Del Mar Futurity

Grade I race
Del Mar Futurity
Location	Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California
Inaugurated	1948
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance	7 furlongs
Track	Polytrack, left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds
Weight	Colts & Geldings, 123 lbs. Fillies, 120 lbs. Allowances
Purse	$250,000

The Del Mar Futurity is an 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 horses, age two, willing to race seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt and offers a purse of $250,000.

In 1971, it was run in two divisions on Turf.

Not only does trainer Bob Baffert hold the record for the most Del Mar Futurity wins with eight, seven of those wins came in consecutive years.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:21.29 - Declan's Moon (2004)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 6 - Bill Shoemaker (1954, 1958, 1971-1974)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 9 - Bob Baffert (1996-2002, 2008, 2009)

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