Futurity Stakes

The Futurity Stakes, inaugurated in 1888, is one of America’s oldest juvenile races and a former crown jewel of 2-year-old competition. Now contested at six furlongs on the Belmont turf, the race serves as a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. Its long history includes legends like Man o’ War, Citation, and Secretariat, and today it continues to showcase the next generation of turf sprint stars.

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Location: Belmont Park - Elmont, NY

Inaugural Race: 1888

TV Coverage: Stream live at TwinSpires! 

Current Distance: 3/4ths of a mile (6 furlongs)

Track Type: Left-handed, Turf

Age Qualification: Two Year Olds

Purse: $175,000

Race Date: Friday, October 3rd

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2025 Futurity Stakes Race Results

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HORSE
JOCKEY / TRAINER
WIN / PLACE / SHOW
3
Intricate Spirit
Joel Rosario / Miguel Clement
$7.82 / $3.90 / $2.94
4
Longshoreman
Manuel Franco / Wesley A. Ward
$4.78 / $3.36
6
Attfield
Dylan Davis / Thomas Morley
$3.22
5
Expressway
Junior Alvarado / William I. Mott
7
Belgian
Javier Castellano / George Weaver
2
Channel the Music
Samuel Marin / Jorge Duarte, Jr.

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $1 Exacta (3-4): $19.52
  • $0.50 Trifecta (3-4-6): $24.81
  • $0.10 Superfecta (3-4-6-5): $13.08

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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 (with the exception of 2023, which was held on dirt).

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

Year
Winner
Jockey / Trainer
Distance / Time
2025
Intricate Spirit
Joel Rosario / Miguel Clement
6 F / 1:07.98
2024
Mentee
John R. Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher
6 F / 1:08.82
2023
Book'em Danno
Jose L. Ortiz / Derek S. Ryan
6 F / 1:09.47
2022
Nagirroc
Manuel Franco / H. Graham Motion
6 F / 1:09.36
2021
Slipstream
Joel Rosario / Christophe Clement
6 F / 1:08.36
2020
Second of July
Dylan Davis / Philip A. Gleaves
6 F / 1:09.33
2019
Four Wheel Drive
Irad Ortiz Jr. / Wesley A. Ward
6 F / 1:08.07
2018
Uncle Benny
Irad Ortiz Jr. / Jason Servis
6 F / 1:11.26
2017
Engage
José Ortiz / Chad Brown
6 F / 1:10.09
2016
Theory
Javier Castellano / Todd A. Pletcher
6 F / 1:09.91

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