Futurity Stakes (Australia)
Encyclopedia
The Futurity Stakes is a Group 1
Australia
n weight-for-age Thoroughbred
horse race held at Caulfield Racecourse
in Melbourne
. For most of its history it was a 1400 metre (7 furlong) race but since 2006 it has become the first leg of the Asian Mile Challenge
series, and its distance has changed to 1600 metres (1 mile). Prize money is A$702,000.
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n weight-for-age Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race held at Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, it is located eight kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. For most of its history it was a 1400 metre (7 furlong) race but since 2006 it has become the first leg of the Asian Mile Challenge
Asian Mile Challenge
The Asian Mile Challenge is a series of four one-mile Thoroughbred horse races. Created in 2005, the series was launched with two races, one in Hong Kong, the other in Japan...
series, and its distance has changed to 1600 metres (1 mile). Prize money is A$702,000.
Race history
- 1898 - 1972 held over 7 furlongs (approx 1400 metres)
- 1973 - 2005 held over 1400 metres
- 1979 held over 1800 metres
- 2006 - 2010 held over 1600 metres and joined Asian Mile ChallengeAsian Mile ChallengeThe Asian Mile Challenge is a series of four one-mile Thoroughbred horse races. Created in 2005, the series was launched with two races, one in Hong Kong, the other in Japan...
- 2011 onwards held over 1400 metres