Grade I race | |
Location |
Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States |
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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 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 dirt and currently 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.
Not only does trainer Bob Baffert hold the record for the most Del Mar Futurity wins with thirteen, seven of those wins came in consecutive years.
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