The Clement L. Hirsch Stakes has been run at Del Mar since 1950. A Grade I race with a $400,000 purse, reserved for older fillies and mares — the names on its past performance list carry. On August 1, 2026, Del Mar's Saturday card anchors on one of the most significant race days the Southern California season produces. The track where the surf meets the turf, the field where the best older mares in the country compete. Del Mar in summer is one of the most beautiful racing venues in the world — a track built into the Pacific coast, with the ocean a half-mile from the finish line. The …