The San Diego Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late july/early August at Del Mar Race Track in Del Mar, California. This Grade II race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It is considered the track's key prep race for its foremost attraction, the $1-million Pacific Classic Stakes.
Inaugurated in 1937, it was first run on July 3 as part of the first-ever racecard at Del Mar Racetrack.
| Stakes Race | Grade | Purse |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Read Stakes | I | $300,000 |
| San Clemente Handicap | II | $150,000 |
| Cougar II Handicap | III | $125,000 |
| San Diego Handicap | II | $200,000 |
| Bing Crosby Stakes | I | $250,000 |
| Sorrento Stakes | III | $150,000 |
| Clement L. Hirsch Stakes | I | $300,000 |
| Best Pal Stakes | II | $150,000 |
| La Jolla Handicap | II | $150,000 |
| John C. Mabee Stakes | II | $250,000 |
| Del Mar Oaks | I | $250,000 |
| Rancho Bernardo Handicap | III | $150,000 |
| Del Mar Mile | II | $200,000 |
| Del Mar Handicap | II | $200,000 |
| Pacific Classic Stakes | I | $1,000,000 |
| Pat O'Brien Stakes | I | $250,000 |
| Del Mar Debutante | I | $250,000 |
| Del Mar Derby | II | $250,000 |
| Palomar Handicap | II | $150,000 |
| Del Mar Futurity | I | $250,000 |
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