The Futurity Trophy is a
Group 1flathorse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old
thoroughbredcolts and
fillies. It is run at
Doncaster 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
Racing Post and run as the Racing Post Trophy.
The Futurity Trophy is now the last Group 1 event of the British flat racing season. The 2019 race was run on
Newcastle'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.[1]
Aidan O'Brien - 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)
Sue Magnier – 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)