| R1 USA - DEL MAR | 31 July 2016 |
| Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Dirt) G1 3UFM ($213,310), 1710m 1:41.24 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | STELLAR WIND (USA) 4yo Mare | JOHN W SADLER VICTOR ESPINOZA | 55.0 $5.50 | |||||||
| CURLIN (USA) - EVENING STAR (USA) | ||||||||||
| MR MICHAEL B TABOR MR DERRICK SMITH AND | 2nd | BEHOLDER (USA) 6yo Mare | RICHARD E MANDELLA GARY STEVENS | 56.0 $1.10 | ||||||
| HENNY HUGHES (USA) - LESLIE'S LADY (USA) | 3rd | DIVINA COMEDIA (FR) 5yo Mare | S A CALLAGHAN JOSEPH TALAMO | 54.0 $25.80 | ||||||
| FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND (GB) - DIVINE PROMESSE (FR) | ||||||||||
| GANAY/BAILLET/FAMILLE MOUSSAC | ||||||||||
| 4th | OFF THE ROAD (BRZ) 4yo Mare | RICHARD E MANDELLA MARTIN A PEDROZA | 54.0 $38.00 | |||||||
| 5th | THE DREAM (CHI) 3yo Filly | JERRY HOLLENDORFER MARTIN GARCIA | 54.0 $29.00 | |||||||
Two champions went head-to-head, one emerged the victor. Stellar Wind earned guaranteed entry into the 2016 Breeders' Cup Longines Distaff at Santa Anita with her win over Beholder in the Clement L. Hirsch Handicap at Del Mar on July 30, 2016.
