Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The San Diego Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late July/early August at Del Mar Racetrack 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.