Del Mar Debutante Stakes
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Grade I race | |
Location | Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1951 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 7 furlongs |
Surface | Polytrack |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-old fillies |
Weight | Scale |
Purse | $300,000 |
The Del Mar Debutante Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race restricted to two-year-old fillies run each year in early September at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. A Grade I event since 1996, the Debutante is raced on Polytrack synthetic 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.
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 L. 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)
Winners since 1979
- In 1988, Approved to Fly finished first but was disqualified to second.
- In 1953, Frosty Dawn won the race but later was found to be ineligible and the race was awarded to Lady Cover Up.