2009 Del Mar stakes schedule
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from the San Diego Union-Tribune:
Date Stakes race/Conditions Distance Purse
Wed. Jul. 22 OCEANSIDE STAKES
Three-year-olds,
N/W S/S of $50,000 in 2009 One Mile (Turf) $100,000 Added
Fri. Jul. 24 CTBA STAKES
Fillies, two years old, bred in CA
5 1/2 Furlongs $100,000
Guaranteed
Sat. Jul. 25 FLEET TREAT STAKES
Fillies, three years old, bred in CA
Seven Furlongs $100,000
Guaranteed
Sat. Jul. 25 EDDIE READ STAKES (Gr. I)
Three-year-olds and upward
1 1/8 Miles (Turf) $350,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Jul. 26 Osunitas Stakes*
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward,
N/W S/S of $50,000 at 1 M o/o in 2009
1 1/16 Miles (Turf) $85,000
Added
Sun. Jul. 26 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN HANDICAP
Three-year-olds and upward, bred in CA
1 1/16 Miles (Turf) $100,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Jul. 29 GRADUATION STAKES
Two-year-olds, bred in CA
5 1/2 Furlongs $100,000
Guaranteed
Fri. Jul. 31 Wickerr Stakes*
Three-year-olds and upward,
N/W S/S $50,000 at 1 M o/o since May 1
One Mile (Turf) $85,000
Added
Sat. Aug. 01 SAN CLEMENTE HANDICAP (Gr. II)
Fillies, three years old
One Mile (Turf) $150,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Aug. 02 SAN DIEGO HANDICAP (Gr. II)
Three-year-olds and upward
1 1/16 Miles $250,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Aug. 05 COUGAR II HANDICAP
Three-year-olds and upward
1 1/2 Miles $150,000
Guaranteed
Fri. Aug. 07 SORRENTO STAKES (Gr. III)
Fillies, two years old
6 1/2 Furlongs $150,000
Guaranteed
Sat. Aug. 08 BING CROSBY STAKES (Gr. I)
Three-year-olds and upward
Six Furlongs $300,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Aug. 09 BEST PAL STAKES (Gr. II)
Two-year-olds
6 1/2 Furlongs $150,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Aug. 09 CLEMENT L. HIRSCH STKS (Gr. I)
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward
1 1/16 Miles $300,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Aug. 12 C.E.R.F. Stakes*
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward,
N/W S/S $50,000 since March 1
Six Furlongs $85,000
Added
Fri. Aug. 14 REAL GOOD DEAL STAKES
Three-year-olds, bred in CA
Seven Furlongs $100,000
Guaranteed
Sat. Aug. 15 LA JOLLA HANDICAP (Gr. II)
Three-year-olds
1 1/16 Miles (Turf) $150,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Aug. 16 JOHN C. MABEE STAKES (Gr. I)
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward
1 1/8 Miles (Turf) $350,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Aug. 19 Green Flash Handicap*
Three-year-olds and upward
Five Furlongs (T) $85,000
Added
Fri. Aug. 21 Sandy Blue Handicap*
Fillies, three years old
One Mile (Turf) $85,000
Added
Sat. Aug. 22 DEL MAR OAKS (Gr. I)
Fillies, three years old
1 1/8 Miles (Turf) $350,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Aug. 23 SOLANA BEACH HANDICAP
Fillies and mares, three years old
and upward, bred in CA
One Mile (Turf) $100,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Aug. 26 Harry F. Brubaker Stakes*
Three-year-olds and upward,
N/W S/S $50,000 at 1 M o/o since March 1
1 1/16 Miles (Turf) $85,000
Added
Fri. Aug. 28 CTT and TOC Handicap*
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward
1 3/8 Miles(Turf) $85,000
Added
Sat. Aug. 29 DEL MAR MILE (Gr. II)
Three-year-olds and upward
One Mile (Turf) $300,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Aug. 30 DEL MAR HANDICAP (Gr. II)
Three-year-olds and upward
1 3/8 Miles (Turf) $250,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Sep. 02 GENEROUS PORTION STAKES
Fillies, two years old, bred in CA
Six Furlongs $100,000
Guaranteed
Thu. Sep. 03 Daisycutter Handicap*
Fillies and Mares, three years old and upward
Five Furlongs (Turf) $85,000
Added
Fri. Sep. 04 RANCHO BERNARDO HANDICAP (Gr. III)
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward
6 1/2 Furlongs $200,000
Guaranteed
Sat. Sep. 05 Windy Sands Handicap*
Three-year-olds and upward
One Mile $85,000
Added
Sat. Sep. 05 EL CAJON STAKES
Three-year-olds
One Mile $100,000
Guaranteed
Sat. Sep. 05 DARLEY DEBUTANTE (Gr. I)
Fillies, two years old
Seven Furlongs $300,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Sep. 06 TORREY PINES STAKES
Fillies, three years old
One Mile $100,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Sep. 06 PAT OBRIEN STAKES (Gr. I)
Three-year-olds and upward
Seven Furlongs $300,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Sep. 06 DEL MAR DERBY (Gr. II)
Three-year-olds
1 1/8 Miles (Turf) $350,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Sep. 06 PACIFIC CLASSIC (Gr. I)
Three-year-olds and upward
1 1/4 Miles $1,000,000
Guaranteed
Mon. Sep. 07 Adoration Stakes*
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward,
N/W S/S $50,000 at 1 M o/o since February 1
One Mile $85,000
Added
Mon. Sep. 07 IM SMOKIN STAKES
Two-year-olds, bred in CA
Six Furlongs $100,000
Guaranteed
Mon. Sep. 07 DEL MAR FUTURITY (Gr. I)
Two-year-olds
Seven Furlongs $300,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Sep. 09 Pirates Bounty Stakes*
Three-year-olds and upward,
N/W S/S $50,000 since March 1
Six Furlongs $85,000
Added
Wed. Sep. 09 PALOMAR HANDICAP (Gr. II)
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward
1 1/16 Miles (Turf) $200,000
Guaranteed
*Overnight Stakes
Among the changes this year:
New Grade I designations on two local stakes: the Clement L. Hirsch and the Pat OBrien. The $300,000 Hirsch, for fillies and mares, will be run on Sunday, August 9, while the $300,000 OBrien, a seven-panel dash, will add extra punch to Pacific Classic Day, September 6.
The shifting of the Del Mar Futurity from its normal closing-day spot to a feature role on Labor Day Monday, along with an enhancement of its purse from $250,000 to $300,000.
The renaming of the Del Mar Debutante as the Darley Debutante, honoring a liaison between the track and the worldwide racing and breeding giant that will provide significant extras to the juvenile filly championship race scheduled for Sept. 5, including a purse rise from $250,000 to $300,000.
The reshaping of the closing weekend with its Labor Day anchor featuring a stakes bonanza of 11 races between Friday and Monday dubbed the Pacific Classic Racing Festival, highlighted by six Graded events, four of them Grade Is.
The dropping of handicap conditions on five of the tracks record nine Grade I events the $350,000 Eddie Read Stakes (Sunday, July 25), the $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (Saturday, August 8), the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, the $350,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (Sunday, August 16) and the Pat OBrien Stakes. The installation of allowance conditions in place of handicap conditions is reflective of similar adjustments taking place nationwide.
Besides the big four-stake afternoon around the Pacific Classic, four other afternoons feature stakes doubleheaders: July 25, Aug. 9, Sept. 5 and Sept. 7.
Date Stakes race/Conditions Distance Purse
Wed. Jul. 22 OCEANSIDE STAKES
Three-year-olds,
N/W S/S of $50,000 in 2009 One Mile (Turf) $100,000 Added
Fri. Jul. 24 CTBA STAKES
Fillies, two years old, bred in CA
5 1/2 Furlongs $100,000
Guaranteed
Sat. Jul. 25 FLEET TREAT STAKES
Fillies, three years old, bred in CA
Seven Furlongs $100,000
Guaranteed
Sat. Jul. 25 EDDIE READ STAKES (Gr. I)
Three-year-olds and upward
1 1/8 Miles (Turf) $350,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Jul. 26 Osunitas Stakes*
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward,
N/W S/S of $50,000 at 1 M o/o in 2009
1 1/16 Miles (Turf) $85,000
Added
Sun. Jul. 26 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN HANDICAP
Three-year-olds and upward, bred in CA
1 1/16 Miles (Turf) $100,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Jul. 29 GRADUATION STAKES
Two-year-olds, bred in CA
5 1/2 Furlongs $100,000
Guaranteed
Fri. Jul. 31 Wickerr Stakes*
Three-year-olds and upward,
N/W S/S $50,000 at 1 M o/o since May 1
One Mile (Turf) $85,000
Added
Sat. Aug. 01 SAN CLEMENTE HANDICAP (Gr. II)
Fillies, three years old
One Mile (Turf) $150,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Aug. 02 SAN DIEGO HANDICAP (Gr. II)
Three-year-olds and upward
1 1/16 Miles $250,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Aug. 05 COUGAR II HANDICAP
Three-year-olds and upward
1 1/2 Miles $150,000
Guaranteed
Fri. Aug. 07 SORRENTO STAKES (Gr. III)
Fillies, two years old
6 1/2 Furlongs $150,000
Guaranteed
Sat. Aug. 08 BING CROSBY STAKES (Gr. I)
Three-year-olds and upward
Six Furlongs $300,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Aug. 09 BEST PAL STAKES (Gr. II)
Two-year-olds
6 1/2 Furlongs $150,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Aug. 09 CLEMENT L. HIRSCH STKS (Gr. I)
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward
1 1/16 Miles $300,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Aug. 12 C.E.R.F. Stakes*
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward,
N/W S/S $50,000 since March 1
Six Furlongs $85,000
Added
Fri. Aug. 14 REAL GOOD DEAL STAKES
Three-year-olds, bred in CA
Seven Furlongs $100,000
Guaranteed
Sat. Aug. 15 LA JOLLA HANDICAP (Gr. II)
Three-year-olds
1 1/16 Miles (Turf) $150,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Aug. 16 JOHN C. MABEE STAKES (Gr. I)
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward
1 1/8 Miles (Turf) $350,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Aug. 19 Green Flash Handicap*
Three-year-olds and upward
Five Furlongs (T) $85,000
Added
Fri. Aug. 21 Sandy Blue Handicap*
Fillies, three years old
One Mile (Turf) $85,000
Added
Sat. Aug. 22 DEL MAR OAKS (Gr. I)
Fillies, three years old
1 1/8 Miles (Turf) $350,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Aug. 23 SOLANA BEACH HANDICAP
Fillies and mares, three years old
and upward, bred in CA
One Mile (Turf) $100,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Aug. 26 Harry F. Brubaker Stakes*
Three-year-olds and upward,
N/W S/S $50,000 at 1 M o/o since March 1
1 1/16 Miles (Turf) $85,000
Added
Fri. Aug. 28 CTT and TOC Handicap*
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward
1 3/8 Miles(Turf) $85,000
Added
Sat. Aug. 29 DEL MAR MILE (Gr. II)
Three-year-olds and upward
One Mile (Turf) $300,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Aug. 30 DEL MAR HANDICAP (Gr. II)
Three-year-olds and upward
1 3/8 Miles (Turf) $250,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Sep. 02 GENEROUS PORTION STAKES
Fillies, two years old, bred in CA
Six Furlongs $100,000
Guaranteed
Thu. Sep. 03 Daisycutter Handicap*
Fillies and Mares, three years old and upward
Five Furlongs (Turf) $85,000
Added
Fri. Sep. 04 RANCHO BERNARDO HANDICAP (Gr. III)
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward
6 1/2 Furlongs $200,000
Guaranteed
Sat. Sep. 05 Windy Sands Handicap*
Three-year-olds and upward
One Mile $85,000
Added
Sat. Sep. 05 EL CAJON STAKES
Three-year-olds
One Mile $100,000
Guaranteed
Sat. Sep. 05 DARLEY DEBUTANTE (Gr. I)
Fillies, two years old
Seven Furlongs $300,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Sep. 06 TORREY PINES STAKES
Fillies, three years old
One Mile $100,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Sep. 06 PAT OBRIEN STAKES (Gr. I)
Three-year-olds and upward
Seven Furlongs $300,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Sep. 06 DEL MAR DERBY (Gr. II)
Three-year-olds
1 1/8 Miles (Turf) $350,000
Guaranteed
Sun. Sep. 06 PACIFIC CLASSIC (Gr. I)
Three-year-olds and upward
1 1/4 Miles $1,000,000
Guaranteed
Mon. Sep. 07 Adoration Stakes*
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward,
N/W S/S $50,000 at 1 M o/o since February 1
One Mile $85,000
Added
Mon. Sep. 07 IM SMOKIN STAKES
Two-year-olds, bred in CA
Six Furlongs $100,000
Guaranteed
Mon. Sep. 07 DEL MAR FUTURITY (Gr. I)
Two-year-olds
Seven Furlongs $300,000
Guaranteed
Wed. Sep. 09 Pirates Bounty Stakes*
Three-year-olds and upward,
N/W S/S $50,000 since March 1
Six Furlongs $85,000
Added
Wed. Sep. 09 PALOMAR HANDICAP (Gr. II)
Fillies and mares, three years old and upward
1 1/16 Miles (Turf) $200,000
Guaranteed
*Overnight Stakes
Among the changes this year:
New Grade I designations on two local stakes: the Clement L. Hirsch and the Pat OBrien. The $300,000 Hirsch, for fillies and mares, will be run on Sunday, August 9, while the $300,000 OBrien, a seven-panel dash, will add extra punch to Pacific Classic Day, September 6.
The shifting of the Del Mar Futurity from its normal closing-day spot to a feature role on Labor Day Monday, along with an enhancement of its purse from $250,000 to $300,000.
The renaming of the Del Mar Debutante as the Darley Debutante, honoring a liaison between the track and the worldwide racing and breeding giant that will provide significant extras to the juvenile filly championship race scheduled for Sept. 5, including a purse rise from $250,000 to $300,000.
The reshaping of the closing weekend with its Labor Day anchor featuring a stakes bonanza of 11 races between Friday and Monday dubbed the Pacific Classic Racing Festival, highlighted by six Graded events, four of them Grade Is.
The dropping of handicap conditions on five of the tracks record nine Grade I events the $350,000 Eddie Read Stakes (Sunday, July 25), the $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (Saturday, August 8), the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, the $350,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (Sunday, August 16) and the Pat OBrien Stakes. The installation of allowance conditions in place of handicap conditions is reflective of similar adjustments taking place nationwide.
Besides the big four-stake afternoon around the Pacific Classic, four other afternoons feature stakes doubleheaders: July 25, Aug. 9, Sept. 5 and Sept. 7.