Del Mar Debutante Stakes Explained

Class:	Grade I
Horse Race:	Del Mar Debutante Stakes
Location:	Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States
Inaugurated:	1951
Race Type:	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Distance:	7 furlongs
Surface:	dirt
Track:	left-handed
Qualification:	Two-year-old fillies
Weight:	Scale
Purse:	$300,000 (since 2012)^[1]

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:

10 – Bob Baffert (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Most wins by an owner:

3 – Ellwood B. & Elizabeth E. Johnston (1959, 1970, 1971)

Winners since 1979

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2023	Tamara	Mike E. Smith	Richard Mandella	Spendthrift Farm	1:22.41
2022	And Tell Me Nolies	Ramon Vazquez	Peter Miller	Peter Redekop	1:23.29
2021	Grace Adler	Flavien Prat	Bob Baffert	Willow Grace Farm and Michael Lund Peterson	1:23.76
2020	Princess Noor	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Zedan Racing Stables	1:23.15
2019	Bast	Drayden Van Dyke	Bob Baffert	Baoma Corporation	1:23.73
2018	Bellafina	Flavien Prat	Simon Callaghan	Kaleem Shah, Inc.	1:25.51
2017	Moonshine Memories		Simon Callaghan	Bridlewood Farm, Magnier, et al.	1:23.61
2016	Union Strike	Martin Garcia	Shelbe Ruis	Ruis Racing	1:23.22
2015	Songbird	Mike E. Smith	Jerry Hollendorfer	Fox Hill Farms	1:22.65
2014	Sunset Glow	Victor Espinoza	Wesley A. Ward	Ten Broeck Farm	1:23.12
2013	She's a Tiger	Gary Stevens	Jeff Bonde	Dedomenico/Aldrich et al.	1:22.71
2012	Executiveprivilege	Rafael Bejarano	Bob Baffert	Watson/Pegram/Weitman	1:23.43
2011	Weemissfrankie	Rafael Bejarano	Peter Eurton	Alesia/Bran Jam Stable/Ciaglia Stable/Dyrdek/Cosato	1:23.20
2010	Tell a Kelly	Alonso Quinonez	John W. Sadler	Ike & Dawn Thrash	1:23.05
2009	Mi Sueno	Michael Baze	Eric Guillot	Southern Equine Stable	1:23.78
2008	Stardom Bound	Mike E. Smith	Christopher Paasch	Charles R. Cono	1:22.50
2007	Set Play	Brice Blanc	Peter Miller	Gerson Racing	1:26.79
2006	Point Ashley	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Zayat Stables	1:23.34
2005	Wild Fit	Alex Solis	Jeff Mullins	Brewer Stable & Smith	1:23.20
2004	Sweet Catomine	Victor Espinoza	Julio C. Canani	Pam & Martin Wygod	1:24.18
2003	Halfbridled	Julie Krone	Richard Mandella	Wertheimer et Frère	1:22.20
2002	Miss Houdini	Gary Stevens	Warren Stute	Bo Hirsch	1:23.43
2001	Habibti	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:22.22
2000	Cindy's Hero	Garrett Gomez	David Hofmans	Tom & Elizabeth Baxter	1:22.61
1999	Chilukki	David Flores	Bob Baffert	Stonerside Stable	1:23.40
1998	Excellent Meeting	Kent Desormeaux	Bob Baffert	Golden Eagle Farm	1:22.20
1997	Vivid Angel		Bob Baffert	Ed & Natalie Friendly	1:24.20
1996	Sharp Cat	René Douglas	D. Wayne Lukas	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:23.80
1995	Batroyale	Martin Pedroza	Bob Baffert	Robert & Barbara Walter	1:22.40
1994	Call Now	Alex Solis	Ron McAnally	VHW Stables	1:21.40
1993	Sardula	Ed Delahoussaye	Brian A. Mayberry	Ann & Jerry Moss	1:21.60
1992	Beal Street Blues		Frank L. Brothers	Lazy Lane Farms, Inc.	1:37.00
1991	La Spia	Alex Solis	Randy Winick	Albert R. Broccoli	1:37.00
1990	Beyond Perfection	Alex Solis	Jack Van Berg	John A. Franks	1:34.80
1989	Rue de Palm	Russell Baze	D. Wayne Lukas	Peter M. Brant	1:35.00
1988	Lea Lucinda *	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Calumet Farm	1:36.40
1987	Lost Kitty	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Klein & Lukas	1:36.00
1986	Brave Raj	Corey Black	Melvin F. Stute	Dolly Green	1:35.80
1985	Arewehavingfunyet	Patrick Valenzuela	D. Wayne Lukas	Spendthrift Farm	1:36.00
1984	Fiesta Lady		D. Wayne Lukas	M/M E. V. Klein	1:38.80
1984	Full O Wisdom	Chris McCarron	Joseph Manzi	Four Star Stables/Murray Ozer	1:37.40
1983	Althea	Laffit Pincay Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Aykroyd, Alexander & Groves	1:36.00
1982	Landaluce	Laffit Pincay Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Beal & French	1:35.60
1981	Skillful Joy	Chris McCarron	Ross Fenstermaker	Fred W. Hooper	1:37.40
1980	Raja's Delight	Chris McCarron	Tommy Doyle	Jack L. Finley	1:37.40
1979	Table Hands	Bill Shoemaker	Willard Proctor	Allen & Brant	1:35.00
1978	Terlingua	Darrel McHargue	D. Wayne Lukas	Beal & French	1:36.20
1977	Extravagant	Marco Castaneda	J. Jimenez	Deeb & Austad	1:36.40	-	1976	Telferner	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Tommy Doyle	J. C. Pollard	1:37.20
1975	Queen to Be	Darrel McHargue	Ron McAnally	Elmendorf	1:36.80
1974	Bubblewin	Bill Shoemaker	Lou Glauburg	Morris Shapiro	1:36.80
1973	Fleet Peach	Donald Pierce	Tommy Doyle	Canadiana Farms	1:09.60
1972	Windy's Daughter	Bill Shoemaker	Tommy Doyle	Bernice Blackman	1:09.60
1971	Impressive Style	Donald Pierce	Federico A. Miquelez	Ellwood B. & Elizabeth E. Johnston	1:09.20
1970	Generous Portion	D. Tierne	Federico A. Miquelez	Ellwood B. & Elizabeth E. Johnston	1:09.60
1969	Atomic Wings	Donald Pierce	James Nazworthy	Sledge Stable	1:08.60
1968	Fourth Round		Tommy Doyle	Buena Suerte Stable	1:10.40
1967	Fast Dish	Jerry Lambert	Buster Millerick	M/M Louis K. Shapiro	1:09.80
1966	Native Honey	Rudy Campas	Tommy Doyle	M/M Peter Dye	1:10.00
1965	Century	Bill Hartack	Gordon C. Campbell	M/M John J. Elmore	1:10.00
1964	Admirably	Raymond York	Lou Glauburg	E. J. Anderson	1:09.80
1963	Leisurely Kin	Jerry Lambert	George Adams	J. Kel Houssels	1:09.20
1962	Brown Berry	Pete Moreno	Robert L. Wheeler	C. V. Whitney	1:09.40
1961	Spark Plug	Robert Yanez	Robert L. Wheeler	C. V. Whitney	1:09.40
1960	Amri-an	Alex Maese	Joseph S. Dunn	Howard B. Keck	1:09.40
1959	Darling June	Donald Pierce	Tommy Doyle	Ellwood B. & Elizabeth E. Johnston	1:09.20
1958	Khalita	Raymond York	Malcolm Anderson	William N. Modglin	1:10.60
1957	Sally Lee	Pete Moreno	Charles Dickens	Covert Ranch (George Covert)	1:10.40
1956	Blue Vic	Rogelio Trejos	Reggie Cornell	John J. Elmore	1:09.80
1955	Miss Todd	Raymond York	Robert L. Wheeler	J. Rubin Jelks	1:10.40
1954	Fair Molly	Bill Shoemaker	Benny Slasky	Dr. & Mrs. J. R. Smith	1:10.60
1953	Lady Cover Up *	Bill Shoemaker	Bob R. Roberts	Black Gold Stable	1:11.00
1952	Lap Full	Henry Moreno	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1:10.60
1951	Tonga	Gordon Glisson	Warren Stute	Yolo Stable	1:12.00

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.

References

The 2008 Del Mar Debutante Stakes at Thoroughbred Times

Notes and References

Web site: Race Profile – Statistics. Equibase. 4 September 2016.