Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes

Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes
Grade III race
LocationDel Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California, United States
Inaugurated2012 (as Oak Tree Juvenile Turf Stakes)
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
WebsiteDel Mar
Race information
Distance1 mile
Surfaceturf
Trackleft-handed
QualificationTwo-year-olds
Weight123 lbs with allowances
Purse$100,000 (since 2012)

The Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds over a distance of one mile on the turf track scheduled annually in September at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The event currently carries a purse of $100,000.

History

The inaugural running of the event was on September 5, 2012, as the Oak Tree Juvenile Turf Stakes. Del Mar added two new juvenile turf stakes to its schedule in conjunction with the Oak Tree Racing Association during their 2012 meeting. The Oak Tree Racing Association had been idle since 2010. The races, meant as stepping stones toward the two Breeders’ Cup's juvenile grass offerings, also expand the track's emphasis on its 2-year-old program.[1]

In 2015 Del Mar administration renamed the event to the Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes[2] after Oak Tree Racing Association moved their meeting to the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.[3]

In 2022 the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the classification of the event to Grade III.[4]

The best performance by a winner of this event in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf was in 2021 when Mackinnon finished third.

Records

Speed record:

  • 1 mile: 1:34.36 – Diamond Bachelor (2013)

Margins:

  • 4+1⁄4 lengths – Packs A Wahlop (2022)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 2 – Juan J. Hernandez (2021, 2023)

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Hronis Racing (2014, 2019)

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes
2024 Artislas Reylu Gutierrez Jeff Mullins Irving Ventures, Michelle Arthur, William Meathe, Jeanne Tumanjan 1 mile 1:36.53 $104,000 III [5]
2023 Endlessly Juan J. Hernandez Michael McCarthy Amerman Racing 1 mile 1:35.28 $101,500 III [6]
2022 Packs A Wahlop Mike E. Smith Jeff Mullins Red Baron's Barn & Rancho Temescal 1 mile 1:35.96 $104,500 III [7]
2021 Mackinnon Juan J. Hernandez Doug F. O'Neill ERJ Racing & Dave Kenney 1 mile 1:36.24 $102,000 Listed [8]
2020 Big Fish Victor Espinoza David Hofmans Legacy Ranch 1 mile 1:38.21 $102,500 Listed [9]
2019 Encoder Flavien Prat John W. Sadler Hronis Racing 1 mile 1:35.31 $100,000 Listed [10]
2018 King of Speed Gary L. Stevens Jeff Bonde Del Secco DCS Racing 1 mile 1:36.77 $101,725 Listed [11]
2017 Encumbered Mario Gutierrez Simon Callaghan Reddam Racing 1 mile 1:35.90 $103,105 Listed [12]
2016 Bowie's Hero Rafael Bejarano Philip D'Amato Pope, Pope Jr. & Marc McLean 1 mile 1:36.40 $102,760 Listed [13]
2015 Hollywood Don Brice Blanc Peter L. Miller Rockingham Ranch 1 mile 1:35.46 $101,500 Listed [2]
Oak Tree Juvenile Turf Stakes
2014 Daddy D T Corey Nakatani John W. Sadler Hronis Racing 1 mile 1:36.35 $101,000 [14]
2013 Diamond Bachelor Julien Leparoux Patrick Biancone Diamond 100 Racing Club 1 mile 1:34.36 $100,750 [15]
2012 Dry Summer Joseph Talamo Jeff Mullins Sam Britt & Michael House 1 mile 1:35.16 $100,000 Listed [16]

Legend:
  Turf

See also

References

  1. ^ Shinar, Jack (April 20, 2012). "Oak Tree, Del Mar Offer Juvenile Turf Stakes; Agreement will also bring Yellow Ribbon to seaside track for upcoming summer meet". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2015 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 6)". Equibase. September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. ^ BloodHorse Staff (June 2, 2015). "Five New Additions for TOBA Owners Concierge Initiative gains five new additions, boosting initiative's participants to 25". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Angst, Frank (January 28, 2022). "Blue Grass Stakes to Return to Grade 1 Status Keeneland's top Kentucky Derby prep among three races upgraded to grade 1 for 2022". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "2024 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Grade 3 – (race 9)". Equibase. September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Grade 3 – (race 7)". Equibase. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Grade 3 – (race 9)" (PDF). Equibase. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "2021 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 8)". Equibase. September 6, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "2020 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 9)". Equibase. September 7, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "2019 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 3)". Equibase. September 1, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "2018 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 6)". Equibase. September 2, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  12. ^ "2017 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 5)". Equibase. September 3, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "2016 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 6)". Equibase. September 3, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  14. ^ "2014 Oak Tree Juvenile Turf Stakes Black Type – (race 6)". Equibase. September 3, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  15. ^ "2013 Oak Tree Juvenile Turf Stakes Black Type – (race 3)". Equibase. September 4, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  16. ^ "2012 Oak Tree Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 5)". Equibase. September 5, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2022.