# Del Mar Mile Stakes

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.

## History

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. 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.
For the third running the event had been classified as Grade III and the next year in 1990 a Grade II, the current classification.
Budweiser continued sponsorship until 1995 and the Breeders' Cup until 2006. After sponsorship ceased the event was renamed by the Del Mar administration to Del Mar Mile Handicap.
In 2005 the event was moved from the dirt track to the turf.
In 2021 the conditions of the event were changed from a handicap to a stakes allowance.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1 mile (turf): 1:32.10 - Obviously (IRE) (2012)
* 1 mile (dirt): 1:33.40 - On The Line (1989)
Margins:
* 5 lengths - Old Trieste (1998)
Most wins:
* 2 - El Corredor (2000, 2001)
* 2 - Obviously (IRE) (2012, 2013)
* 2 - Mo Forza (2020, 2021)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - Hal J. Earnhardt (2000, 2001)
* 2 - Anthony Fanticola & Joseph Scardino (2012, 2013)
* 2 - Bardy Farm & OG Boss (2020, 2021)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 - Chris McCarron (1987, 1988, 1995, 1998)
* 4 - Flavien Prat (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 4 - Bob Baffert (2000, 2001, 2002. 2023)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade |
| Del Mar Mile Stakes |||||||||||
| 2024 | Conclude | 4 | Hector Berrios | Bob Baffert | Little Red Feather Racing, Sterling Stables & Marsha Naify | 1 mile | 1:34.05 | $302,500 | II |
| 2023 | Du Jour | 5 | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | Natalie J. Baffert & Debbie Lanni | 1 mile | 1:33.82 | $302,500 | II |
| 2022 | Hong Kong Harry | 5 | Flavien Prat | Philip D'Amato | Scott Anastasi, Jimmy Ukegawa, Tony Valazza | 1 mile | 1:33.15 | $302,000 | II |
| 2021 | Mo Forza | 5 | Flavien Prat | Peter Miller | Bardy Farm & OG Boss | 1 mile | 1:35.03 | $300,000 | II |
| Del Mar Mile Handicap |||||||||||
| 2020 | Mo Forza | 4 | Flavien Prat | Peter Miller | Bardy Farm & OG Boss | 1 mile | 1:33.27 | $152,000 | II |
| 2019 | Prince Earl | 4 | Geovanni Franco | Philip D'Amato | Old Bones Racing Stable & Todd Marshall | 1 mile | 1:33.13 | $201,755 | II |
| 2018 | Catapult | 5 | Drayden Van Dyke | John W. Sadler | Woodford Racing | 1 mile | 1:33.40 | $202,760 | II |
| 2017 | Blackjackcat | 4 | Kent J. Desormeaux | Mark Glatt | Al & Saundra S. Kirkwood | 1 mile | 1:34.06 | $200,345 | II |
| 2016 | Midnight Storm | 5 | Rafael Bejarano | Philip D'Amato | A Venneri Racing & Little Red Feather Racing | 1 mile | 1:33.92 | $200,000 | II |
| 2015 | Avanzare | 5 | Gary L. Stevens | Thomas F. Proctor | Donato Lanni & John F. Youngblood | 1 mile | 1:35.22 | $201,250 | II |
| 2014 | Tom's Tribute | 4 | Mike E. Smith | James M. Cassidy | Braly Family Trust | 1 mile | 1:33.75 | $250,500 | II |
| 2013 | Obviously (IRE) | 5 | Joseph Talamo | Mike R. Mitchell | Anthony Fanticola & Joseph Scardino | 1 mile | 1:32.64 | $200,000 | II |
| 2012 | Obviously (IRE) | 4 | Joseph Talamo | Mike R. Mitchell | Anthony Fanticola & Joseph Scardino | 1 mile | 1:32.10 | $200,000 | II |
| 2011 | Caracortado | 4 | Joseph Talamo | Michael Machowsky | Blahut Racing & Lo Hi Racing | 1 mile | 1:34.24 | $200,000 | II |
| 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 |
| 2009 | Ferneley (IRE) | 5 | Joel Rosario | Ben D. A. Cecil | Silver Springs Stud Farm | 1 mile | 1:33.11 | $238,000 | II |
| 2008 | Whatsthescript (IRE) | 4 | Garrett K. Gomez | John W. Sadler | Tommy Town Thoroughbreds | 1 mile | 1:32.40 | $328,000 | II |
| 2007 | Crossing The Line (NZ) | 5 | Garrett K. Gomez | John W. Sadler | Doubledown Stable & Mike MacQuoid | 1 mile | 1:32.59 | $322,000 | II |
| Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap |||||||||||
| 2006 | Aragorn (IRE) | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Neil D. Drysdale | Ballygallon Stud | 1 mile | 1:32.68 | $374,000 | II |
| 2005 | Three Valleys | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1 mile | 1:32.21 | $338,000 | II |
| 2004 | Supah Blitz | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Doug F. O'Neill | Kagele Brothers & Mark Lieb | 1 mile | 1:35.14 | $250,000 | II |
| 2003 | Joey Franco | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | Darrell Vienna | Jerry Frankel | 1 mile | 1:35.70 | $178,000 | II |
| 2002 | Congaree | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1 mile | 1:36.34 | $250,000 | II |
| 2001 | El Corredor | 4 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Hal J. Earnhardt | 1 mile | 1:35.24 | $250,000 | II |
| 2000 | El Corredor | 3 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Hal J. Earnhardt | 1 mile | 1:35.05 | $178,000 | II |
| 1999 | Hollycombe | 5 | Gary L. Stevens | J. Paco Gonzalez | John Toffan | 1 mile | 1:35.46 | $195,100 | II |
| 1998 | Old Trieste | 3 | Chris McCarron | Mike Puype | Cobra Farm Inc. | 1 mile | 1:35.35 | $186,200 | II |
| 1997 | Benchmark | 6 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Ronald W. Ellis | Pam & Martin Wygod | 1 mile | 1:35.57 | $206,700 | II |
| 1996 | Dramatic Gold | 5 | Kent J. Desormeaux | David E. Hofmans | Golden Eagle Farm | 1 mile | 1:34.78 | $205,650 | II |
| 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 |
| 1994 | Lykatill Hil | 4 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Art Sherman | William J. Zellerbach | 1 mile | 1:34.01 | $152,200 | II |
| 1993 | Region | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Richard E. Mandella | Claiborne Farm | 1 mile | 1:34.98 | $169,600 | II |
| 1992 | Reign Road | 4 | David R. Flores | Jay M. Robbins | Jack Kent Cooke | 1 mile | 1:35.29 | $182,000 | II |
| 1991 | Twilight Agenda | 5 | Kent J. Desormeaux | D. Wayne Lukas | Moyglare Stud Farm | 1 mile | 1:34.00 | $206,950 | II |
| 1990 | Stalwart Charger | 3 | Roberto M. Gonzalez | Alcides Pico Perdomo | Sidney B. Factor | 1 mile | 1:34.60 | $206,500 | II |
| 1989 | On the Line | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1 mile | 1:33.40 | $205,400 | III |
| 1988 | Precisionist | 7 | Chris McCarron | John W. Russell | Fred W. Hooper | 1 mile | 1:34.60 | $148,900 | |
| 1987 | Good Command | 4 | Chris McCarron | Gary F. Jones | Prestonwood Farm | 1 mile | 1:34.80 | $153,750 | |
Legend:
 Dirt  Turf