Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Best Pal Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar California. The race is open to horses age two that are willing to race six and one-half furlongs on Polytrack. A Grade II event it carries a purse of $150000. Inaugurated in 1967 as the Balboa Stakes it was raced on turf and open to horses age three and up. For 1967 only the race was run in two divisions.