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The 32nd running of the $1,000,000 Pacific Classic will be held on Saturday, September 3 at Del Mar.

The Pacific Classic is the signature race of Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and one of the most important races of the summer in southern California. The race was first run in 1991 and is contested at 1 1/4 miles on the main track for horses 3 years old and older.

When is the Pacific Classic?

The Pacific Classic is on Saturday, September 3, 2022!

Where is the Pacific Classic?

The Pacific Classic is raced at Del Mar in Del Mar, California

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Del Mar's 32nd edition of the Pacific Classic

AUGUST 14 - We are still two weeks away from the deadline for nominations to this year's G1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar but it's already shaping up to be a must-see event. Of course, trainer John Sadler has made no secrets about running his superstar horse Hronis Racing, et al's Flightline in the $1 million event on September 3.

Which then raises the question...will the undefeated son of Tapit scare off any potential contenders to the race? If trainer Richard Mandella is any indication, the answer is `no.' Mandella has indicated he may point three of his big guns to the Pacific Classic, a "Win & You're In" race for the Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland this year.

Fox Hill Farms and Sienna Farm's Royal Ship, winner of the G2 San Diego, the local prep for the Pacific Classic, is one of those three possibles. The Brazilian-bred gelding has been keeping some lofty company of late. Eleven of his last 12 races have been graded stakes, dating back to the 2020 G2 Del Mar Mile.

MyRacehorse and Spendthrift Farm's Tizamagician may also represent the Mandella barn in the Classic off of a runner-up finish to Heywoods Beach in the G3 Cougar II at Del Mar on July 24, a race Tizamagician won in 2021.

Rounding out the Mandella trio, Jay Em Ess Stable's Extra Hope also may get a shot in the Classic. The son of Shanghai Bobby was third behind his stablemate in the Cougar II and has not visited the winners circle since capturing the 2020 G3 Native Diver at Del Mar.

Trainer Bob Baffert has said he will point his Dubai World Cup winner, Commonwealth Thoroughbreds, et al's Country Grammer, to the TVG Pacific Classic. The son of Tonalist finished second to Royal Ship in the San Diego July 30.

And trainer John Shirreffs has hinted about running his Santa Anita Handicap winner, C R K Stable's Express Train, in the Classic. The son of Union Rags last ran second to Stilleto Boy in the G2 Californian at Santa Anita in April.

More nominations for the Pacific Classic are expected to trickle in by next weekend. Nominations close for the big race on Thursday, August 25.

Pacific Classic History

The Pacific Classic Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for runners aged 3-year-old or up run at the classic American distance of a mile and a quarter (10 furlongs, 2 km). It is run each year in August at Del Mar Race Track in Del Mar, Calif., and the Grade 1 race has become one of the top prizes for older horses racing in the United States each year.

First run in 1991, the Pacific Classic offers a purse of $1-million and is the premier event of the season at one of the nation's premier race meetings conducted for seven weeks each year at the seaside racing plant just north of San Diego. Notable among the runnings of the race was the 1996 renewal that saw champion Cigar attempt to best Citation's mark of 16 straight victories, but fall to a shocking upset ($81.20) by the unheralded Dare And Go and jockey Alex Solis. Another exciting running saw Hall of Fame Jockey Julie Krone become the first female rider to win a million-dollar race when she guided Sid and Jenny Craig's Candy Ride to victory in track record time of 1:59:11.

Del Mar switched its main racing surface from dirt to safer synthetic footing Polytrack in 2007 and the Pacific Classic winner that year was long-shot Student Council, who was handled by veteran Richard Migliore. Starting in 2008, the Pacific Classic is a part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge, where the winner of the race will automatically earn a spot in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Oak Tree.