Belmont Futurity Stakes

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Grade II race
Futurity Stakes
Location	Belmont Park Elmont, New York
Inaugurated	1888
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Belmont Park
Race information
Distance	7 furlongs
Track	Dirt, left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$250,000

The Futurity Stakes, commonly referred to as the Belmont Futurity, is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid September at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to two-year-old horses, it is raced on dirt over a distance of seven furlongs.

The creation of James G. K. Lawrence, president of the Sheepshead Bay Race Track, the field made up of the two-year-old offspring of mares which had been nominated before their birth. This nomination remained in effect until 1957 when it was opened to all two-year-olds. The inaugural running of the Futurity took place on Labor Day in 1888 and was the richest race ever run in the United States to that time.

The Futurity Stakes was hosted by the Sheepshead Bay Race Track until the track's closure in following a state-wide ban on parimutuel betting enacted by the New York Legislature. It was switched to the Saratoga Race Course for 1910 but was not raced for the next two years until the State Legislature lifted the ban. Held at Saratoga in 1913 and 1914, it was them moved to Belmont Park. In 1959 and 1960, plus from 1962 to 1967, the race was hosted by the Aqueduct Racetrack before returning to Belmont Park where it has since remained.

The race's counterpart on turf is the Laurel Futurity at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Prior to the advent of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, the Belmont Futurity was one of the United States' most important dirt races for two-year-olds. Some of the greatest Thoroughbreds in American racing history have won the race including Colin, Native Dancer, Man o' War and U.S. Triple Crown champions, Affirmed, Secretariat, and Citation.

In 2001, the race had been scheduled to be run on September 16th but was canceled following the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Over the years the race has been competed over various distances:

• Six furlongs : 1888-1891, 1902-1924;
• 1,263 yards and 1 foot : 1892-1901;
• Approximately seven furlongs : 1925-1933;
• Six and one half furlongs : 1934-1975;
• Seven furlongs : 1976-1993; 2005 to present;
• Eight furlongs : 1994-2004.

Contents 1 Records 2 Winners of the Belmont Futurity Stakes since 1936 3 Earlier winners 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Records

Time record: (at the current 7 furlong distance)

• 1:21.60 - Affirmed (1977)

Most wins by an owner:

• 5 - James R. Keene (1893, 1899, 1907, 1908, 1909)
• 5 - George D. Widener, Jr. (1923, 1930, 1950, 1957, 1966)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 5 - Eddie Arcaro (1940, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1959)

[edit] Winners of the Belmont Futurity Stakes since 1936

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2007	Tale Of Ekati	Eibar Coa	Barclay Tagg	Charles Fipke	1:22.33
2006	King of the Roxy	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	Team Valor	1:24.00
2005	Private Vow	Jerry D. Bailey	Steve Asmussen	Mike McCarty	1:24.00
2004	Park Avenue Ball	Javier Castellano	James T. Ryerson	Char-Mari Stable	1:38.80
2003	Cuvee	Jerry D. Bailey	Steve Asmussen	Winchell, Spendthrift Farm	1:35.60
2002	Whywhywhy	Edgar Prado	Patrick Biancone	P. Biancone/Fabien Ouaki	1:36.20
2001	No race
2000	Burning Roma *	Rick Wilson	Anthony Dutrow, Jr.	Harold Queen	1:37.80
1999	Bevo	Joe Bravo	William Badgett, Jr.	Peter Callahan	1:36.00
1998	Lemon Drop Kid	John Velazquez	Scotty Schulhofer	Jeanne G. Vance	1:37.40
1997	Grand Slam	Gary L. Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Baker, et al.	1:35.60
1996	Traitor	John Velazquez	Mary Eppler	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	1:35.20
1995	Maria's Mon	Robbie Davis	Richard Schosberg	Rosalind Rosenthal	1:35.00
1994	Montreal Red	Jose Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	Vendome Stables	1:36.20
1993	Holy Bull	Mike E. Smith	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	1:23.20
1992	Strolling Along	Chris Antley	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:23.60
1991	Agincourt	Jorge Chavez	Nick Zito	Robert Perez	1:23.80
1990	Eastern Echo	Jerry D. Bailey	MacKenzie Miller	Rokeby Stable	1:22.40
1989	Senor Pete	Jose A. Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	Michael G. Rutherford	1:23.20
1988	Trapp Mountain	Angel Cordero, Jr.	George R. Arnold II	Loblolly Stable	1:23.80
1987	Forty Niner	Eddie Maple	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm	1:22.60
1986	Gulch	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Leroy Jolley	Peter M. Brant	1:22.20
1985	Ogygian	Walter Guerra	Jan H. Nerud	Tartan Farms	1:22.40
1984	Spectacular Love	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Laz Barrera	Dolly Green	1:23.20
1983	Swale	Eddie Maple	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm	1:24.00
1982	Copelan	Jerry D. Bailey	Michael Griffin	Fred W. Hooper	1:24.20
1981	Irish Martini	Jorge Velasquez	Richard DeStasio	Seymour Cohen	1:24.40
1980	Tap Shoes	Ruben Hernandez	Howard M. Tesher	Leone J. Peters	1:23.80
1979	Rockhill Native	John Oldham	Herbert K. Stevens	Harry A. Oak	1:22.00
1978	Crest Of The Wave *	Jean Cruguet	Ross Fenstermaker	Fred W. Hooper	1:24.00
1977	Affirmed	Steve Cauthen	Laz Barrera	Harbor View Farm	1:21.60
1976	For The Moment	Eddie Maple	Leroy Jolley	Gerald Robins	1:23.20
1975	Soy Numero Uno	Jacinto Vasquez	Homer C. Pardue	Joseph R. Straus	1:17.80
1974	Just The Time	Marco Castaneda	John P. Campo	Buckland Farm	1:16.40
1973	Wedge Shot	Jacinto Vasquez	Charles R. Parke	Fred W. Hooper	1:17.00
1972	Secretariat	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable	1:16.40
1971	Riva Ridge	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stud	1:16.60
1970	Salem	John L. Rotz	Edward L. Holton	Christiana Stable	1:16.80
1969	High Echelon	John L. Rotz	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:18.40
1968	Top Knight	Manuel Ycaza	Raymond Metcalf	Steven B. Wilson	1:16.20
1967	Captain's Gig	Bill Shoemaker	Woody Stephens	Cain Hoy Stable	1:15.80
1966	Bold Hour	John L. Rotz	Bert Mulholland	George D. Widener, Jr.	1:17.60
1965	Priceless Gem	Walter Blum	Hirsch Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs	1:17.20
1964	Bold Lad	Braulio Baeza	William C. Winfrey	Wheatley Stable	1:16.00
1963	Bupers	Avelino Gomez	Not found	Mrs. Marion Frank	1:17.40
1962	Never Bend	Bill Shoemaker	Woody Stephens	Cain Hoy Stable	1:17.20
1961	Cyane	Manuel Ycaza	Henry S. Clark	Christiana Stable	1:17.20
1960	Little Tumbler	Ray Broussard	J. W. Thompson	Meadowbrook Stable	1:16.60
1959	Weatherwise	Eddie Arcaro	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	1:18.60
1958	Intentionally	Bill Shoemaker	Edward I. Kelly	Brookfield Farm	1:16.20
1957	Jester	Paul J. Bailey	Bert Mulholland	George D. Widener, Jr.	1:16.20
1956	Bold Ruler	Eddie Arcaro	James E. Fitzsimmons	Wheatley Stable	1:15.20
1955	Nail	Hedley Woodhouse	George P. Odom	Josephine P. Widener	1:16.80
1954	Nashua	Eddie Arcaro	James E. Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	1:15.60
1953	Porterhouse	William Boland	Charls E. Whittingham	Llangollen Farm	1:16.00
1952	Native Dancer	Eric Guerin	William C. Winfrey	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II	1:14.40
1951	Tom Fool	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	1:17.20
1950	Battlefield	Eddie Arcaro	Bert Mulholland	George D. Widener, Jr.	1:15.40
1949	Guillotine	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	1:15.60
1948	Blue Peter	Eric Guerin	Andy Schuttinger	Joseph M. Roebling	1:14.60
1947	Citation	Al Snider	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1:15.80
1946	First Flight	Eddie Arcaro	Sylvester Veitch	C. V. Whitney	1:15.20
1945	Star Pilot	Arnold Kirkland	Tom Smith	Maine Chance Farm	1:17.20
1944	Pavot	George Woolf	Oscar White	Walter M. Jeffords	1:15.20
1943	Occupy	George Woolf	Burley Parke	John Marsch	1:17.80
1942	Occupation	George Woolf	Burley Parke	John Marsch	1:15.20
1941	Some Chance	Wendell Eads	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1:16.80
1940	Our Boots	Eddie Arcaro	Steve Judge	Woodvale Farm	1:15.60
1939	Bimelech	Fred A. Smith	William Hurley	Edward R. Bradley	1:16.80
1938	Porter's Mite	Basil James	Ted Horning	William E. Boeing	1:16.80
1937	Menow	Charley Kurtsinger	Duval A. Headley	Hal Price Headley	1:15.20
1936	Pompoon	Harry Richards	C. E. Clarke	Jerry H. Louchheim	1:16.40

* In 1978, Fuzzbuster finished first, but was disqualified as was City Zip in 2000.

[edit] Earlier winners

[edit] References

• The Futurity Stakes at Pedigree Query

[edit] External links

• Video at YouTube of Secretariat winning the 1972 Belmont Futurity
• Video at YouTube of Affirmed and Alydar's fourth meeting in the 1977 Belmont Futurity