Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Del Mar Horse Races in Full Effect


Today is opening day!! It's a very important occasion for the rich. Maybe one year I'll get to get dressed up and don a huge gorgeous hat and rub shoulders with the San Diego elite. Until then I will have to put up with what my $6 ticket gets me and plastic cup of Coors to tide me over until the concert at the end of the races. The racetrack is actually fun and cheap, you can make $2 minimum bets and drunkenly cheer your horse on, the horses have great names too, which is honestly how I choose my bets... Check out the concert line up below. So fun to get boozy then hit a concert!! Concerts are free with entry to the races, $6 at the cheapest, they start after the last race around 7pm!




Del Mar Concert Series Website
Fri, Jul 24 G Love and Special Sauce
Fri, Jul 31 The Wailers
Fri, Aug 7 The Airborne Toxic Event
Fri, Aug 14 Common Sense
Sat, Aug 15 The Flaming Lips
Fri, Aug 21 Pinback
Sat, Aug 22 Steel Pulse
Fri, Aug 28 Super Diamond
Fri, Sep 4 Pete Yorn
Sun, Sep 6 Roots, Rock, Reggae Festival featuring Ziggy Marley


Del Mar's tradition of elegant hats and Fedora's has dated back to the very first opening day in 1937.

Entries taken between 11:30 am and 3:00 pm in the Plaza de Mexico located just inside the Stretch Run entrance gates.

Hats Categories:
1) Best Racing Theme
2) Funniest or Most Outrageous
3) Most Glamorous
4) Best Flowers/All Others

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