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:
13 – Bob Baffert (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026)
Most wins by an owner:
3 – Ellwood B. & Elizabeth E. Johnston (1959, 1970, 1971)