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Del Mar Mile Stakes

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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.

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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 1:3545.[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]

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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:

Most wins by a trainer:

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Winners

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Legend:
  Dirt   Turf

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See also

List of American and Canadian Graded races

References

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