Del Mar Debutante Stakes

Updated on Sep 23, 2024

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Inaugurated 1951 Distance 7 furlongs		Website www.dmtc.com Surface dirt
Location Del Mar RacetrackDel Mar, California, United States Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing

The Del Mar Debutante Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies run each year in early September at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. A Grade I event since 1999, the Debutante is raced on dirt at a distance of seven furlongs and currently offers a purse of $300,000.

Inaugurated in 1951 at a distance of six furlongs, in 1974 the race was changed to a one mile event then in 1993 to its current seven furlongs. From 2007 to 2014, it was run on a Polytrack all weather surface.

The Del Mar Debutante Stakes was raced in two divisions in 1984.

Records

Speed record:

1:21.40 - Call Now (1994) (at current distance of 7 furlongs)

Most wins by a jockey:

5 - Gary Stevens (1987, 1988, 1992, 2002, 2013)

5 - Bill Shoemaker (1953, 1954, 1972, 1974, 1979)

Most wins by a trainer:

9 - D. Wayne Lukas (1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996)

Most wins by an owner:

3 - M/M E. B. Johnston (1959, 1970, 1971)

References

Del Mar Debutante Stakes Wikipedia

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