Del_Mar_Juvenile_Turf_Stakes

Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes

Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes

Horse race


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.

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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+14 lengths – Packs A Wahlop (2022)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 2 – Juan Hernandez (2021, 2023)

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Hronis Racing (2014, 2019)

Winners

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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. "2015 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 6)". Equibase. September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. "2023 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Grade 3 – (race 7)". Equibase. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  4. "2022 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Grade 3 – (race 9)" (PDF). Equibase. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  5. "2021 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 8)". Equibase. September 6, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  6. "2020 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 9)". Equibase. September 7, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  7. "2019 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 3)". Equibase. September 1, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  8. "2018 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 6)". Equibase. September 2, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  9. "2017 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 5)". Equibase. September 3, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  10. "2016 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 6)". Equibase. September 3, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  11. "2014 Oak Tree Juvenile Turf Stakes Black Type – (race 6)". Equibase. September 3, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  12. "2013 Oak Tree Juvenile Turf Stakes Black Type – (race 3)". Equibase. September 4, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  13. "2012 Oak Tree Juvenile Turf Stakes Listed – (race 5)". Equibase. September 5, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

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