| Group 1 race | |
Winooka & Edgar Britt, 1933 winner
| |
| Location | Caulfield Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1897 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Lamaro's Hotel (2024) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three years old and older that are not maidens |
| Weight | Weight-for-age |
| Purse | A$750,000 (2024) |
The Futurity Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 weight-for-age Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, over a distance of 1400 metres held at Caulfield RacecourseinMelbourne, Australia, in late February.[1] Total prize money is A$750,000.
From 2006 until 2010 it was the first leg of the Asian Mile Challenge series, and its distance was changed to 1600 metres (1 mile). The race distance was reverted in 2011.
During World War II the event was held at Flemington Racecourse. In 1996 the event was held at Flemington Racecourse due to reconstruction of Caulfield Racecourse. In 2023 the race was run at Sandown Racecourse.
The V.A.T.C. Autumn meeting was to have been commenced at Caulfield yesterday, but at a meeting of the Victorian Cabinet it was decided that owing to the coal shortage caused by the strike of ships' stewards, the embargo on racing was to continue in force. Following upon this announcement the committee of the V.A.T.C. decided to postpone indefinitely the meeting which had been fixed for yesterday.
