🏇 Day at the Races: Amtrak to Del Mar & Free Admission!

We will take the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to Solana Beach and catch the free shuttle over to Del Mar Racetrack.

### 🚆 Specific Train Details

Train Tickets: Amtrak tickets are $40.00 Round Trip (Irvine to Solana Beach). Seniors (ages 65+) receive a 10% discount when booking through Amtrak. Please purchase your tickets online at Amtrak.com or via the Amtrak app prior to the event, as race-day trains sell out.

• Southbound Departure: Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Train #572 (Departs Irvine at 12:12 PM)
• Northbound Return: Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Train #587 (Departs Solana Beach at 5:40 PM)

💬 IMPORTANT: Once you have purchased your Amtrak tickets, please post a comment on this event page!

### 🎟️ What’s Included

• Free Admission & Seat (requires Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Diamond Club membership in the DMTC app)

### 📱 Quick DMTC App Setup Instructions

1. Open your phone's App Store or Google Play Store and search for/download the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (DMTC) app.
2. Validate your account via email and phone number.
3. Make sure you can open the app and display the UPC/barcode under the Diamond Club banner at the gate for free admission.

### ⏰ Schedule

• 12:00 PM: Meet at Platform 2 at Irvine Station on Platform 2 in the shade of the Elevator tower/bridge @ 12:00 ready to catch Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 572 at 12:12PM
• 1:30 PM: Arrive at Del Mar Racetrack (via free shuttle from Solana Beach Station).
• 2:00 PM: First race starts.
• 5:00 PM: Take Del Mar Shuttle back to Solana Beach Station.
• 5:40 PM: Board Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #587 back to Irvine.
• 6:51 PM: Arrive back in Irvine.

### ⚠️ DISCLAIMER & APP REQUIREMENT

Group organizer, assistant organizers, and event hosts assume no liability; participate at your own risk. By being a member of this group, you hereby agree to assume all risks and liability related to or resulting from any group functions. You agree that neither you nor any third party will hold any of the group's leaders, officers, or representatives liable for any injury, loss, or damage to your own person or any members of your family, friends, acquaintances, children, pets, or property, arising directly or as a consequence of a group activity. You also agree that your membership in this group is on an "at will" basis.

Please note that downloading the DMTC app and signing up for the Diamond Club membership are strictly required to receive the free admission offer. Each user must be able to display their own barcode/UPC code when clicking on Diamond Club in the DMTC app at the entrance. The organizer is not endorsing this application per se, but simply clarifying the venue's requirements for free entrance.