The Futurity Stakes

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The Futurity Stakes Race Facts

• Location: Belmont At The Big A, Ozone Park, NY
• Inaugural Race: 1888
• Distance: 3/4ths of a mile (6 furlongs)
• Track Type: Left-handed, Turf
• Age Qualifications: Two Year Olds
• 2024 Purse: $175,000
• 2024 Race Date: Friday, October 4th

2024 Futurity Stakes Race Results

Exotic Payoffs:

• $1 Exacta (7-1): $18.30
• $0.50 Trifecta (7-1-2): $64.50
• $0.10 Superfecta (7-1-2-5): $39.75

Watch the 2024 Futurity Stakes

Futurity Stakes Race History

The Futurity Stakes is a Grade III horse race run each year at Belmont Park. Inaugurated in 1888, the race was considered on of the most prestigious dirt races for for two-year-old runners up until the running of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. The race was ran on dirt up until 2018 when it began being contested on turf.

Some of the greatest horses in history have won the Futurity Stakes, including Hall of Fame inductees Domino (1893), Artful (1904), Colin (1907), Maskette (1908), Man o' War (1919), Top Flight (1931), Bimelech (1939), Tom Fool (1951), Native Dancer (1952), Nashua (1954), Bold Ruler (1956), Riva Ridge (1971), Holy Bull (1993), and Triple Crown winners Citation (1947), Secretariat (1972), and Affirmed (1977).

The records for most wins by a jockey and trainer have been held for several decades now. In 1959, jockey Eddie Arcaro set the record with his sixth win, and trainer James G. Row Sr. set the record in 1921 with his ninth win.

The race serves as a qualifying race for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, with winners gaining an automatic bid as part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series.  

Futurity Stakes Past Winners