purses. Additionally, the five overnight stakes each will carry a purse of $100,000.
“Our stakes schedule is a very compelling program with something for everyone,” noted Del Mar vice president and racing secretary David Jerkens. “The initial feedback from our owners and trainers has been very encouraging. We can’t wait to get started.”
The complete list of stakes follows:
| DATE | RACE / CONDITIONS | PURSE / DISTANCE |
| Fri. Jul 18 | CAESARS SPORTSBOOK OCEANSIDE STAKES Three-year-olds, N/W S/S of $50,000 at 1 M o/o in 2025 | $100,000 1 Mile (T) |
| Sat. Jul 19 | SAN CLEMENTE HANDICAP (Gr. II) Fillies, Three-year-olds | $200,000 1 Mile (T) |
| Sat. Jul 19 | Wickerr Stakes* Three-year-olds & up, N/W S/S of $50,000 at 1 M o/o since October 1 | $100,000 1 Mile (T) |
| Sun. Jul 20 | Osunitas Stakes* Fillies & Mares, Three-year-olds & up, N/W S/S $50,000 at 1 M o/o since October 1 | $100,000 1 Mile (T) |
| Fri. Jul 25 | FLEET TREAT STAKES Fillies, Three-year-olds, Cal-Bred | $150,000 7 Furlongs |
| Sat. Jul 26 | BING CROSBY STAKES (Gr. I) Three-year-olds & up | $400,000 6 Furlongs |
| Sat. Jul 26 | SAN DIEGO HANDICAP (Gr. II) Three-year-olds & up | $300,000 1 1/16 Miles |
| Sat. Jul 26 | Daisycutter Handicap* Fillies & Mares, Three-year-olds & up | $100,000 5 Furlongs (T) |
| Sun. Jul 27 | EDDIE READ STAKES (Gr. II) Three-year-olds & up | $250,000 1 1/8 Miles (T) |
| Fri. Aug 01 | REAL GOOD DEAL STAKES Three-year-olds, Cal-Bred | $150,000 7 Furlongs |
| Sat. Aug 02 | CLEMENT L. HIRSCH STAKES (Gr. I) Fillies & Mares, Three-year-olds & up | $400,000 1 1/16 Miles |
| Sat. Aug 02 | CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ STAKES Three-year-olds & up, Cal-Bred | $150,000 1 1/16 Miles (T) |
| Sun. Aug 03 | LA JOLLA HANDICAP Three-year-olds | $150,000 1 1/16 Miles (T) |
| Sun. Aug 03 | CTBA STAKES Fillies, Two-year-olds, Cal-Bred | $100,000 5 Furlongs |
| Fri. Aug 08 | GRADUATION STAKES Two-year-olds, Cal-Bred | $100,000 5 Furlongs |
| Sat. Aug 09 | YELLOW RIBBON HANDICAP (Gr. II) Fillies & Mares, Three-year-olds & up | $200,000 1 1/16 Miles (T) |
| Sat. Aug 09 | BEST PAL STAKES (Gr. III) Two-year-olds | $150,000 6 Furlongs |
| Sun. Aug 10 | SORRENTO STAKES (GR. III) Fillies, Two-year-olds | $150,000 6 Furlongs |
| Fri. Aug 15 | CTT & TOC Stakes* Fillies & Mares, Three-year-olds & up | $100,000 1 3/8 Miles (T) |
| “Sat. Aug 16 | DEL MAR OAKS (Gr. I) Presented by Keeneland Sales Fillies, Three-year-olds | $300,000 1 1/8 Miles (T) |
| ” Sun. Aug 17 | SOLANA BEACH STAKES Fillies & Mares, Three-year-olds & up, Cal-Bred | $150,000 1 Mile (T) |
| Sat. Aug 23 | PAT O’BRIEN STAKES (Gr. II) Three-year-olds & up | $250,000 7 Furlongs |
| Sun. Aug 24 | RANCHO BERNARDO HANDICAP (Gr. III) Fillies & Mares, Three-year-olds & up | $100,000 6 1/2 Furlongs |
| Sat. Aug 30 | PACIFIC CLASSIC (Gr. I) Three-year-olds & up | $1,000,000 1 1/4 Miles |
| “Sat. Aug 30 | DEL MAR HANDICAP (Gr. II) Presented by Japan Racing Association Three-year-olds & up | $300,000 1 3/8 Miles (T) |
| ” Sat. Aug 30 | DEL MAR MILE (Gr. II) Three-year-olds & up | $300,000 1 Mile (T) |
| Sat. Aug 30 | GREEN FLASH HANDICAP (Gr. III) Three-year-olds & up | $150,000 5 Furlongs (T) |
| Sat. Aug 30 | TORREY PINES STAKES (Gr. III) Fillies, Three-year-olds | $150,000 1 Mile |
| Sun. Aug 31 | CAESARS SPORTSBOOK DEL MAR DERBY (Gr. II) Three-year-olds | $300,000 1 1/8 Miles (T) |
| Sun. Aug 31 | SHARED BELIEF STAKES Three-year-olds | $125,000 1 Mile |
| Mon. Sep 01 | GENEROUS PORTION STAKES Fillies, Two-year-olds, Cal-Bred | $100,000 5 1/2 Furlongs |
| Mon. Sep 01 | Tranquility Lake Stakes* Fillies & Mares, Three-year-olds & up, N/W S/S $50,000 at 1 M o/o since February 1 | $100,000 1 Mile |
| Fri. Sep 05 | I’M SMOKIN STAKES Two-year-olds, Cal-Bred | $100,000 5 1/2 Furlongs |
| Sat. Sep 06 | DEL MAR DEBUTANTE (Gr. I) Fillies, Two-year-olds | $300,000 7 Furlongs |
| Sat. Sep 06 | JOHN C. MABEE STAKES (Gr. II) Fillies & Mares, Three-year-olds & up | $250,000 1 1/8 Miles (T) |
| Sat. Sep 06 | DEL MAR JUVENILE FILLIES TURF Fillies, Two-year-olds | $100,000 1 Mile (T) |
| Sun. Sep 07 | DEL MAR FUTURITY (Gr. I) Two-year-olds | $300,000 7 Furlongs |
| Sun. Sep 07 | DEL MAR JUVENILE TURF (Gr. III) Two-year-olds | $100,000 1 Mile (T) |
* Indicates Overnight Stakes
