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The Futurity Stakes is a Group 1 weight-for-age race held at Caulfield Racecourse in late February on Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes Day each Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

Run over a middle sprint distance of 1400m, the country’s best sprinters and milers compete for a chance to win $500,000 in prize money.

The Futurity Stakes makes up the first leg of the Asian Mile Challenge, which is a four race international series worth $12.5 million. The Futurity Stakes is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the Japan Racing Association, the Melbourne Racing Club and the Dubai Racing Club.

There are three Group 1 races held at the meeting with the Futurity Stakes joined by the Group 1 $1.5 million Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) – Victoria’s premier race for two-year-olds – and the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) for sprinters.

Many horses in the Futurity Stakes field come off an earlier autumn run at Caulfield a fortnight earlier in the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m). Recent horses to complete the CF Orr – Futurity Stakes double include Black Heart Bart (2017), Moment Of Change (2014) and All Too Hard (2013).

The 2018 Futurity Stakes ran on Saturday February 24, 2018 at Caulfield Racecourse and was won by the favourite Brave Smash over stablemate Tosen Stardom for Darren Weir.

Futurity Stakes 2018
Date:	Saturday February 24, 2018
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	Weight-For- Age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000

2018 Futurity Stakes Results

• 1st: #3 Brave Smash
• 2nd:#1 Tosen Stardom
• 3rd: #11 Showtime

Check out the official Futurity Stakes 2018 Results & Finishing Order below, following the link to read more on the late win by the favourite Brave Smash who got the gap late to charge home ahead of the fellow Darren Weir-trained Tosen Stardom. Team Hawkes’ gun three-year-old Showtime held for third to round out the Futurity Stakes trifecta only a length beaten by the older horses at weight-for-age.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	3	BRAVE SMASH (JPN)	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	–	9	59kg	$4.80F
2	1	TOSEN STARDOM (JPN)	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	0.75L	5	59kg	$6
3	11	SHOWTIME	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	0.95L	10	55.5kg	$7
4	2	HUMIDOR (NZ)	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	2.95L	2	59kg	$10
5	8	SNITZSON	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Kerrin McEvoy	3.7L	1	59kg	$41
6	6	MR SNEAKY	Anthony Freedman	Mark Zahra	3.8L	8	59kg	$10
7	9	SHILLELAGH (NZ)	Chris Waller	Michael Dee	6.05L	11	57kg	$15
8	10	MIGHTY BOSS	Mick Price	Michael Walker	6.25L	3	55.5kg	$5
9	7	WYNDSPELLE (NZ)	Michael Kent	Beau Mertens	7.5L	6	59kg	$71
10	5	SOVEREIGN NATION	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	9L	4	59kg	$31
11	4	LORD OF THE SKY	Robbie Laing	Damien Oliver	10L	7	59kg	$11

2018 Futurity Stakes Tips

• 1st: #3 Brave Smash
• 2nd: #6 Mr Sneaky
• 3rd: #11 Showtime

View our complete 2018 Futurity Stakes Betting Tips.

2018 Futurity Stakes Form Guide

Check out our comprehensive Futurity Stakes 2018 Form Guide & Betting Preview.

2018 Futurity Stakes Odds

The latest Futurity Stakes 2018 betting odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as markets on the Group 1 on Blue Diamond Stakes Day are released.

2018 Futurity Stakes Field

The Futurity Stakes field attracts a similar line-up of weight-for-age autumn hopefuls as the CF Orr Stakes contested at the same track and distance a fortnight earlier. Horses may back-up from the Futurity Stakes field later in the autumn and contest the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington, a double completed by Niconero in 2009.

The 2018 Futurity Stakes field and barrier draw will be published below on the Wednesday before the race.

The official Futurity Stakes 2018 Final Field attracted just 11 hopefuls including the Darren Weir-trained trio of Brave Smash, Humidor and Tosen Stardom. Mighty Boss is the other standout in the Futurity Stakes field for 2018, Mick Price’s three-year-old racing in the event second-up before a quick back-up into the Australian Cup at Flemington over a mile Saturday week.

Read more on the 2018 Futurity Stakes Field Led by the Darren Weir Trio.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	2x536181x0	TOSEN STARDOM (JPN)	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	5	59kg	115
2	2x6813520x	HUMIDOR (NZ)	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	2	59kg	115
3	44x2123x53	BRAVE SMASH (JPN)	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	9	59kg	108
4	415x66x165	LORD OF THE SKY	Robbie Laing	Damien Oliver	7	59kg	106
5	x15314270x	SOVEREIGN NATION	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	4	59kg	100
6	11x1220x28	MR SNEAKY	Anthony Freedman	Mark Zahra	8	59kg	100
7	6822063×34	WYNDSPELLE (NZ)	Michael Kent	Beau Mertens	6	59kg	98
8	173x54630x	SNITZSON	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Kerrin McEvoy	1	59kg	98
9	4010x731x0	SHILLELAGH (NZ)	Chris Waller	Michael Dee	11	57kg	110
10	0x12741x7	MIGHTY BOSS	Mick Price	Michael Walker	3	55.5kg	105
11	42x21510x2	SHOWTIME	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	10	55.5kg	92

2018 Futurity Stakes Nominations

The 2018 Futurity Stakes nominations will be published here on the Monday before Blue Diamond Stakes Day.

The official Futurity Stakes 2018 Nominations have been extended until Tuesday morning after early entries attracted 14 weight-for-age hopefuls. Among the current Futurity Stakes nominated horses are three for last year’s winning trainer Darren Weir: the returning Humidor, dual Group 1 winner Tosen Stardom and the early favourite Brave Smash coming off a lead-up third in the CF Orr Stakes.

Read more on the Brave Smash-led 2018 Futurity Stakes Nominations.

Futurity Stakes History

Founded in 1897, the Futurity Stakes was first won by Resolute and has so far featured several champion horses including three time winner Ajax with victories in the 1938 to 1940 Futurity Stakes races. Racing legend Manikato managed one step better by winning the race four times in 1979 to 1981 and again in 1983. Prior to 2006, the Futurity Stakes was a 1400m race which was also held over 1800m in 1979.

The Futurity Stakes results dating back to 2000 are listed in the table below to help with your Futurity Stakes betting selections this season.

Recent Futurity Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Futurity Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 Futurity Stakes	1st	Brave Smash	1 minute 23.16 seconds
	2nd	Tosen Stardom
	3rd	Showtime
2017 Futurity Stakes	1st	Black Heart Bart	1 minute 22.96 seconds
	2nd	Tosen Stardom
	3rd	Ecuador
2016 Futurity Stakes	1st	Turn Me Loose	1 minute 22.2 seconds
	2nd	Stratum Star
	3rd	Suavito
2015 Futurity Stakes	1st	Suavito	1 minute 23.1 seconds
	2nd	Smokin’ Joey
	3rd	Dissident
2014 Futurity Stakes	1st	Moment Of Change	1 minute 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Sertorius
	3rd	Pinwheel
2013 Futurity Stakes	1st	All Too Hard	1 minute 23 seconds
	2nd	Glass Harmonium
	3rd	King Mufhasa
2012 Futurity Stakes	1st	King Mufhasa	1 minute 23.8 seconds
	2nd	Pinker Pinker
	3rd	Adamantium
2011 Futurity Stakes	1st	More Joyous	1 minute 21.7 seconds
	2nd	Whobegotyou
	3rd	Dao Dao
2010 Futurity Stakes	1st	Typhoon Tracy	1 minute 34.43 seconds
	2nd	Dao Dao
	3rd	Sniper’s Bullet
2009 Futurity Stakes	1st	Niconero	1 minute 36.4 seconds
	2nd	Light Fantastic
	3rd	Alamosa
2008 Futurity Stakes	1st	Niconero	1 minute 34.8 seconds
	2nd	Cargo Cult
	3rd	Miss Finland
2007 Futurity Stakes	1st	Aqua Damore	1 minute 35.7 seconds
	2nd	Seachange
	3rd	El Segundo
2006 Futurity Stakes	1st	Fields Of Omagh	1 minute 34.2 seconds
	2nd	Red Dazzler
	3rd	Rosden
2005 Futurity Stakes	1st	Regal Roller	1 minute 24.6 seconds
	2nd	Super Elegant
	3rd	Modem
2004 Futurity Stakes	1st	Reset	1 minute 23.7 seconds
	2nd	Vocabulary
	3rd	Yell
2003 Futurity Stakes	1st	Yell	1 minute 21.9 seconds
	2nd	Innovation Girl
	3rd	Roman Arch
2002 Futurity Stakes	1st	Dash For Cash	1 minute 23 seconds
	2nd	Chattanooga
	3rd	Aquiver
2001 Futurity Stakes	1st	Desert Sky (DH)	1 minute 22.8 seconds
	2nd	Mr Murphy (DH)
	3rd	Porto Roca
2000 Futurity Stakes	1st	Testa Rossa	1 minute 23.7 seconds
	2nd	Miss Pennymoney
	3rd	Redoutes Choice