Bob Baffert retained his grip on the Del Mar Futurity (G1) when 1-10 favorite Brant controlled Sunday’s $300,500 renewal.

Eighteen-time Del Mar Futurity (G1) winner Bob Baffert aims to corner the market in Sunday’s $300,000 renewal.

Bob Baffert racked up win number 18 in Del Mar’s marquee race for two-year-olds with an unbeaten colt from Game Winner’s first crop, Gaming.

Prohibitive 1-20 favorite Prince of Monaco got the job done in Sunday’s Del Mar Futurity (G1), but stablemate Mirahmadi made him work to preserve his unbeaten record. Either way, trainer Bob Baffert was going to rack up a 17th win in Del Mar’s closing-day feature.

Cave Rock conquered Sunday’s $302,000 Del Mar Futurity in stakes-record time, completing the second half of a juvenile Grade 1 double for late sire Arrogate.

Double-handed in pursuit of his 15th win in the Del Mar Futurity (G1), trainer Bob Baffert succeeded with his ostensible second-stringer, Pinehurst, as the odds-on Murray disappointed.

The Del Mar summer season ends with a crescendo Monday, as promising juveniles square off in two stakes at the seaside track.