Pacific Classic Stakes

  • Location: Del Mar Racetrack, Del Mar, CA
  • Inaugural Race: 1991
  • Distance: 1 & 1/4 miles (10 furlongs)
  • Track Type: Left-handed, Dirt
  • Age Qualifications: Three Year Olds and up
  • 2020 Purse: $500,000
  • 2020 Race Date: Saturday, August 22nd
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2020 Pacific Classic Stakes Entries and Results

POST
HORSE
JOCKEY
TRAINER
WIN
PLACE
SHOW
5
Maximum Security
Abel Cedillo
Bob Baffert
$2.80
$2.20
$2.10
6
Sharp Samurai
Juan J. Hernandez
Mark Glatt
$5.00
$3.60
1
Midcourt
Victor Espinoza
John A. Shirreffs
$3.00
2
Higher Power
Flavien Prat
John W. Sadler
3
Mirinaque (ARG)
Tiago Josue Pereira
Maria C. Munoz
4
Dark Vader
Umberto Rispoli
Peter Eurton

Exotic Payouts

$2 Exacta (5-6) $14.20
$2 Trifecta (5-6-1) $59.60
$2 Superfecta (5-6-1-2) $99.60


Watch the 2020 Pacific Classic Stakes



The History of the Pacific Classic Stakes

First run in 1991, the Pacific Classic Stakes is run each year at the famed Del Mar Racetrack and is considered on of the nations premier events for older horses. Offering a whopping $1 million purse, the winning horse automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Classic as part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series.