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s run at Ruidoso Downs Race Track in

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. It is the last leg of the AQHA Triple Crown that has only been won once, by Special Effort in 1981. A $4 million bonus was once offered to the horse that could sweep all three Triple Crown races. It started in 1959, with a purse of $129,686.85.Ruidoso Downs History of the All American Futurity
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. The 2024 version of the race will have a purse of $3,000,000 with the winners share being $1,500,000, making it one of the richest races in North America. The track record was set at this race in 2006, when No Secrets Here finished in 20.886 seconds for 440 yards, for an average speed of 43.091 miles/hr. The 2024 All American Futurity was contested at The Downs at Albuquerque in

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due to flood damage to Ruidoso Downs.

Winners by year

References

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Video of the first All American Futurity in 1959

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Winners by year

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Further reading

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