The Futurity Trophy is a

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flat

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in Great Britain open to two-year-old

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colts and fillies. It is run at

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over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late October.

History

The event was established in 1961 and was originally called the Timeform Gold Cup. It was founded by Phil Bull, the creator of Timeform, and was backed by this organisation until 1964. The ''Observer'' started to support the event in 1965. The present grading system was introduced in 1971 and the Observer Gold Cup was classed at Group-1 level. The bookmaker William Hill took over the sponsorship in 1976, and from this point the event was known as the Futurity Stakes. From 1989 to 2017 the race was sponsored by the

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and run as the Racing Post Trophy. William Hill reestablished their race partnership in 2024 with the official title now the William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes. Up to 2000 the race was run on the round mile from 2001 it was run on the Straight Mile The Futurity Trophy is now the last Group 1 event of the British flat racing season. The 2019 race was run on

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's Tapeta track, after the Doncaster meeting was abandoned because of waterlogging, thereby becoming the first British Group 1 race to be run on an artificial surface. Six winners have subsequently achieved victory in the following year's

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: Reference Point (1986);

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(2001); Motivator (2004); Authorized (2006);

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(2011);

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(2022).

Records

Leading

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(5 wins): *

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– ''Ribocco (1966), Noble Decree (1972), Apalachee (1973), Dunbeath (1982), Lanfranco (1984)'' * Pat Eddery – ''Sporting Yankee (1976), Dactylographer (1977), Beldale Flutter (1980), Reference Point (1986), Armiger (1992)'' Leading trainer (11 wins): *

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- ''Saratoga Springs (1997), Aristotle (1999), High Chaparral (2001), Brian Boru (2002), St Nicholas Abbey (2009), Camelot (2011), Kingsbarns (2012), Saxon Warrior (2017), Magna Grecia (2018), Luxembourg (2021), Auguste Rodin (2022)'' Leading owner (10 wins): ''(includes part ownership)'' *

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– ''Aristotle (1999), High Chaparral (2001), Brian Boru (2002), St Nicholas Abbey (2009), Camelot (2011), Kingsbarns (2012), Saxon Warrior (2017), Magna Grecia (2018), Luxembourg (2021), Auguste Rodin (2022)''

Winners

References

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External links

* Race Recordings (1969, 1971, 1973, 1980-2004
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History

Records

Winners

See also

References

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