US EditionBob Baffert’s horses again in spotlight as Del Mar wraps summer season
- Bob Baffert achieved his fifth straight win in the Futurity, totaling 19 victories in its 30 editions since 1996.
- Assistant Jimmy Barnes praised Brant after the victory, stating, "He’s a really talented horse."
- Del Mar president Josh Rubinstein expressed satisfaction, saying, "We’re very pleased with the meeting."
- Favorites won 42.4% of the races during the summer meeting, the highest percentage since 1954.
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San Diego Union Tribune
Bob Baffert’s horses again in spotlight as Del Mar wraps summer season
DEL MAR — The only thing missing from Bob Baffert’s big weekend was Bob Baffert. While the Hall of Fame trainer was away in Kentucky, scouting the next wave of juvenile talent at the Keeneland Yearling Sales, 1-9 favorite Brant finished a length ahead of Desert Gate to give Baffert a 1-2 finish in the Del Mar Futurity on the 31st and final day of Del Mar’s 86th summer meeting. It’s good to be King. Brant’s win was Baffert’s fifth straight in the…
OBS Record-Setter Brant Earns Grade 1 Victory in Del Mar Futurity
Zedan Racing Stables’ Brant (Gun Runner-Tynan, by Liam’s Map), who set an all-time OBS record when he sold for $3 million at the 2025 March Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, lived up to his lofty billing when he bested five rivals in the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity at Del Mar on Sept. 7, headlining the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week. Brant, the $3 million sale topper at the 2025 OBS March Sale, wins the Del Mar Futur…
Brant Looks Like Seasoned Pro in Del Mar Futurity Victory in Second
Brant’s professionalism in the Sept. 7 Del Mar Futurity made the jump from a maiden race to a Grade 1 look much easier than it is. But then Bob Baffert knows how to prepare a horse for this race. After all, the trainer has now won it 19 times. Read More...
$3 million Brant gives Baffert 19th win in Del Mar Futurity
Brant, a $3 million purchase who was 1-9 against five rivals Sunday in the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity, was put to the test in the seven-furlong, closing-day headliner. In the end he passed it with the proverbial flying colors. For Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, the victory was his record-extending 19th in the Futurity. But it was not as easy as the odds might have made it look. Click here for Del Mar entries and results. Owned by Zeda…
Venga, Venga! Gun Runner's Brant Made Of Stern Stuff In Del Mar Futurity Win
With a rocket in his pocket and a willingness to take on all comers in stride, 'TDN Rising Star' Brant (Gun Runner–Tynan, by Liam's Map) put up his dukes in the GI Del Mar Futurity Stakes and landed Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record 19th score in the seaside oval's signature race on closing day. Every moment the colt has had an opportunity to hit the track he has done so with a gusto to the stop the clock as soon as possible–no sundial…
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