The Arlington-Washington Futurity is a Listed

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for

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two-year-olds. It is scheduled to run at a distance of one mile on the turf at

Arlington Park Arlington Park (formerly known as Arlington International Racecourse) is a former horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Once called the ''Arlington Park Jockey Club'', it was located adjacent to the Illinois Rou ...

Arlington Heights, Illinois Arlington Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County Illinois, United States. A northwestern Chicago metropolitan area, suburb of Chicago, it lies about northwest of the city's downtown. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ...

every fall and as at 2020 offers a purse of $100,000. It was run as the American National Futurity in 1927 and 1928 and as the Arlington Futurity Stakes from 1932 through 1961. In 1962, the Arlington Futurity and Washington Park Futurity Stakes were merged to create the Arlington-Washington Futurity. Raced at

Washington Park Race Track Washington Park Race Track was a popular horse racing venue in the Chicago metropolitan area from 1884 until 1977. It had two locations during its existence. It was first situated at what became the Washington Park Subdivision of the Woodl ...

from 1943 to 1945, and as a result of the 1985 fire, at

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in 1985. It was not run from 1929 through 1931 as well as 1970, 1988, 1995, 1998 and 1999. Former Race Names: * Arlington-Washington Futurity: 1962–2003, and 2007 to present * Arlington-Washington Breeders' Cup Futurity: 2004–2006 ** American National Futurity: 1927–1928 ** Arlington Futurity: 1932–1961 ** Washington Park Futurity Stakes: 1937–1961 Distances: * 1 Mile: 1984, 1986–2013, 2020 to present * 7 Furlongs: 1962–1969, 1979–1983, 2014–2019 * 6 ½ Furlongs: 1974–1978, 1985 * 6 Furlong: 1927–1961, 1971–1973

Winners since 1962

* † In 2008, Jose Adan and Advice finished first and second, respectively, but were disqualified and set back to second and third. * In 2006, there was a

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between Officer Rocket and Got the Last Laugh. *‡‡ In 1971 the race was run in two divisions *‡ In 1967 the race was run in two divisions

References

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External links

Arlington Park website
1927 establishments in Illinois Horse races in Illinois Arlington Park Flat horse races for two-year-olds Ungraded stakes races in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1927