Del Mar’s opening day, beer fest set for July 21-22

The famous seaside track will welcome fans back for an exciting summer season on July 21. The racing begins on Friday with opening day and the hat contest celebrations, and the season will run through Sept. 10.

For the opening day hat contest, there will be more than $4,000 in prizes in one of four categories: Best Racing Theme, Most Glamorous, Best Fascinator, and Best Flowers. Show off your hats before 3 p.m. in the Plaza de Mexico. Winners will be announced after the sixth race.

With opening day sold out, no need for racing fans to fret – the excitement continues with racing throughout the weekend and the season’s first trackside event – Del Mar Beer Festival on Saturday, July 22.

First post daily is 2 p.m. until Sept. 2 when first post moves to 1:30 p.m. First post on Fridays is at 4 p.m. (exceptions being Aug. 18 and 25 when the first post is at 3:30 p.m., and Sept. 1 and 8 when the first post shifts to 3 p.m.).