Del Mar has 40 stakes on tap worth nearly $7.4 million for its 2019 summer meet, which opens July 17. The highlight of the meet will be GI TVG Pacific Classic day Aug. 17. The only major change to the line up is that the Green Flash H. has been upgraded from a listed event to a Grade III and it will be contested on the aforementioned Aug. 17 card.
“We're feeling very good about this year's stakes program,” said Tom Robbins, Del Mar's executive vice president for racing and industry relations. “We've stacked Pacific Classic Day and we think that has the potential to be one of our biggest days ever. Otherwise–outside of a couple of minor tweaks and the enhancements to the 'overnight' stakes–we're basically repeating a tried and true schedule that our horsemen and racing fans have shown that they both support and enjoy.”
Del Mar will host live racing five days a week throughout the summer, concluding with a six-day race week capped off by the Sept. 2 Labor Day card.
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