- Source: Del Mar Futurity
The Del Mar Futurity is a seven-furlong American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. A Grade I event since 2007, the race is open to two-year-old horses and offers a purse of $300,000.
In 1971, it was run in two divisions on Turf. From 2007 to 2014, it was run on Polytrack synthetic dirt.
Bob Baffert has trained a record 14 horses to wins in the race, including seven straight from 1996 to 2002 and four straight from 2021 to 2024.
Records
Speed record:
1:20.99 – Cave Rock (2022) (Dirt)
1:21.48 – American Pharoah (2014) (Polytrack)
Most wins by a jockey:
6 – Bill Shoemaker (1954, 1958, 1971–1974)
Most wins by a trainer:
18 - Bob Baffert (1996–2002, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021–2024)
Most wins by an owner:
5 – Golden Eagle Farm (1990, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998)
Winners
References
The Del Mar Futurity at Pedigree Query
The Del Mar Futurity at the NTRA