Breeders' Futurity Stakes
| Grade I race | |
| Location | Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1910 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | ww2 |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | Fillies, 118 lbs. Colts and Geldings, 121lbs |
| Purse | $600,000 (since 2023)[1] |
The Breeders' Futurity Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.[2] Currently offering a purse of $600,000, the race is open to two-year-old horses and is run at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. From 1997 to 2008, the race was sponsored by Lane's End Farm.[3] From 2009 to 2013 it was sponsored by Dixiana Farm.[4] It is now sponsored by Claiborne Farm.[1]
Structure
[edit]The race is a Road to the Kentucky Derby Prep Season qualifying race. The winner receives 10 points toward qualifying for the Kentucky Derby.[5] It is also currently part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series. The winner automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
History
[edit]The Breeders' Futurity was first raced at the Kentucky Association track in Lexington in 1910[6] and was renewed each year thereafter through 1930. In 1931 through 1935, the race was shifted to the Latonia Race Track in Covington, Kentucky.[7] The Futurity was revived at Keeneland in the fall of 1938 and during World War II, from 1943 through 1945 was renewed as part of the Churchill Downs fall meetings.[8]
The race was a Grade III event from 1973 to 1975, a Grade II from 1976 through 2003, and became a Grade 1 stakes in 2004. Over the years, it has been raced at various distances:
- Six furlongs (1938–1949)[9]
- Seven furlongs (1950–1955)
- Seven furlongs, 184 feet (1956–1980)
- 1+1⁄16 miles (1981–present)
From 2006 to 2013, the race was run on a Polytrack artificial dirt surface. In 2014, the Polytrack was replaced by a new dirt surface.[10]
Records (since 1938)
[edit]Fastest Time: (at Current Distance 1+1⁄16 miles)
- 1:42.20 – Polar Expedition (1993)
Most wins by an owner
- 5 – Claiborne Farm (1956, 1963, 1968, 1983, 1987)
Most wins by a jockey
- 5 – Don Brumfield (1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1979)
Most wins by a trainer
- 6 – D. Wayne Lukas (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004)
Winners of the Breeders' Futurity Stakes since 1938
[edit]Earlier winners
[edit]- 1937: No race
- 1936: No race
- 1935: No race
- 1934: No race
- 1933: Mata Hari
- 1932: Technique
- 1931: The Bull
- 1930: Mate
- 1929: Gallant Knight
- 1928: Current
- 1927: Wacker Drive
- 1926: Wood Lore
- 1925: Flight of Time
- 1924: Candy Kid
- 1923: Worthmore
- 1922: Donges
- 1921: Gentility
- 1920: Believe Idle Hour
- 1919: Blazes
- 1918: Colonel Livingston
- 1917: Escoba
- 1916: Harry Kelly
- 1915: Kinney
- 1914: Luke
- 1913: Imperator
- 1912: Helios
- 1911: The Manager
- 1910: Housemaid
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Breeders' Futurity Stakes Profile". Equibase. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland, October 3, 2020 | 10–4–2–1 Road to the Kentucky Derby Points | 2022 Kentucky Derby & Oaks | May 6 and May 7, 2022". www.kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ www.bloodhorse.com https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/149444/keeneland-race-loses-sponsor-lanes-end. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Dixiana Breeders' Futurity Stakes Horse Race Betting | OFF TRACK BETTING". www.offtrackbetting.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Road to the Kentucky Derby". kentuckyderbyinfographic.com. Churchill Downs Inc. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1)Sponsored by Claiborne Farm104th Running • Fall • 1 1/16 miles • 2-year-olds" (PDF). keeneland.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Breeders' Futurity 2021". HorseRacing.net. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Essential Quality Dominates Breeders' Futurity". Thoroughbred Racing Dudes. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ www.bloodhorse.com https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/243819/asmussen-brings-talented-duo-to-breeders-futurity. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Keeneland Debuts New Dirt Surface on Main Race Track". www.keeneland.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.