Del Mar Thoroughbred Club: Summer Season 2026

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar. Summer season running July through early September 2026. From $25. The Del Mar summer racing meet is the season — the full stretch of Thoroughbred racing at the track where the Pacific Coast and the Turf Club and the specific San Diego sun combine into something that exists nowhere else.

Del Mar's summer meet runs across multiple weekends, each one a card worth attending. The track is a genuine racing destination: the horses that come to Del Mar are West Coast stakes horses, the atmosphere is San Diego at its most specific, and the setting — the bay beyond the finish line, the infield palms, the grandstands that were built for exactly this use — is the version of horse racing that people who have never been become fans of immediately.

From $25. dmtc.com for the full meet calendar and ticket options. The weekday cards have shorter lines and better views. The Saturday stakes days have the better horses. Either way, Jimmy Durante Blvd leads you in, the infield is the social move, and the afternoon race at Del Mar in summer is the specific Southern California event that earns its reputation every year.