Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series > Breeders’ Futurity Stakes
Breeders’ Futurity Stakes Race Facts
- Location: Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, KY
- Inaugural Race: 1910
- Distance: 1 and 1/16th mile (8.5 furlongs)
- Track Type: Left-handed, Dirt
- Age Qualifications: Two Year Olds
- 2022 Purse: $600,000
- 2022 Race Date: Saturday, October 8th
2022 Breeders’ Futurity Stakes Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE / SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Forte | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Todd A. Pletcher | $10.86 / $4.56 / $3.76 |
| 2 | Loggins | Florent Geroux / Brad H. Cox | $3.34 / $3.08 |
| 11 | Red Route One | Ricardo Santana, Jr. / Steven M. Asmussen | $15.94 |
| 5 | Instant Coffee | Luis Saez / Brad H. Cox | |
| 8 | Newgate | John R. Velazquez / Bob Baffert | |
| 10 | Lost Ark | Flavien Prat / Todd A. Pletcher | |
| 13 | Two Phil's | Jareth Loveberry / Larry Rivelli | |
| 3 | Honed | Julien R. Leparoux / Kenneth G. McPeek | |
| 9 | Funtastic Again | Joel Rosario / Wesley A. Ward | |
| 1 | Frosted Departure | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. / Kenneth G. McPeek | |
| 14 | Powerful | Jose L. Ortiz / Steven M. Asmussen | |
| 6 | Bourbon Bash | Rafael Bejarano / D. Wayne Lukas | |
| 15 | Carmel Road | Gerardo Corrales / Bob Baffert | |
| 12 | Good Heart | Tyler Gaffalione / Brendan P. Walsh |
Exotic Payoffs:
- $1 Exacta (7-2): $16.08
- $0.50 Trifecta (7-2-11): $285.07
- $0.10 Superfecta (7-2-11-5): $282.78
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Breeders’ Futurity Stakes Race History
The Breeders’ Futurity Stakes has been a Grade I race since 2004 and is held annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, KY. The race is open to 2-year-olds and run at 1 1/16 miles on the dirt. The Breeders’ Futurity is part of the ‘Road to the Kentucky Derby’, and awards the top-5 finishers (10-4-3-2-1) points towards qualifying for the Kentucky Derby.
In addition to the Derby, the Breeders’ Futurity is part of the ‘Win and You’re In’ Breeders’ Cup Challenge series where the winner earns a spot in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. Classic Empire and Essential Quality won both the Breeders’ Futurity and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in 2016 and 2020 respectively.
The Breeders Futurity was first raced in Lexington in 1910, and Polar Expedition (1993) has run the fastest time in 1:42.20. The 10-length margin of victory recorded by Gold Stage in 1979 is also a record. The race was contested at 7 furlongs for 30 years starting in 1950, and in 1981 changed to its current distance of 1 1/16 miles.
The Breeders’ Futurity currently offers a purse of $600,000. Several champions have won the race, including Round Table (1956), Swale (1983), Forty Niner (1987), Boston Harbor (1996), Favorite Trick (1997), Classic Empire (2016), and most recently Essential Quality (2020) went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and capture Champion 2-year-old honors. Other top horses to have captured the race include Tejano Run, Honour and Glory, Cat Thief, Captain Steve and Dullahan.
Jockey Don Brumfield won a record 5 Breeders’ Futurity races over a decade starting in 1969. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas won the race a record 6 times.
Breeders’ Futurity Stakes Past Winners Since 1938
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Forte | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Todd A. Pletcher | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.74 |
| 2021 | Rattle N Roll | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. / Kenneth G. McPeek | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.78 |
| 2020 | Essential Quality | Luis Saez / Brad Cox | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.37 |
| 2019 | Maxfield | José Ortiz / Brendan Walsh | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.21 |
| 2018 | Knicks Go | Albin Jimenez / Ben Colebrook | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.23 |
| 2017 | Free Drop Billy | Robby Albarado / Dale L. Romans | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:45.43 |
| 2016 | Classic Empire | Julien Leparoux / Mark E. Casse | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.41 |
| 2015 | Brody's Cause | Corey J. Lanerie / Dale L. Romans | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.27 |
| 2014 | Carpe Diem | John Velazquez / Todd Pletcher | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.38 |
| 2013 | We Miss Artie | John Velazquez / Todd Pletcher | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:46.91 |
| 2012 | Joha | Rajiv Maragh / Michael J. Maker | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.52 |
| 2011 | Dullahan | Kent Desormeaux / Dale L. Romans | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.12 |
| 2010 | J.B.'s Thunder | Shaun Bridgmohan / Albert Stall Jr. | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.12 |
| 2009 | Noble's Promise | Willie Martinez / Kenneth G. McPeek | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.12 |
| 2008 | Square Eddie | Rafael Bejarano / John R. Best | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.04 |
| 2007 | Wicked Style | Robby Albarado / George R. Arnold II | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:45.21 |
| 2006 | Great Hunter | Victor Espinoza / Doug O'Neill | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.09 |
| 2005 | Dawn of War | John Jacinto / Dale L. Romans | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:48.77 |
| 2004 | Consolidator | Rafael Bejarano / D. Wayne Lukas | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.67 |
| 2003 | Eurosilver | Javier Castellano / Nicholas P. Zito | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.42 |
| 2002 | Sky Mesa | Edgar Prado / John T. Ward Jr. | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:46.78 |
| 2001 | Siphonic | Chris McCarron / David Hofmans | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.79 |
| 2000 | Arabian Light | Shane Sellers / Bob Baffert | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.00 |
| 1999 | Captain Steve | Garrett K. Gomez / Bob Baffert | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:42.40 |
| 1998 | Cat Thief | Pat Day / D. Wayne Lukas | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.00 |
| 1997 | Favorite Trick | Pat Day / Patrick B. Byrne | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.20 |
| 1996 | Boston Harbor | Jerry D. Bailey / D. Wayne Lukas | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:45.20 |
| 1995 | Honour and Glory | Pat Day / D. Wayne Lukas | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.20 |
| 1994 | Tejano Run | Jerry D. Bailey / Kenneth McPeek | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.60 |
| 1993 | Polar Expedition | Curt Bourque / Hugh H. Robertson | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:42.20 |
| 1992 | Mountain Cat | Pat Day / D. Wayne Lukas | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:42.40 |
| 1991 | Dance Floor | Charles Woods Jr. / D. Wayne Lukas | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.20 |
| 1990 | Sir Bordeaux | Wigberto Ramos / Ronnie G. Warren | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.40 |
| 1989 | Slavic | José A. Santos / Flint S. Schulhofer | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.60 |
| 1988 | Fast Play | Ángel Cordero Jr. / C. R. McGaughey III | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:45.20 |
| 1987 | Forty Niner | Eddie Maple / Woody Stephens | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.80 |
| 1986 | Orono | Sandy Hawley / Carl Nafzger | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:45.20 |
| 1985 | Tasso | Laffit Pincay Jr. / Neil Drysdale | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:46.00 |
| 1984 | Crater Fire | Daryl Montoya / Dixie H. Griffitt | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:45.80 |
| 1983 | Swale | Eddie Maple / Woody Stephens | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.00 |
| 1982 | Highland Park | John L. Lively / Anthony L. Basile | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:43.60 |
| 1981 | D'Accord | Darrel McHargue / LeRoy Jolley | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:44.80 |
| 1980 | Fairway Phantom | John L. Lively / Carl Nafzger | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:28.80 |
| 1979 | Gold Stage | Don Brumfield / William Curtis Jr. | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:26.80 |
| 1978 | Strike Your Colors | Ed Delahoussaye / Del W. Carroll | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:26.20 |
| 1977 | Gonquin | Frank Olivares / Jerry M. Fanning | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:28.00 |
| 1976 | Run Dusty Run | Darrel McHargue / Smiley Adams | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:27.40 |
| 1975 | Harbor Springs | Eddie Maple / Woody Stephens | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:27.00 |
| 1974 | Packer Captain | Don Brumfield / Douglas Dodson | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:25.80 |
| 1973 | Provante | Mike Manganello / Dave Zakoor Jr. | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:27.20 |
| 1972 | Annihilate 'Em | Don Brumfield / Douglas M. Davis Jr. | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:27.00 |
| 1971 | Windjammer | Laffit Pincay Jr. / MacKenzie Miller | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:27.20 |
| 1970 | Man of the Moment | Don Brumfield / Jack Long | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:28.80 |
| 1969 | Hard Work | Don Brumfield / Charles R. Werstler | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:25.60 |
| 1968 | Dike | Earlie Fires / Lucien Laurin | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:26.80 |
| 1967 | T.V. Commercial | Manuel Ycaza / Anthony L. Basile | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:26.80 |
| 1966 | Gentleman James | Jimmy Nichols / Del W. Carroll | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:28.00 |
| 1965 | Tinsley | Jimmy Nichols / Julius E. Tinsley Jr. | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:28.40 |
| 1964 | Umbrella Fella | John Nazareth / Loyd Gentry Jr. | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:26.40 |
| 1963 | Duel | W. D. Lucas / LeRoy Jolley | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:26.20 |
| 1962 | Ornamento | Jimmy Lynch / James P. Conway | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:26.40 |
| 1961 | Roman Line | William M. Cook / Vester R. Wright | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:26.60 |
| 1960 | He's a Pistol | Larney Hansman / J. D. Puckett | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:27.00 |
| 1959 | Toby's Brother | John L. Rotz / Robert E. Wingfield | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:27.20 |
| 1958 | Namon | Jimmy Combest / Vester R. Wright | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:26.80 |
| 1957 | Fulcrum | John Delahoussaye / Jack C. Hodgins | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:26.40 |
| 1956 | Round Table | Steve Brooks / Moody Jolley | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:26.80 |
| 1955 | Jovial Jove | Douglas Dodson / Strother Griffin | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:23.60 |
| 1954 | Brother Tex | Pete D. Anderson / Woody Stephens | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:24.40 |
| 1953 | Hasty Road | John H. Adams / Harry Trotsek | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:23.20 |
| 1952 | Straight Face | Bennie Green / John M. Gaver Sr. | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:23.80 |
| 1951 | Alladier | Carroll Bierman / Anthony J. Pupino | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:23.40 |
| 1950 | Big Stretch | Ted Atkinson / John M. Gaver Sr. | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:23.60 |
| 1949 | Oil Capitol | Kenneth Church / Harry Trotsek | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:12.20 |
| 1948 | Olympia | Willie Garner / Ivan H. Parke | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:11.60 |
| 1947 | Shy Guy | Steve Brooks / Jack C. Hodgins | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:11.80 |
| 1946 | Education | Steve Brooks / Ivan H. Parke | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:11.40 |
| 1945 | Pellicle | Steve Brooks / E. Leigh Cotton | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:12.80 |
| 1944 | Air Sailor | Leon Haas / Lex Wilson | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:12.20 |
| 1943 | Durazna | Jesse Higley / John M. Goode | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:11.60 |
| 1942 | Occupation | Leon Haas / Burley Parke | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:14.00 |
| 1941 | Devil Diver | Conn McCreary / John M. Gaver Sr. | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:11.80 |
| 1940 | Whirlaway | Johnny Longden / Ben A. Jones | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:11.20 |
| 1939 | Roman Flag | Leon Haas / Max Hirsch | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:10.60 |
| 1938 | Johnstown | James Stout / George Tappen | 1 1⁄16 M / 1:11.40 |