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Del Mar Racetrack prize money

12 races at Del Mar put up $4.0m between them. The Pacific Classic Stakes leads on $1,000,000, 25% of everything the course puts up.

Del Mar is 22nd of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the 9th in the United States. The average race here is worth $333,333.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $4.0m
RICHEST RACE $1.0m
RACES 12
GRADE 1 RACES 8
RANK IN UNITED STATES 9th

Every race at Del Mar

By prize money

Paid in USD

Pacific Classic Stakes $1.0m Bing Crosby Stakes $400k Clement L. Hirsch Stakes $400k Hollywood Derby $400k Del Mar Debutante Stakes $300k Del Mar Futurity $300k Del Mar Oaks $300k Matriarch Stakes $300k Del Mar Derby $250k La Jolla Handicap $150k
Oceanside Stakes $100k
Shared Belief Stakes $100k

Every race, ranked

12 races, biggest purse first

# Race Grade Prize money Share
1 Pacific Classic Stakes miles Grade 1 $1,000,000 25.0%
2 Bing Crosby Stakes 6 furlongs Grade 1 $400,000 10.0%
3 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes miles Grade 1 $400,000 10.0%
4 Hollywood Derby 1 1/8 miles Grade 1 $400,000 10.0%
5 Del Mar Debutante Stakes 7 furlongs Grade 1 $300,000 7.5%
6 Del Mar Futurity 7 furlongs Grade 1 $300,000 7.5%
7 Del Mar Oaks miles (9 furlongs) Grade 1 $300,000 7.5%
8 Matriarch Stakes 1 mile (8 furlongs) Grade 1 $300,000 7.5%
9 Del Mar Derby miles (9 furlongs) Grade 2 $250,000 6.2%
10 La Jolla Handicap miles Listed $150,000 3.7%
11 Oceanside Stakes 1 mile (8 furlongs) Restricted stakes $100,000 2.5%
12 Shared Belief Stakes 1 mile (8 furlongs) Listed $100,000 2.5%

The oldest race here is the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, with winners recorded from 1937. The newest is the Pacific Classic Stakes, first won in 1991. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 12 races at Del Mar, by the grade each is run at

Grade Races Prize money Share Richest
Grade 1 8 $3,400,000$3.4m 85% Pacific Classic Stakes
Grade 2 1 $250,000 6% Del Mar Derby
Listed 2 $250,000 6% La Jolla Handicap
Other races 1 $100,000 3% Oceanside Stakes

Grade 1 races are 67% of the races at Del Mar and 85% of the money. The average Grade 1 race here is worth $425,000, against $333,333 across the course.

Where Del Mar stands in the United States

The richest racecourses in the United States, by what their races put up

# Racecourse Races Prize money
1 Churchill Downs 13 $15,475,000$15.5m
2 Belmont Park 17 $11,500,000$11.5m
3 Keeneland Race Course 17 $10,750,000$10.7m
4 Saratoga Race Course 20 $9,550,000$9.5m
5 Gulfstream Park 12 $6,665,000$6.7m
6 Santa Anita Park 24 $5,795,000$5.8m
7 Kentucky Downs 2 $5,250,000$5.2m
8 Oaklawn Park Race Track 5 $4,750,000$4.7m
9 Del Mar Racetrack 11 $3,900,000$3.9m
10 Parx Racing and Casino 4 $2,600,000$2.6m
11 Aqueduct Racetrack 12 $2,515,000$2.5m
12 Pimlico Race Course 4 $2,350,000$2.3m

Del Mar holds 3% of the prize money in the 196 races we hold for the United States.

Racecourses worth about the same

The courses either side of Del Mar in the money order, anywhere in the world

Chantilly Racecourse $4.9m Ohi Racecourse $4.3m Eagle Farm Racecourse $4.3m Aintree Racecourse $4.0m
Del Mar Racetrack $4.0m
Ascot Racecourse $3.7m Ellerslie Racecourse $3.6m San Siro Racecourse $2.8m Morphettville Racecourse $2.7m

Who wins at Del Mar

Winning rides across every year of the 12 races here

# Jockey Wins Races Span
1 Bill Shoemaker 35 9 1950 to 1988
2 Chris McCarron 33 10 1979 to 2001
3 Corey Nakatani 28 9 1990 to 2017
4 Laffit Pincay Jr. 24 9 1971 to 1994
5 Victor Espinoza 23 9 2000 to 2020
6 Mike E. Smith 22 9 2002 to 2023
7 Flavien Prat 21 8 2015 to 2025
8 Donald Pierce 18 6 1959 to 1979
9 Alex Solis 16 6 1988 to 2008
10 Eddie Delahoussaye 15 5 1980 to 2002

The trainers

Winners saddled across the same races

# Trainer Wins Races Span
1 Bob Baffert 53 8 1992 to 2026
2 Robert J. Frankel 25 7 1973 to 2007
3 Ron McAnally 21 10 1975 to 2003
4 D. Wayne Lukas 21 7 1978 to 1999
5 John W. Sadler 18 7 1988 to 2022
6 Charles E. Whittingham 15 4 1967 to 1993
7 Chad C. Brown 12 2 2016 to 2025
8 Tommy Doyle 12 4 1959 to 1980
9 Farrell W. Jones 10 5 1959 to 1975
10 Julio C. Canani 10 5 1988 to 2012

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 12 races at Del Mar

# Horse Wins Span Biggest win
1 Flawlessly 4 1991 to 1993 Del Mar Oaks
2 Zenyatta 3 2008 to 2010 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes
3 Accelerate 2 2016 to 2018 Pacific Classic Stakes
4 Best Pal 2 1990 to 1991 Pacific Classic Stakes
5 California Chrome 2 2014 to 2016 Pacific Classic Stakes
6 Richard's Kid 2 2009 to 2010 Pacific Classic Stakes
7 Skimming 2 2000 to 2001 Pacific Classic Stakes
8 Tinners Way 2 1994 to 1995 Pacific Classic Stakes
9 Adare Manor 2 2023 to 2024 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes
10 Azeri 2 2002 to 2003 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Del Mar?

The Pacific Classic Stakes, at $1,000,000. It is 25% of the prize money in the 12 races here and the 95th richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Del Mar?

$4,000,000 across the 12 races on this site that are run there, an average of $333,333 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in the United States?

Churchill Downs, at $15,475,000. Del Mar is 9th, on $4,000,000.

How many Grade 1 races are run at Del Mar?

Eight, worth $3,400,000 between them. That is 85% of the course's prize money from 67% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Del Mar?

Flawlessly, with 4 wins across two of these races between 1991 and 1993.

Which jockey has won the most big races at Del Mar?

Bill Shoemaker, with 35 winning rides across nine of these races between 1950 and 1988.

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