Vertem Futurity Trophy
| Group 1 race | |
| Location | Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1961 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Vertem Asset Management |
| Website | Doncaster |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds excluding geldings |
| Weight | 9 st 1 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies |
| Purse | £200,000 (2018) 1st: £131,794 |
| 2018 | ||
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| Magna Grecia | Phoenix Of Spain | Western Australia |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ||
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| Saxon Warrior | Roaring Lion | The Pentagon |
| 2016 | ||
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| Rivet | Yucatan | Salouen |
| 2015 | ||
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| Marcel | Johannes Vermeer | Foundation |
| 2014 | ||
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| Elm Park | Aloft | Celestial Path |
| 2013 | ||
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| Kingston Hill | Johann Strauss | Altruistic |
| 2012 | ||
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| Kingsbarns | Van Der Neer | Steeler |
| 2011 | ||
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| Camelot | Zip Top | Fencing |
| 2010-2001 | ||
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| 2010 | ||
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| Casamento | Seville | Master Of Hounds |
| 2009 | ||
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| St Nicholas Abbey | Elusive Pimpernel | Al Zir |
| 2008 | ||
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| Crowded House | Jukebox Jury | Skanky Biscuit |
| 2007 | ||
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| Ibn Khaldun | City Leader | Feared In Flight |
| 2006 | ||
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| Authorized | Charlie Farnsbarns | Medicine Path |
| 2005 | ||
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| Palace Episode | Winged Cupid | Septimus |
| 2004 | ||
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| Motivator | Albert Hall | Henrik |
| 2003 | ||
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| American Post | Fantastic View | Magritte |
| 2002 | ||
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| Brian Boru | Powerscourt | Illustrator |
| 2001 | ||
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| High Chaparral | Castle Gandolfo | Redback |
| 2000-1991 | ||
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| 2000 | ||
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| Dilshaan | Tamburlaine | Bonnard |
| 1999 | ||
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| Aristotle | Lermontov | Ekraar |
| 1998 | ||
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| Commander Collins | Magno | Housemaster |
| 1997 | ||
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| Saratoga Springs | Mudeer | Mutamam |
| 1996 | ||
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| Medaaly | Poteen | Benny The Dip |
| 1995 | ||
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| Beauchamp King | Even Top | Mons |
| 1994 | ||
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| Celtic Swing | Annus Mirabilis | Juyush |
| 1993 | ||
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| King's Theatre | Fairy Heights | Bude |
| 1991 | ||
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| Seattle Rhyme | Mack The Knife | Assessor |
| 1990-1980 | ||
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| 1990 | ||
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| Peter Davies | Mukaddamah | Marcham |
| 1989 | ||
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| Be My Chief | Baligh | Qathif |
| 1988 | ||
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| Al Hareb | Zalazl | Frequent Flyer |
| 1987 | ||
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| Emmson | Sheriff's Star | Salse |
| 1986 | ||
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| Reference Point | Bengal Fire | Love the Groom |
| 1985 | ||
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| Bakharoff | Nomrood | Water Cay |
| 1984 | ||
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| Lanfranco | Damister | Brave Bambino |
| 1983 | ||
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| Alphabatim | Mendez | Ilium |
| 1982 | ||
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| Dunbeath | Cock Robin | Lyphard's Special |
| 1981 | ||
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| Count Pahlen | Paradis Terrestre | Jalmood |
| 1980 | ||
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| Beldale Flutter | Shergar | Sheer Grit |
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The Vertem Futurity Trophy is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts 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.
Contents
1 History
2 Records
3 Winners
4 See also
5 References
History
The event was established in 1961, and it 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 race was given its current title in 2018, when Vertem Asset Management became the sponsor. The Vertem Futurity Trophy is now the last Group 1 event of the British flat racing season.
Five winners have subsequently achieved victory in the following year's Derby. The first was Reference Point (1986–87), and the most recent was Camelot (2011–12).
Records
Leading jockey (5 wins):
Lester Piggott – 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 (10 wins):
Henry Cecil – Approval (1969), Take Your Place (1975), Hello Gorgeous (1979), Dunbeath (1982), Lanfranco (1984), Reference Point (1986), Be My Chief (1989), Peter Davies (1990), Armiger (1992), King's Theatre (1993)
Leading owner (8 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)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Miralgo | Bill Williamson | Harry Wragg | Gerry Oldham | 1:44.40 |
| 1962 | Noblesse | Garnie Bougoure | Paddy Prendergast | Evelyn Olin | 1:39.00 |
| 1963 | Pushful [a] | Harry Carr | S. Meaney | Lionel Holliday | 1:39.00 |
| 1964 | Hardicanute | Bill Williamson | Paddy Prendergast | Jim Mullion | 1:40.40 |
| 1965 | Pretendre | Ron Hutchinson | Jack Jarvis | Claude Lilley | 1:42.60 |
| 1966 | Ribocco | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Charles Engelhard | 1:44.60 |
| 1967 | Vaguely Noble | Bill Williamson | Walter Wharton | Brook Holliday | 1:44.80 |
| 1968 | The Elk | Bill Pyers | Jeremy Tree | Monica Sheriffe | 1:44.60 |
| 1969 | Approval | Duncan Keith | Henry Cecil | Sir Humphrey de Trafford | 1:45.80 |
| 1970 | Linden Tree | Duncan Keith | Peter Walwyn | Mrs D. McCalmont | 1:46.00 |
| 1971 | High Top | Willie Carson | Bernard van Cutsem | Sir Jules Thorn | 1:40.80 |
| 1972 | Noble Decree | Lester Piggott | Bernard van Cutsem | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 1:42.79 |
| 1973 | Apalachee | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Jack Mulcahy | 1:43.51 |
| 1974 | Green Dancer | Freddy Head | Alec Head | Jacques Wertheimer | 1:45.01 |
| 1975 | Take Your Place | Gianfranco Dettori | Henry Cecil | Carlo d'Alessio | 1:40.50 |
| 1976 | Sporting Yankee | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | William Hill Racing | 1:48.56 |
| 1977 | Dactylographer | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | Philip Niarchos | 1:43.70 |
| 1978 | Sandy Creek | Christy Roche | Con Collins | Alfie McLean | 1:38.32 |
| 1979 | Hello Gorgeous | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | Daniel Wildenstein | 1:42.30 |
| 1980 | Beldale Flutter | Pat Eddery | Michael Jarvis | Tony Kelly | 1:43.53 |
| 1981 | Count Pahlen | Geoff Baxter | Bruce Hobbs | Mrs Tony Villar | 1:42.40 |
| 1982 | Dunbeath | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | Michael Riordan | 1:44.05 |
| 1983 | Alphabatim | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | Khalid Abdullah | 1:41.30 |
| 1984 | Lanfranco | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | Charles St George | 1:43.90 |
| 1985 | Bakharoff | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | Khalid Abdullah | 1:41.20 |
| 1986 | Reference Point | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | Louis Freedman | 1:45.03 |
| 1987 | Emmson | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Sir Michael Sobell | 1:42.66 |
| 1988 | Al Hareb | Willie Carson | Neil Graham | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1:40.73 |
| 1989 | Be My Chief [b] | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Peter Burrell | 1:42.99 |
| 1990 | Peter Davies | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Charles St George | 1:46.00 |
| 1991 | Seattle Rhyme | Cash Asmussen | David Elsworth | H. J. Senn | 1:39.58 |
| 1992 | Armiger | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah | 1:39.70 |
| 1993 | King's Theatre | Willie Ryan | Henry Cecil | Poland / Sheikh Moh'd [1] | 1:41.04 |
| 1994 | Celtic Swing | Kevin Darley | Lady Herries | Peter Savill | 1:40.04 |
| 1995 | Beauchamp King | John Reid | John Dunlop | Erik Penser | 1:38.89 |
| 1996 | Medaaly | Gary Hind | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:41.12 |
| 1997 | Saratoga Springs | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor | 1:40.36 |
| 1998 | Commander Collins | Jimmy Fortune | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Robert Sangster | 1:47.80 |
| 1999 | Aristotle | George Duffield | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 1:45.00 |
| 2000 | Dilshaan | Johnny Murtagh | Sir Michael Stoute | Saeed Suhail | 1:45.87 |
| 2001 | High Chaparral | Kevin Darley | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Magnier | 1:45.39 |
| 2002 | Brian Boru | Kevin Darley | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 1:46.01 |
| 2003 | American Post | Christophe Soumillon | Criquette Head-Maarek | Khalid Abdullah | 1:39.57 |
| 2004 | Motivator | Kieren Fallon | Michael Bell | Royal Ascot Racing Club | 1:41.62 |
| 2005 | Palace Episode | Neil Callan | Kevin Ryan | Theresa Marnane | 1:45.10 |
| 2006 | Authorized [c] | Frankie Dettori | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Al Homaizi / Al Sagar | 1:43.74 |
| 2007 | Ibn Khaldun | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 1:37.62 |
| 2008 | Crowded House | Jamie Spencer | Brian Meehan | Reddam / Burrell / Harvey | 1:39.17 |
| 2009 | St Nicholas Abbey | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 1:39.62 |
| 2010 | Casamento | Frankie Dettori | Michael Halford | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:37.03 |
| 2011 | Camelot | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 1:38.58 |
| 2012 | Kingsbarns | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor / Smith | 1:40.32 |
| 2013 | Kingston Hill | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | Paul D Smith | 1:44.83 |
| 2014 | Elm Park | Andrea Atzeni | Andrew Balding | Qatar Racing & Kingsclere Racing | 1:43.82 |
| 2015 | Marcel | Andrea Atzeni | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Paul Hancock | 1:40.85 |
| 2016 | Rivet | Andrea Atzeni | William Haggas | The Starship Partnership | 1:37.08 |
| 2017 | Saxon Warrior | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor | 1:40.12 |
| 2018 | Magna Grecia | Donnacha O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Smith / Magnier / Tabor / Flaxman | 1:37.72 |
^ Scissors finished first in 1963, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry
^ The 1989 running took place at Newcastle
^ The 2006 edition was held at Newbury
See also
- Horse racing in Great Britain
- List of British flat horse races
Recurring sporting events established in 1961 – this race is included under its original title, Timeform Gold Cup.
References
^ Montgomery, Sue (24 October 1993). "Theatre a class act". The Independent. Retrieved 27 August 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,2015, 2016, 2017
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galopp-sieger.de – Racing Post Trophy.
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pedigreequery.com – Futurity Stakes – Doncaster.
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