Del Mar Mile Handicap

Del Mar Mile Handicap

Grade II race
Location	Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States
Inaugurated	1987
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$200,000

The Del Mar Mile Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of August at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The Grade II event is open to horses age three and up willing to race one mile on the turf. As part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner automatically qualifies for a berth in the Breeders' Cup Mile.

Inaugurated in 1987, the Del Mar Mile Handicap was contested on dirt from 1987 through 2004.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:32.10 - Obviously (2012) (on turf)
• 1:33.40 - On The Line (1989) (on dirt)

Most wins:

• 2 - El Corredor (2000, 2001)
• 2 - Obviously (2012, 2013)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Hal J. Earnhardt (2000, 2001)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - Chris McCarron (1987, 1988, 1995, 1998)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - Bob Baffert (2000, 2001, 2002)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2015	Avanzare	5	Gary L. Stevens	Thomas F. Proctor	Lanni/Youngblood	1:35.22
2014	Tom's Tribute	4	Mike E. Smith	James M. Cassidy	Braly Family Trust	1:33.75
2013	Obviously (IRE)	5	Joseph Talamo	Mike R. Mitchell	Fanticola/Scardino	1:32.64
2012	Obviously (IRE)	4	Joe Talamo	Mike R. Mitchell	Anthony Fanticola & Joseph Scardino	1:32.10
2011	Caracortado	4	Joe Talamo	Mike Machowsky	Blahut Racing,LLC & Lo Hi Racing	1:34.24
2010	Enriched	5	Joel Rosario	Doug O'Neill	W.C.Racing/Haymes/Westside Rentals	1:34.83
2009	Ferneley	5	Joel Rosario	Ben Cecil	Silver Springs Stud Farm	1:31.11
2008	Whatsthescript	4	Garrett Gomez	John W. Sadler	Tommy Town Thoroughbreds	1:32.40
2007	Crossing The Line	5	Garrett Gomez	John W. Sadler	Doubledown Stable & Mike MacQuoid	1:32.59
2006	Aragorn	4	Corey Nakatani	Neil D. Drysdale	Ballygallon Stud	1:32.68
2005	Three Valleys	4	Pat Valenzuela	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	1:32.21
2004	Supah Blitz	4	Victor Espinoza	Douglas F. O'Neill	Kagele Bros. & Mark Lieb	1:35.14
2003	Joey Franco	4	Pat Valenzuela	Darrell Vienna	Jerry Frankel	1:35.70
2002	Congaree	4	Mike E. Smith	Bob Baffert	Stonerside Stable	1:36.34
2001	El Corredor	4	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Hal J. Earnhardt	1:35.24
2000	El Corredor	3	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Hal J. Earnhardt	1:35.05
1999	Hollycombe	5	Gary Stevens	J. Paco Gonzalez	John Toffan	1:35.46
1998	Old Trieste	3	Chris McCarron	Mike Puype	Cobra Farm Inc.	1:35.35
1997	Benchmark	6	Eddie Delahoussaye	Ronald W. Ellis	Pam & Martin Wygod	1:35.57
1996	Dramatic Gold	5	Kent Desormeaux	David Hofmans	Golden Eagle Farm	1:34.78
1995	Alphabet Soup	4	Chris McCarron	David Hofmans	Ridder Thoroughbred Stable	1:34.33
1994	Lykatill Hil	4	Eddie Delahoussaye	Art Sherman	William J. Zellerbach	1:34.01
1993	Region	4	Corey Nakatani	Richard E. Mandella	Claiborne Farm	1:34.98
1992	Reign Road	4	David Flores	Jay M. Robbins	Jack Kent Cooke	1:35.29
1991	Twilight Agenda	5	Kent Desormeaux	D. Wayne Lukas	Moyglare Stud Farm	1:34.00
1990	Stalwart Charger	3	Roberto Gonzalez	Pico Perdomo	Sidney B. Factor	1:34.60
1989	On The Line	5	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	1:33.40
1988	Precisionist	7	Chris McCarron	John W. Russell	Fred W. Hooper	1:34.60
1987	Good Command	4	Chris McCarron	Gary F. Jones	Prestonwood Farm	1:34.80

References

• The 2008 Del Mar Mile Handicap at the NTRA
• Del Mar Breeders' Cup Mile details at Del Mar website