Del Mar Cancels Bob Hope Stakes

Report: Del Mar cancels Bob Hope for lack of entries

The Grade 3 Bob Hope has been canceled for lack of entries. The seven-furlong dirt race, a fixture for west coast 2-year-olds, had originally been scheduled for last Sunday at Del Mar. It was postponed to Friday, but was not carded. There were 10 nominees to the race, but according to a report from Brad Free of Daily Racing Form, the race drew just three entrants and will not be run this season. Fields have been short all year for graded 2-year-…

Del Mar Cancels Bob Hope Stakes

The GIII Bob Hope Stakes, which was postponed from last Sunday to Nov. 21, has now been cancelled entirely after attracting just three entrants, according to a report in Daily Racing Form. “It's disappointing, obviously, to not have a stakes race go, which is extremely rare here,” Del Mar's racing secretary David Jerkens told DRF's Brad Free. “It's a dose of reality with 2-year-olds on the dirt right now. It's been a frustrating category all sum…

Bob Hope canceled as California deals with lack of juvenile winners

The autumn stakes schedule for 2-year-olds in California was disrupted by the cancellation of the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar. Originally scheduled for last Sunday, the seven-furlong race was postponed to Nov. 21, and then scrapped entirely when it drew only three entrants.