Lane's End Breeders' Futurity

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The Lane's End Breeders' Futurity is a Grade I race for two-year-old thoroughbred horses run at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the Keeneland dirt. The race is a major prep to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

It was first raced at the Kentucky Association track in Lexington in 1910 and was renewed each year thereafter through 1930. In 1931 through 1935, the race was shifted to Latonia in northern Kentucky. The Futurity was revived at Keeneland in the fall of 1938. From 1943-45, the Futurity was renewed as part of the Churchill Downs fall meetings. Because Lane's End Farm became the official sponsor of the race in 1997, it's now called the Lane's End Futurity.

In its 93rd running in 2006, the race was run as a Grade II from 1973-1975, a Grade II from 1976-2003, and became a Grade 1 stakes in 2004. It carries a purse of $500,000.

[edit] Past winners

The winners of the Breeders Futurity are:

• 2006 - Great Hunter (Victor Espinoza) (Circular Quay, ridden by Garrett Gomez, placed)
• 2005 - Dawn of War (John Jacinto)
• 2004 - Consolidator (Rafael Bejarano)
• 2003 - Eurosilver (Javier Castellano) (Limehouse, under Robby Albarado, came in third.)
• 2002 - Sky Mesa (Edgar Prado)
• 2001 - Siphonic (Chris McCarron) (Harlan's Holiday, under Anthony D'Amico, placed.)
• 2000 - Arabian Light (Shane Sellers] (Dollar Bill, ridden by Richard Migliore), placed.
• 1999 - Captain Steve (Garrett Gomez) (Graeme Hall, under Joe Bravo, placed.)
• 1998 - Cat Thief (Pat Day) (Yes It's True, under Shane Sellers, came in third.)
• 1997 - Favorite Trick (Pat Day)
• 1996 - Boston Harbor (Jerry Bailey)
• 1995 - Honour and Glory (Pat Day) (City by Night, under Willie Martinez, placed.)
• 1994 - Tejano Run (Jerry Bailey)
• 1993 - Polar Expedition (Curt Bourque) (Fastest Time at Current Distance: 1:42 1/5)
• 1992 - Mountain Cat (Pat Day)
• 1991 - Mountain Cat (Pat Day)
• 1990 - Sir Bordeaux (Wigberto Ramos)
• 1989 - Slavic (Jose Santos)
• 1988 - Fast Play (Angel Cordero, Jr.)
• 1987 - Forty Niner (Eddie Maple)
• 1986 - Orono (Sandy Hawley) (Alysheba, under Don Brumfield, placed.)
• 1985 - Tasso (Laffit Pincay, Jr.)
• 1984 - Crater Fire (Daryl Montoya)
• 1983 - Swale (Eddie Maple)
• 1982 - Highland Park (John Lively)
• 1981 - D'Accord (Darrel McHargue)
• 1980 - Fairway Phantom (John Lively)
• 1979 - Gold Stage (Don Brumfield)
• 1978 - Strike Your Colors (Eddie Delahoussaye)
• 1977 - Gonquin (Frank Olivares)
• 1976 - Run Dusty Run (Darrel McHargue)
• 1975 - Harbor Springs (Eddie Maple)
• 1974 - Packer Captain (Don Brumfield)
• 1973 - Provante (Mike Manganello)
• 1972 - Annihilate 'em (Don Brumfield)
• 1971 - Windjammer (Laffit Pincay, Jr.)
• 1970 - Man of the Moment (Don Brumfield) (Whisk, under Carlos H. Marquez, placed.)
• 1969 - Hard Work (Don Brumfield)
• 1968 - Dike (Earlie Fires)
• 1967 - T.V. Commercial (Manuel Ycaza)
• 1966 - Gentleman James (Jimmy Nichol)
• 1965 - Tinsley (Jimmy Nichols)
• 1964 - Umbrella Fella (John Nazareth)
• 1963 - Duel (W. D. Lucas)
• 1962 - Ornamento (Jimmy Lynch)
• 1961 - Roman Line (William M. Cook)
• 1960 - He's a Pistol (Larney Hansman)
• 1959 - Toby's Brother (John L. Rotz)
• 1958 - Namon (Jim Combes)
• 1957 - Fulcrum (John Delahoussaye)
• 1956 - Round Table (Steve Brooks)
• 1955 - Jovial Jove (Douglas Dodson)
• 1954 - Brother Tex (Pete Anderson)
• 1953 - Hasty Road (Johnny Adams)
• 1952 - Straight Face (Bennie Green)
• 1951 - Alladier (Carrol Bierman)
• 1950 - Big Stretch (Ted Atkinson)
• 1949 - Oil Capitol (Ken Church)
• 1948 - Olympia (Willie Garner)
• 1947 - Shy Guy (Steve Brooks)
• 1946 - Education (Steve Brooks)
• 1945 - Pellicle (Steve Brooks)
• 1944 - Air Sailor (Leon Haas)
• 1943 - Durazna, Filly (Jesse Higley)
• 1942 - Occupation (Leon Haas)
• 1941 - Devil Diver (Conn McCreary) (Miss Dogwood, filly, ridden by Irving Anderson, placed.)
• 1940 - Whirlaway (Johnny Longden)
• 1939 - Roman Flag (Leon Haas)
• 1938 - Johnstown (Jimmy Stout)