Official Breeders Cup & San Diego Tour
PRICE FROM £3450pp
San Diego, USA
Wednesday 29th October to Tuesday 4th November 2025
Venatour Racing Social along with our colleagues at Venatour USA are extremely excited to be heading back to Del Mar for the 42nd Breeders Cup in 2025. This will be the fourth time this fantastic meeting has been held at Del Mar, an iconic and scenic racecourse overlooking the Pacific Ocean and known as where the ‘Turf Meets The Surf’.
With its breathtaking location, Del Mar is unique in its picturesque natural backdrop, and its village centre promises to attract domestic and international visitors seeking beautiful beaches, award-winning cuisine, and boutique hotels. San Diego is one of the most desirable US cities to visit with its many attractions, fantastic bay and harbour and wonderful bars and restaurants within the famous Gaslamp Quarter and Little Italy.
We will be staying in the renowned 5* Pendry Hotel, a perfectly positioned hotel to explore all that San Diego and the surrounding areas have to offer. The Pendry itself has a range of restaurants and bars within the hotel as well as a Spa & Gym.
Wednesday 29th October 2025
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Depart from London on Economy Flight (upgrades available) direct to San Diego International Airport.
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Arrive in San Diego and board a short transfer to our hotel.
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Check into the 5* Pendry Hotel for your five-night stay on a room only basis.
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Evening at leisure.
Thursday 30th October
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Day at leisure.
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OPTIONAL: Take advantage of the hotels complimentary four-hour car hire to explore San Diego and the surrounding areas.
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OPTIONAL: Early morning transfer to Del Mar Racecourse for breakfast and view the horses on track preparing for the weekends racing.
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Join the group for an evening meal at a local restaurant.
Friday 31st November
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Transfer to Del Mar racecourse for the Future Stars Day. Enjoy reserved seating in the grandstand (upgrades available) with an excellent view of the track.
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Transfer back to the hotel following the conclusion of today’s racing.
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Evening at leisure.
Saturday 1st November
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Transfer to Del Mar racecourse for Champions Day! Watch the 42nd Breeders Cup from our reserved grandstand seating (upgrades available).
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Transfer back to the hotel following the conclusion of the day’s racing.
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Evening at leisure.
Sunday 2nd November
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Day at leisure.
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This evening join the group for our final dinner.
Monday 3rd November
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Check out of the hotel.
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Transfer to the airport for your overnight flight back to the UK.
Tuesday 4th November
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Arrive back in the UK.
BREEDERS' CUp
ABOUT THE EVENT:
The Breeders’ Cup is a pinnacle event in global horse racing, showcasing elite thoroughbreds competing for glory in a series of exhilarating races. Held annually at iconic racecourses across North America, it offers an unrivalled blend of top-tier racing, world-class hospitality, and vibrant entertainment. For fans and enthusiasts alike, the Breeders’ Cup is an unmissable celebration of speed, skill, and equine excellence.
This will be the 42nd Breeders’ Cup, and as always, will offer a spectacular array of top class Group One Racing over 2 days with horses and jockeys from all over the world competing for the coveted prizes. We will have Grandstand Seats offering superb views of the course (upgrades available) and access to view the parade ring along with food and drink concessions.
DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT.
Christopher V,
December 2024
An excellent tour to the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar.
Arrangements were well planned, and the atmosphere good. The pick ups at the racecourse were really slick, we were back at the hotel in no time.
Simon was a great tour manager, giving us all the information we needed, but allowing us to do our own thing if we wanted. The hotel choice was a great location downtown and good quality. Having a seat at Del Mar was great to use as a base to go an explore further around the course.
I would definitely recommend Venatour and will be looking to book future trips myself.
Jon S,
September 2024
Lovely trip meeting old and new friends.
Fantastic trip to Bruges and Waregem with Venatour Racing Social. This was our first visit to Bruges so Marc and Simon definitely looked after all of us with recommendations for bars and restaurants and places to see.
Wonderful choice of hotel in the centre of Bruges and a nice touch on day 1 to meet up for drinks together and get to know the group. The racing on day 2 was a spectacle not to be missed and with superb hospitality. On the last evening, Marc arranged a meet up at a lovely place by the Canal. Thanks for a lovely trip, meeting old and new friends and being well looked after.
Carol S,
February 2024
We are still buzzing from
our trip.
Firstly, we are still buzzing from our trip to the White Turf Event in St Moritz with Marc & Simon from Venatour. We were with our family on our return and loved relating many of the 'one of a kind' highlights!
We felt very well looked after with all the attention to details, updates and changes of exciting events which they both masterminded. We've now signed up for the Cape Town event plus the add on Safari - we know it will be a superb experience and something we couldn't do without the expertise of Venatour.
Graham H,
November 2023
Very skilled in tailoring the experience.
Our first guided tour of any description (being averse to any set itinerary and having the spirit of a cat, like a caged Lion…😁). However Marc was an excellent herder of cats!
Very skilful in tailoring the experience to the individual; we did our own thing but was always kept in the loop and joined the group and events as we wanted. And when Gatwick threw a curveball by cancelling a bunch of flights, Marc and the team juggled all the chaos like pros. Hats off to them - it was purr-fectly handled! Thanks guys loved it.