Pacific Classic Stakes

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The Grade I Pacific Classic Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three years of age or older thoroughbred race horses. Held in August, the Pacific Classic has a purse of $1,000,000, and is the prestige event of the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California as one of the top races on the West Coast. The race has a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the dirt (10 furlongs) and is a prep for the Breeders' Cup Classic.

On August 24, 2003 Julie Krone became the first female rider to win a million-dollar horse race when she rode Candy Ride to the wire in the Pacific Classic.

[edit] Past winners

Winners of the Pacific Classic in the last 16 years are:

Year	Win	Place	Show	Time
2006	Lava Man	Good Reward	Super Frolic	2:01.62
2005	Borrego	Perfect Drift	Lava Man	2:00.71
2004	Pleasantly Perfect	Perfect Drift	Total Impact	2:01.17
2003	Candy Ride	Medaglia d'Oro	Fleetstreet Dancer	1:59.11
2002	Came Home	Momentum	Milwaukee Brew	2:01.45
2001	Skimming	Dixie Dot Com	Dig for It	1:59.96
2000	Skimming	Tiznow	Ecton Park	2:01.22