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:

• 19 - Bob Baffert (1996–2002, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

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