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The Del Mar Mile Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar California. The Grade II event is open to horses age three and up willing to race one mile on the turf. As part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series the winner automatically qualifies for a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Mile. [1]Inaugurated in 1987 the Del Mar Mile Handicap was contested on dirt from 1987 through 2004.