Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes

Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes

Class	Grade III
Location	Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States
Inaugurated	2012 (as Oak Tree Juvenile Turf Stakes)
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	Del Mar
Race information
Distance	1 mile
Surface	turf
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds
Weight	123 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:

• 3 – Jeff Mullins (2012, 2022, 2024)

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

• List of American and Canadian Graded races

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. 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.