| Grade II race | |
| Location | Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1987 (as Del Mar Budweiser Breeders' Cup) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Del Mar |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and older |
| Weight | Base weights with allowances: Older: 126 lbs 3YOs: 122 lbs |
| Purse | $300,000 (2021) |
The Del Mar Mile Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years and older run over a distance of one mile on the turf held annually in August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The event currently carries a purse of $150,000.
The event was inaugurated on September 2, 1987, with additional sponsorship from Budweiser and the Breeders' Cup at a distance of as a one-mile race on the dirt track and was won by the 9:1 shot Good Command, who was ridden by United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron in a time of 1:354⁄5. [1] The following year the event was by Precisionist, the 1985 U.S. Champion Sprint Horse who had come out of retirement after an unsuccessful stud career. [2]
For the third running the event had been classified as Grade III [3] and the next year in 1990 a Grade II, the current classification. [4]
Budweiser continued sponsorship until 1995 and the Breeders' Cup until 2006. [3] After sponsorship ceased the event was renamed by the Del Mar administration to Del Mar Mile Handicap. [3]
In 2005 the event was moved from the dirt track to the turf. [4]
In 2021 the conditions of the event were changed from a handicap to a stakes allowance. [3]
Speed record:
Margins:
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2024 | Conclude | 4 | Hector Berrios | Bob Baffert | Little Red Feather Racing, Sterling Stables & Marsha Naify | 1 mile | 1:34.05 | $302,500 | II | [5] |
| 2023 | Du Jour | 5 | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | Natalie J. Baffert & Debbie Lanni | 1 mile | 1:33.82 | $302,500 | II | [6] |
| 2022 | Hong Kong Harry | 5 | Flavien Prat | Philip D'Amato | Scott Anastasi, Jimmy Ukegawa, Tony Valazza | 1 mile | 1:33.15 | $302,000 | II | [7] |
| 2021 | Mo Forza | 5 | Flavien Prat | Peter Miller | Bardy Farm & OG Boss | 1 mile | 1:35.03 | $300,000 | II | [8] |
| Del Mar Mile Handicap | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Mo Forza | 4 | Flavien Prat | Peter Miller | Bardy Farm & OG Boss | 1 mile | 1:33.27 | $152,000 | II | [9] |
| 2019 | Prince Earl | 4 | Geovanni Franco | Philip D'Amato | Old Bones Racing Stable & Todd Marshall | 1 mile | 1:33.13 | $201,755 | II | [10] |
| 2018 | Catapult | 5 | Drayden Van Dyke | John W. Sadler | Woodford Racing | 1 mile | 1:33.40 | $202,760 | II | [11] |
| 2017 | Blackjackcat | 4 | Kent J. Desormeaux | Mark Glatt | Al & Saundra S. Kirkwood | 1 mile | 1:34.06 | $200,345 | II | [12] |
| 2016 | Midnight Storm | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Philip D'Amato | A Venneri Racing & Little Red Feather Racing | 1 mile | 1:33.92 | $200,000 | II | [13] |
| 2015 | Avanzare | 5 | Gary L. Stevens | Thomas F. Proctor | Donato Lanni & John F. Youngblood | 1 mile | 1:35.22 | $201,250 | II | [14] |
| 2014 | Tom's Tribute | 4 | Mike E. Smith | James M. Cassidy | Braly Family Trust | 1 mile | 1:33.75 | $250,500 | II | [15] |
| 2013 | Obviously (IRE) | 5 | Joseph Talamo | Mike R. Mitchell | Anthony Fanticola & Joseph Scardino | 1 mile | 1:32.64 | $200,000 | II | [16] |
| 2012 | Obviously (IRE) | 4 | Joseph Talamo | Mike R. Mitchell | Anthony Fanticola & Joseph Scardino | 1 mile | 1:32.10 | $200,000 | II | [17] |
| 2011 | Caracortado | 4 | Joseph Talamo | Michael Machowsky | Blahut Racing & Lo Hi Racing | 1 mile | 1:34.24 | $200,000 | II | [18] |
| 2010 | Enriched | 5 | Joel Rosario | Doug F. O'Neill | W.C. Racing, Neil Haymes & Westside Rentals.com | 1 mile | 1:34.83 | $190,000 | II | [19] |
| 2009 | Ferneley (IRE) | 5 | Joel Rosario | Ben D. A. Cecil | Silver Springs Stud Farm | 1 mile | 1:33.11 | $238,000 | II | [20] |
| 2008 | Whatsthescript (IRE) | 4 | Garrett K. Gomez | John W. Sadler | Tommy Town Thoroughbreds | 1 mile | 1:32.40 | $328,000 | II | [21] |
| 2007 | Crossing The Line (NZ) | 5 | Garrett K. Gomez | John W. Sadler | Doubledown Stable & Mike MacQuoid | 1 mile | 1:32.59 | $322,000 | II | [22] |
| Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Aragorn (IRE) | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Neil D. Drysdale | Ballygallon Stud | 1 mile | 1:32.68 | $374,000 | II | [23] |
| 2005 | Three Valleys | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1 mile | 1:32.21 | $338,000 | II | [24] |
| 2004 | Supah Blitz | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Doug F. O'Neill | Kagele Brothers & Mark Lieb | 1 mile | 1:35.14 | $250,000 | II | [25] |
| 2003 | Joey Franco | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Darrell Vienna | Jerry Frankel | 1 mile | 1:35.70 | $178,000 | II | [26] |
| 2002 | Congaree | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1 mile | 1:36.34 | $250,000 | II | [27] |
| 2001 | El Corredor | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Hal J. Earnhardt | 1 mile | 1:35.24 | $250,000 | II | [28] |
| 2000 | El Corredor | 3 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Hal J. Earnhardt | 1 mile | 1:35.05 | $178,000 | II | [29] |
| 1999 | Hollycombe | 5 | Gary L. Stevens | J. Paco Gonzalez | John Toffan | 1 mile | 1:35.46 | $195,100 | II | [30] |
| 1998 | Old Trieste | 3 | Chris McCarron | Mike Puype | Cobra Farm Inc. | 1 mile | 1:35.35 | $186,200 | II | [31] |
| 1997 | Benchmark | 6 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Ronald W. Ellis | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1 mile | 1:35.57 | $206,700 | II | [32] |
| 1996 | Dramatic Gold | 5 | Kent J. Desormeaux | David E. Hofmans | Golden Eagle Farm | 1 mile | 1:34.78 | $205,650 | II | [33] |
| Del Mar Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap | ||||||||||
| 1995 | Alphabet Soup | 4 | Chris McCarron | David E. Hofmans | Ridder Thoroughbred Stable | 1 mile | 1:34.33 | $164,650 | II | [34] |
| 1994 | Lykatill Hil | 4 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Art Sherman | William J. Zellerbach | 1 mile | 1:34.01 | $152,200 | II | [35] |
| 1993 | Region | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Richard E. Mandella | Claiborne Farm | 1 mile | 1:34.98 | $169,600 | II | [36] |
| 1992 | Reign Road | 4 | David R. Flores | Jay M. Robbins | Jack Kent Cooke | 1 mile | 1:35.29 | $182,000 | II | [37] |
| 1991 | Twilight Agenda | 5 | Kent J. Desormeaux | D. Wayne Lukas | Moyglare Stud Farm | 1 mile | 1:34.00 | $206,950 | II | [38] |
| 1990 | Stalwart Charger | 3 | Roberto M. Gonzalez | Alcides Pico Perdomo | Sidney B. Factor | 1 mile | 1:34.60 | $206,500 | II | [39] |
| 1989 | On the Line | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1 mile | 1:33.40 | $205,400 | III | [40] |
| 1988 | Precisionist | 7 | Chris McCarron | John W. Russell | Fred W. Hooper | 1 mile | 1:34.60 | $148,900 | [2] | |
| 1987 | Good Command | 4 | Chris McCarron | Gary F. Jones | Prestonwood Farm | 1 mile | 1:34.80 | $153,750 | [1] | |
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