Head to Head: Baffert faces O’Neill in Del Mar Futurity

Booked Looks to Emulate Sire's Saratoga Success, O'Neill Vs. Baffert in Del Mar Futurity

A trio from the juvenile division of Doug O'Neill will try to de-throne a powerhouse duo from the Bob Baffert barn in a bid for elite-level black type in Sunday's GI Del Mar Futurity less than an hour after Saratoga hosts a competitive running of the GI Hopeful Stakes. Having been compared, quite favorably, to The post Booked Looks to Emulate Sire’s Saratoga Success, O’Neill Vs. Baffert in Del Mar Futurity appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Da…

Head to Head: Baffert faces O’Neill in Del Mar Futurity

Six promising 2-year-old colts face off in Sunday’s $300,000 Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity, the traditional closing-day feature of the summer meet. Though not a win and you’re in event, the seven-furlong test has 2026 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile implications. Winners of three of the last four editions of the Del Mar Futurity placed second and third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. No trainer dominates this race like Bob Baffert, who owns a record 19 wins, i…