DEL MAR RACING THOROUGHBRED CLUB – OPENS WITH THE ONE AND ONLY TRULY FABULOUS HATS CONTEST...
When: Wednesday, July 20
Where: Plaza de Mexico
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Del Mar Racing Thoroughbred Club – Opens with The One and Only Truly Fabulous Hats Contest
Hats that win cash at Del Mar? Yes! Del Mar offers more than exciting racing events by the beach. One of its special event days includes, "The One and Only Truly Fabulous Hats Contest”.
The opening day of the Del Mar is celebrated in style and more than 40,000 race fans gather to enjoy racing, betting, and, all the summer festivities there are to offer at the coastal race course.
The most fabulous and fashionable event of them all is "The One and Only Truly Fabulous Hats Contest”. People can sign up for the contest, which is presented by the San Diego Hat Co. and completes the tradition at Del Mar, which takes place on the opening day.
The entrants, who will participate in the contest, will solely be judged on their hats, the creativity, and, style of their hats. There will be a panel of judges to choose the winner.
To make it more exciting "The One and Only Truly Fabulous Hats Contest” has four categories for this contest that are highlighted by the nature of the hats people wear. Category number one is the Best Racing Theme, Category number two is Funniest, or, most Outrageous, Number three is the most Glamorous and number four, Is Best Flowers/All Others.
The winner of this competition receives cash money of $300 and a $100 gift certificate the runner up gets $200 and the contestant in third place gets prize money of $100.
This will be the 17th running of the "The One and Only Truly Fabulous Hats Contest”, which got started in 1995. Julie Sarno is the inventor of this fabulous event, which takes place on the opening day, of Del Mar, and said that after watching the Royal Wedding it seems as if no dress is complete without a hat. She herself has been involved in two hat events in the Royal Wedding. Since 1995 Julie Sarno coordinates this event at Del Mar every year.
This year’s Del Mar will kick off on 20 June but the racing and the betting will come hand-in-hand with the special events, which also include the "The One and Only Truly Fabulous Hats Contest”.
In addition to giving away cash prizes to the winners of the hat contest, this year organisers are giving away two American airlines flight vouchers to the Grand Prize winners.
Traditional race attires add value to the racing event itself. Festivities like these at racing events, which accentuates other activities other than racing, and, betting, become more of a spectacle. They attract people, who don’t have much of an interest in the primary event itself, and in doing so, cater to a wider variety of spectators.
Opening Day will be highlighted by the unique One and Only Truly Fabulous Hats Contest, presented by San Diego Hat Co. The wearing of hats is a tradition on Opening Day at Del Mar. Hats contest entrants will be judged on creativity and style by a panel of celebrity judges.
Sign up between 11:30 am and 3:00 pm in the Plaza de Mexico located just inside the Stretch Run entrance gates. Be sure to watch the Hats Parade at 3:00 pm.
Hats Categories:
1) Best Racing Theme
2) Funniest or Most Outrageous
3) Most Glamorous
4) Best Flowers/All Others
Bing Crosby Grand Prize:
Two Round-Trip Airline Vouchers to anywhere in the U.S. aboard American Airlines (Some restrictions apply)
First place in each category-$300 plus $100 gift certificates to San Diego Hat Co. (Most Glamorous winner receives Diamond Boutique jewelry- Dual Chain and Station Necklace From The Jacqueline Kennedy Collection- $650 Value)
Second place in each category-$200
Third place in each category-$100
All Hats Contest entrants receive two free admission passes for a future visit to the races.
