Futurity Stakes
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History
The Futurity Stakes is a Group 1 race for open class horses usually run over 1400m at Caulfield conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club.
First run in 1898, the Futurity Stakes was first won by Resolute.
The Futurity Stakes is a WFA race run on the same day as the G1 Blue Diamond Stakes and the G1 Oakleigh Plate.
Initially a 1400m race, it was run at the mile from 2006 to 2010 but reverted to 1400m again after that.
It was run at Flemington in 1996, when won by Star Dancer, due to the reconstruction of Caulfield and also run there during WWII. Similarly it was held at Sandown in 2023 due to track renovations.
The Futurity Stakes follows the CF Orr Stakes run the fortnight before and leads into races like Australian Cup at Flemington or onto Sydney for races like the George Ryder, Doncaster Mile and All Aged Stakes.
It was worth $750,000 in 2024.
Fillies and mares hadn't won from Mannerism in 1992 to Aqua D'Amore in 2007 but then won with Typhoon Tracy, More Joyous, Suavito, Alizee, Probabeel and Sierra Sue since.
The CF Orr Stakes/Futurity Stakes double has been done in recent times by Mr Brightside (2024), Black Heart Bart (2017), Moment Of Change (2014), All Too Hard (2013), Typhoon Tracy (2010) Yell (2003), Desert Sky (2001), Primacy (1994) and Vo Rogue (1998).
Other notable winners of the Futurity Stakes include Gothic, Amounis, Phar Lap, Ajax (x3), Bernborough, San Domenico, Lord, Todman, Sky High, Wenona Girl, Gunsynd, Manikato (x4), Campaign King, Rubiton, Vo Rogue, Zedative, Schillaci (x2), Mouawad, Testa Rossa, Fields Of Omagh, Niconero (x2) Typhoon Tracy, More Joyous, Brave Smash, Alizee, Probabeel, Alligator Blood and Mr Brightside.
The 2024 Futurity Stakes was won by Mr Brightside from Pericles and Buffalo River.
Previous Futurity Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) 6G BULLBARS (AUS) - LILAHJAY (NZ) TAVISTOCK (NZ) | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 | BEN, WILL & JD HAYES | 5 | |
| ALLIGATOR BLOOD (AUS) 6G ALL TOO HARD (AUS) - LAKE SUPERIOR (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) | B SHINN | 59.0 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 3 | |
| SIERRA SUE (NZ) 5M DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - CENTREE (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) | J ALLEN | 57.0 | TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG | 1 | |
| PROBABEEL (NZ) 4M SAVABEEL (AUS) - FAR FETCHED (NZ) PINS (AUS) | DAMIAN LANE | 57.0 | JAMIE RICHARDS | 9 | |
| STREETS OF AVALON (AUS) 5G MAGNUS (AUS) - KAMUNIAK (NZ) BLACK MINNALOUSHE (USA) | B MELHAM | 59.0 | SHANE NICHOLS | 7 | |
| ALIZEE (AUS) 4M SEPOY (AUS) - ESSAOUIRA (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) | HUGH BOWMAN | 57.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 11 | |
| BRAVE SMASH (JPN) 5H TOSEN PHANTOM (JPN) - TOSEN SMASH (JPN) TOKAI TEIO (JPN) | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 | DARREN WEIR | 9 | |
| BLACK HEART BART (AUS) 6G BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - SISTER THERESA (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) | B RAWILLER | 59.0 | DARREN WEIR | 6 | |
| TURN ME LOOSE (NZ) 4H IFFRAAJ (GB) - INDOMITABLE (NZ) DANEHILL (USA) | O P BOSSON | 59.0 | MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN | 9 | |
| SUAVITO (NZ) 4M THORN PARK (AUS) - QUEEN CHA CHA (NZ) HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) | DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.0 | NIGEL BLACKISTON | 4 | |
| MOMENT OF CHANGE (AUS) 5G BARELY A MOMENT (AUS) - EUROPIUM (AUS) METAL STORM (FR) | L NOLEN | 59.0 | PETER G MOODY | 6 | |
| ALL TOO HARD (AUS) 3C CASINO PRINCE (AUS) - HELSINGE (AUS) DESERT SUN (GB) | D DUNN | 55.5 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 4 | |
| MUFHASA (NZ) 7G PENTIRE (GB) - SHEILA CHEVAL (NZ) MI PREFERIDO (USA) | N RAWILLER | 59.0 | STEPHEN MCKEE | 5 | |
| MORE JOYOUS (NZ) 4M MORE THAN READY (USA) - SUNDAY JOY (AUS) SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) | N RAWILLER | 57.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 1 | |
| TYPHOON TRACY (AUS) 4M RED RANSOM (USA) - TRACY'S ELEMENT (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE) | L NOLEN | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 6 | |
| NICONERO (AUS) 7G DANZERO (AUS) - NICOLA LASS (AUS) SCENIC (IRE) | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 | D A HAYES | 1 | |
| NICONERO (AUS) 6G DANZERO (AUS) - NICOLA LASS (AUS) SCENIC (IRE) | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 | D A HAYES | 10 | |
| AQUA D'AMORE (AUS) 5M DANEHILL (USA) - ROMANTIC RIVER (USA) IRISH RIVER (FR) | S BASTER | 56.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 6 | |
| FIELDS OF OMAGH (AUS) 8G RUBITON (AUS) - FINNETO (AUS) CERRETO (GB) | STEVEN KING | 58.0 | D A HAYES | 13 | |
| REGAL ROLLER (AUS) 5G REGAL CLASSIC (CAN) - ARANTXA ROSE (AUS) RANCHO RULER (AUS) | M FLAHERTY | 58.0 | CLINTON MCDONALD | 1 | |
| RESET (AUS) 3C ZABEEL (NZ) - ASSERTIVE LASS (AUS) ZEDITAVE (AUS) | D NIKOLIC | 54.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 1 | |
| YELL (AUS) 3G ANABAA (USA) - VOCALIST (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) | D GAUCI | 55.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 9 | |
| DASH FOR CASH (AUS) 3C SECRET SAVINGS (USA) - GULISTAN (AUS) RUBITON (AUS) | K MCEVOY | 55.0 | RICK HORE-LACY | 2 | |
| MR. MURPHY (AUS) 3G DANEHILL (USA) - MARSCAY'S DREAM (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) | DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 2 | |
| DESERT SKY (AUS) 3G HURRICANE SKY (AUS) - DESERT ORCHID (NZ) WESTERN SYMPHONY (USA) | D GAUCI | 54.5 | MATHEW ELLERTON | 10 | |
| TESTA ROSSA (AUS) 3C PERUGINO (USA) - BO DAPPER (AUS) SIR DAPPER (AUS) | DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.0 | DEAN LAWSON | 5 |
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