Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert had already trained a winner of this race: Prince of Monaco (2023). The stable also saddled Citizen Bull (third) in this edition. The stable had come close here before: Mirahmadi was second in 2023.
United States of America
Del Mar · 08.09.24
Watch the raceJockeyFlavien Prat
TrainerBob Baffert
PurseUS$ 299,999
To the winnerUS$ 189,000
Distance1408 metres
Winning time1m 23.02s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions2-year-olds
Runners7
Stories of this Result
Flavien Prat
Flavien Prat had already won this race aboard Dr. Schivel (2020). With this win, the jockey drew level with Ryan Moore on 13 Group 1 wins this season. Next in the table: James McDonald (11) and William Buick (9).
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Del Mar Racing · English commentaryResult
7 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
7thBrother Tony2yo gelding by Unified × Good So FarReylu GutierrezPeter Miller
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 08.09.24Gaming
Game WinnerSire
So StylishDamby Johannesburg
DamSo Stylish
Gaming is the sixth foal, third winner and first stakes winner out of So Stylish (Johannesburg), a winner at two who was stakes-placed in Ireland, finishing third in the Listed Marble Hill S. She is a half-sister to the European champion 2-year-old colt One Cool Cat (Storm Cat), a dual Group 1 winner.
Second damTacha
Second dam Tacha (Mr. Prospector) won once at three and produced four winners. Besides So Stylish and One Cool Cat they include the dual winner Seattle Tac (Seattle Slew), dam of the stakes-placed Tinaar, who won three races.
Third damSavannah Dancer
Third dam Savannah Dancer (Northern Dancer) won the Del Mar Oaks, then a Grade 2, was second in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby and bred five winners. They include Sha Tha (Mr. Prospector), a stakes winner and multiple Group 1-placed who won the Grade 2 All Along S. and was Classic-placed in France, and is the dam of the champion State Shinto, winner of the Gr.2 Prix Dollar and Group 1-placed, and Brier Creek (Blushing Groom), winner of the Gr.3 Henry II S.
Wider family
This is also the family of Aragorn (Giant's Causeway), a multiple Grade 1 winner whose victories include the Grade 1 Shoemaker Breeders' Cup Mile.
Next generation
So Stylish has a yearling full-brother to Gaming and a 2024 colt by Union Rags, and she was covered by Game Winner again for 2025.
Connections
Gaming in 2024
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Breeders' Cup Juvenile1710 metres · US$ 2,000,0002ndBob BaffertIrad Ortiz Jr01.11.2024Del MarPrize money €351,472Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prince of MonacoSpeightstown × Rainier | Bob BaffertFlavien Prat | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Robert E. Masterson, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan and Tom RyanStonestreet Stables | ||
| 2022 | Cave RockArrogate × Georgie's Angel | Bob BaffertJuan J Hernandez | Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul WeitmanAnne and Ronnie Sheffer Racing | ||
| 2021 | PinehurstTwirling Candy × Giant Win | Bob BaffertMike E Smith | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital and Donovan FarmFred Hertrich III and John D. Fielding | ||
| 2020 | Dr. SchivelViolence × Lil Nugget | Luis MendezFlavien Prat | Red Baron's Barn LLC, Rancho Temescal LLC Et AlWilliam A Branch & Arnold R Hill |
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