The hoofs meet the dirt again in November where the "turf meets the surf" as the Breeder's Cup returns to San Diego's famous horse racing track for 2024. The event is scheduled for Nov. 1-2. It will be the third time Del Mar, founded by singer Bing Crosby in 1937, will have hosted the event, which is a series of 14 races to determine the world champion horses, jockeys and … [Read more...]
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Cevasco’s Del Mar Has One Of San Diego’s Best Happy Hours
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger There is one thing that I am always on the lookout for, and that's a good Happy Hour in San Diego. There are, by PubClub.com's standards, three critical criteria that makes for a good Happy Hour. The are: • The prices and quality of the food and drinks • The location • The crowd One that hits all the marks – … [Read more...]
No Summer Concerts At Del Mar This Summer But There Is A Wine Festival
San Diego's Horse Racing Track Has Limited Seating For 2021 Season By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger There won't be any post-race concerts this summer at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Normally a very popular Friday evening happening for San Diego's singles and young-and-fun people, it's not happening for the 2021 race season. There is, … [Read more...]
No General Admission Tickets Or Big Crowds At Del Mar Opening Day 2021
Sold-Out Tickets For Those With Seats Only; Friday Night Concert Series Also Canceled At DMTC Tradition had already been broken by moving the start of the season from a Wednesday to a Friday and now another long-standing element of Del Mar Opening Day will not be a part of 2021: large crowds. Officials at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (DMTC) have limited capacity … [Read more...]
Here’s The Date For Del Mar Opening Day 2021
Kentucky Derby Of The West Coast Opens On A Saturday By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The 2021 date for Del Mar Opening Day – the Kentucky Derby Of The West Coast – as we call it on PubClub.com – has been set. And it's a little different than in traditional years. It is July 17, which is on a Saturday. Now as just about everyone in San Diego … [Read more...]
Del Mar Race Track Is A Fun Day Beyond Opening Day
Horse Racing, Festivals & Concerts Make This Among Top Summertime Things To Do In San Diego By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Opening Day at the Del Mar race track in San Diego, CA, is one of Southern California's great social scenes, the "Kentucky Derby of the West Coast" as PubClub so accurately describes it. Yet I discovered something … [Read more...]
Del Mar Opening Day Is The Kentucky Derby Of The West Coast
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The ladies arrive in tight-fitting cocktail dresses topped by huge hats, the gentlemen don pants and jackets with pictures of horses on them and drinks flow like at a wedding reception. It's Derby Day and not the one you're likely thinking about on the famed grounds of Churchill Downs but instead at the Del Mar … [Read more...]
Where To Find The Del Mar Opening Day After Party Best Bars
Bringentine, Jimmy O's & Bully's Are Good For Post-Race Drinks And En Fuego Is On Fire By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It was a few hours after Del Mar Opening Day and I was showing a friend around to the bars to continue our partying when we walked into En Fuego in downtown Del Mar about a mile from the track. From street level it doesn't look … [Read more...]
Top 10 Tips For Attending Del Mar Opening Day
The Bars, Social Scene, Tickets & All You Need To Know Spending a day at Del Mar, the famous Southern California horse racing track "where the turf meets the surf" is a laid-back, relaxing and also exhilarating experience. If done properly.it's an enjoyable time by the beach, combining a sporting event with the makeup of a social mixer and outdoor party. PubClub.com … [Read more...]
Del Mar Opening Day 2016 Is On A Friday
Top Social Singles Event Leads Into OTL's Second Weekend If you think Del Mar Opening Day was crowded the last few years when around 45,000 people packed into the tight race course, then it could be even more popular this year. That's because Opening Day in 2016 is not on its traditional Wednesday, but on a Friday. Yes, a Friday. The date is July 15. This could lead to … [Read more...]
Del Mar Opening Day 2016 Tickets
Box Office Opens May 13; Opening Day Is Friday, July 15 Tickets for Opening Day of Del Mar – the Kentucky Derby of the West Coast as PubClub.com likes to refer to it – go on sale when the box office opens for all events on Friday, May 13. It opens at 10 a.m. Opening Day 2016 is not on a Wednesday as is traditional, but instead on a Friday, which is July 15. Tickets … [Read more...]
Del Mar Nightlife Bars Near The Del Mar Race Track Solana Beach Cardiff By The Sea
On Fire At En Fuego, Top Fish Tacos, Great Margaritas And A Classic Dive Bar In North County The horses run from July to September, but the nightlife and bars in Del Mar and the other seaside cities in the North County of San Diego put out plenty of horsepower the rest of the year. The area is at full trot when the ponies and people are in town for the Del Mar races, but … [Read more...]