Del Mar Futurity guide: Odds, PPs, analysis for final-day feature
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Richard Steele / Eclipse Sportswire
The Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity is the main attraction on the final day of the seaside oval’s summer meet. Sunday’s 10th of 11 races has a field of seven 2-year-olds at seven furlongs, including the well-regarded trio of Bob Baffert-trained runners Getaway Car, Gaming and Citizen Bull.
Post time for the Del Mar Futurity, which has produced seven Kentucky Derby winners, is 9:02 p.m. EDT. It may be seen live on FanDuel TV.
Visit Horse Racing Nation’s free past performances page for downloadable PPs for the Del Mar Futurity and more, courtesy of our partners at Brisnet.
We also have Super Screener picks and analysis for the Del Mar Futurity as well as recent top speed figures for each contender.
Best speed figures
| Post | Horse | ML | *Beyer | TimeformUS | HRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Getaway Car | 6-5 | 85 | 103 | 92 |
| 2 | Gaming | 7-2 | 81 | 106 | 88 |
| 3 | R Heisman | 20-1 | 74 | 91 | 89 |
| 4 | Brother Tony | 10-1 | 68 | 88 | 76 |
| 5 | Rank | 15-1 | 70 | 94 | 78 |
| 6 | McKinzie Street | 4-1 | 81 | 102 | 102 |
| 7 | Citizen Bull | 9-2 | 84 | 100 | 91 |
| *Daily Racing Form |
Looking at the pace
A fast pace is expected in the Del Mar Futurity with Gaming and McKinzie Street throwing it down early. Morning-line favorite Getaway Car is projected to sit in the catbird seat just behind the leaders.
Pace projector appears courtesy of TimeformUS.
HRN picks
Buy the special now-through-Breeders’ Cup Super Screener package for just $97, a nearly $400 value, and get analysis for the Del Mar Futurity (G1) and more this Sunday.
Ed DeRosa’s Del Mar Futurity fair odds are targeting one of the other Bafferts in the race. Find out why he believes Citizen Bull is the most likely winner and not Getaway Car.
Laurie Ross and Ashley Tamulonis went head to head handicapping the Del Mar Futurity. Both found it difficult to beat Getaway Car. However, there was disagreement as to how to round out the exotics.
J. Keeler Johnson’s latest Horses to Watch column features a quartet of Del Mar Futurity runners, including McKinzie Street.
Tom Ryan, the managing partner of SF Racing, is the lead owner of Getaway Car and Citizen Bull. He talks about them on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
The Del Mar Futurity is not the only stakes race on the card. The Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes (G3) also will be renewed. Doug O’Neill has entered three of the 16 runners in the overflow field.
2024 Del Mar Futurity (G1)
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Morn. Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Getaway Car Curlin |
6.23 | 6-5 | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 2 |
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Gaming Game Winner |
0.00 | 7-2 | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 3 |
|
R Heisman Far From Over |
4.45 | 20-1 | ||
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Last Race |
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| 4 |
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Brother Tony Unified |
0.00 | 10-1 | ||
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Last Race |
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| 5 |
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Rank Honor A. P. |
0.00 | 15-1 | ||
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Last Race |
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| 6 |
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McKinzie Street McKinzie |
0.00 | 4-1 | ||
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Last Race |
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| 7 |
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Citizen Bull Into Mischief |
6.12 | 9-2 | ||
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Last Race |
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