Del Mar Futurity

Del Mar Futurity

Grade I race
Location	Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States
Inaugurated	1948
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Race information
Distance	7 furlongs
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds
Weight	Colts & Geldings, 123 lbs. Fillies, 120 lbs. Allowances
Purse	$300,000 since 2012

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

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2024	Gaming	Flavien Prat	Bob Baffert	Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman	1:23.02
2023	Prince of Monaco	Flavien Prat	Bob Baffert	SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Robert E. Masterson, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan and Tom Ryan	1:22.65
2022	Cave Rock	Juan Hernandez	Bob Baffert	Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman	1:20.99
2021	Pinehurst	Mike E. Smith	Bob Baffert	SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital and Donovan Farm	1:23.55
2020	Dr. Schivel	Flavien Prat	Luis Mendez	Red Baron's Barn LLC, Rancho Temescal LLC Et Al	1:24.16
2019	Nucky	Norberto Arroyo Jr.	Peter Miller	Rockingham Ranch	1:25.52
2018	Game Winner	Mario Gutierrez	Bob Baffert	Gary & Mary West	1:23.18
2017	Bolt d'Oro	Corey Nakatani	Mick Ruis	Ruis Racing	1:22.91
2016	Klimt	Rafael Bejarano	Bob Baffert	Kaleem Shah	1:21.80
2015	Nyquist	Mario Gutierrez	Doug F. O'Neill	Reddam Racing	1:23.28
2014	American Pharoah	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Zayat Stables	1:21.48
2013	Tamarando	Julien Leparoux	Jerry Hollendorfer	Mr. & Mrs. Larry Williams	1:23.07
2012	Rolling Fog	Rafael Bejarano	Bob Baffert	Arnold Zetcher LLC	1:22.96
2011	Drill	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, Paul Weitman	1:22.16
2010	J P's Gusto	Patrick Valenzuela	David Hofmans	Gem Stable	1:22.95
2009	Lookin at Lucky	Garrett Gomez	Bob Baffert	Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, Paul Weitman	1:22.85
2008	Midshipman	Tyler Baze	Bob Baffert	Stonerside Stable	1:23.35
2007	Georgie Boy	Garrett K. Gomez	Kathy Walsh	George Schwary	1:25.34
2006	Horse Greeley	Victor Espinoza	Richard Mandella	Ray & Martha Parfet	1:22.93
2005	Stevie Wonderboy	Garrett Gomez	Doug O'Neill	Merv Griffin	1:22.43
2004	Declan's Moon	Victor Espinoza	Ronald W. Ellis	Mace & Samantha Siegel	1:21.29
2003	Siphonizer	Julie Krone	Richard Mandella	B. Wayne Hughes	1:23.10
2002	Icecoldbeeratreds	David Flores	Bob Baffert	Mike Pegram	1:22.94
2001	Officer	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:22.33
2000	Flame Thrower	Jerry Bailey	Bob Baffert	Gary Garber	1:22.00
1999	Forest Camp	David Flores	Bob Baffert	Aaron U. Jones	1:21.67
1998	Worldly Manner	Kent Desormeaux	Bob Baffert	Golden Eagle Farm	1:23.05
1997	Souvenir Copy	Chris McCarron	Bob Baffert	Golden Eagle Farm	1:23.10
1996	Silver Charm	David Flores	Bob Baffert	Bob & Beverly Lewis	1:22.88
1995	Future Quest	Kent Desormeaux	Ron McAnally	VHW Stables	1:22.81
1994	On Target	Alex Solis	Ron McAnally	VHW Stables	1:22.37
1993	Winning Pact	Corey Nakatani	Gary F. Jones	Golden Eagle Farm	1:22.04
1992	River Special	Chris McCarron	Robert Hess Jr.	Golden Eagle Farm	1:36.64
1991	Bertrando	Alex Solis	Bruce Headley	Gus Headley	1:36.45
1990	Best Pal	Pat Valenzuela	Ian Jory	Golden Eagle Farm	1:35.40
1989	Drag Race	Frank Olivares	Steve Miyadi	Kazumasa Yano	1:35.40
1988	Music Merci	Chris McCarron	Craig A. Lewis	Royal T. Stable/Pendleton	1:35.40
1987	Lost Kitty	Laffit Pincay Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Klein & Lukas	1:36.20
1986	Qualify	Gary Stevens	Laz Barrera	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:35.60
1985	Tasso	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Neil Drysdale	G. Robins/Waldemar Farms	1:36.00
1984	Saratoga Six	Ángel Cordero Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	French/Klein/Lyon	1:36.00
1983	Althea	Laffit Pincay Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	D. Aykroyd/H. Alexander	1:34.80
1982	Roving Boy	Ed Delahoussaye	Joseph Manzi	Robert E. Hibbert	1:38.80
1981	Gato Del Sol	Ed Delahoussaye	Edwin J. Gregson	A. Hancock III/L. Peters	1:37.40
1980	Bold and Gold	Dean Hall	Willis A. Reavis	Ted Rexius	1:36.20
1979	The Carpenter	Chris McCarron	Willard L. Proctor	Cardiff Stud Farm	1:35.20
1978	Flying Paster	Don Pierce	Gordon C. Campbell	Bernard J. Ridder	1:34.80
1977	Go West Young Man	Frank Olivares	Loren Rettele	Wild Plum Farm	1:35.60
1976	Visible	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Vincent Clyne	Elmendorf	1:35.60
1975	Telly's Pop	Francisco Mena	Melvin F. Stute	H. Koch & T. Savalas	1:36.00
1974	Diabolo	Bill Shoemaker	Sidney Martin	Frank M. McMahon	1:35.40
1973	Such A Rush	Bill Shoemaker	Dale Landers	Hubert J. Miller	1:29.80
1972	Groshawk	Bill Shoemaker	Charlie Whittingham	M/M Quinn Martin	1:28.60
1971	MacArthur Park	Bill Shoemaker	Tommy Doyle	Mark III Stable	1:29.00
1971	D.B. Carm	Fernando Toro	John G. Canty	M/M S. N. Simmons	1:29.00
1970	June Darling	William Mahorney	Warren Stute	Clement L. Hirsch	1:08.80
1969	George Lewis	Bill Hartack	Buster Millerick	Alan Magerman	1:08.20
1968	Fleet Allied	Jerry Lambert	Harold C. McBride	M/M Vincent Kanowsky	1:08.20
1967	Baffle	Walter Blum	Johnny Longden	Frank M. McMahon	1:09.60
1966	Ruken	Fernando Alvarez	Clyde Turk	Louis R. Rowan	1:09.60
1965	Coursing	Kenneth Church	Clyde Turk	Louis R. Rowan	1:08.80
1964	Terry's Secret	Alex Maese	Carl A. Roles	Poltex Stable	1:10.20
1963	Perris	Alex Maese	Carl A. Roles	M/M Mel M. Burns	1:09.40
1962	Slipped Disc	Roy Yaka	Max H. Britt	W. E. Britt	1:09.80
1961	Weldy	Raymond York	Frank E. Childs	M/M Fred Turner Jr.	1:09.20
1960	Short Jacket	Ralph Neves	Hurst Philpot	Middle Ranch	1:09.00
1959	Azure's Orphan	Eddie Burns	Paul Meredith	M/M L. F. Saunders	1:09.60
1958	Tomy Lee	Bill Shoemaker	Frank E. Childs	M/M Fred Turner Jr.	1:09.20
1957	Old Pueblo	Eddie Arcaro	Robert L. Wheeler	Jelks & P. McBean	1:09.00
1956	Swirling Abbey	Don Lewis	Reggie Cornell	T. Ross/P. Klipstein	1:08.80
1955	Blen Host	Raymond York	Bob R. Roberts	Wilson et al.	1:10.60
1954	Blue Ruler	Bill Shoemaker	William Finnegan	Murcain Stable	1:09.80
1953	Double Speed	Joe Phillippi	Monte S. Parke	Fannie Hertz	1:10.40
1952	Hour Regards	Euclid LeBlanc	C. Ralph West	Archie J. Sneed	1:09.80
1951	Big Noise	Ralph Neves	Hack Ross	Harry James/Betty Grable	1:10.40
1950	Patch	Johnny Longden	Walter W. Taylor	J. Thomas Taylor	1:10.60
1949	Your Host	Frank Chojnacki	Harry L. Daniels	William Goetz	1:10.40
1948	Star Fiddle	Hubert Trent	Edward H. Wright	White Star Stable	1:11.80

References

• The Del Mar Futurity at Pedigree Query
• The Del Mar Futurity at the NTRA