Washington Park Futurity Stakes
# Washington Park Futurity Stakes

The Washington Park Futurity Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the now defunct Washington Park Race Track in Woodlawn, Chicago. A race on dirt for two-year-olds, it was first run in 1937 as a six furlong event. Placed on hiatus for two years, it returned as an annual feature in 1940.

From 1959 through 1961 the race was hosted by Chicago's Arlington Park race track where it was run at a distance of six and a half furlongs. Made permanent at Arlington Park, the Washington Park Futurity was merged with the Arlington Futurity Stakes and is known as the Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes.

## Race notes

During its tenure, the Washington Park Futurity hosted some of the best horses in the United States.

* The 1941 edition was won by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Alsab.
* In 1947, Bewitch won, Citation finished second, and Free America was third. All three horses were owned by Calumet Farm and all were trained by Jimmy Jones.
* 1953 winner Hasty Road went on to win the 1954 Preakness Stakes
* 1959 winner Venetian Way won the next year's Kentucky Derby

## Records

Speed record: (at distance of 6 furlongs)

* 1:09.60 - Swoon's Son (1955), Restless Wind (1958), Venetian Way (1959)

Most wins by a jockey:

* 3 - Bill Hartack (1956, 1957, 1961)

Most wins by an owner:

* 3 - John Marsch (1942, 1943, 1944)
* 3 - Fred W. Hooper (1946, 1956, 1960)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1961 | Ridan | Bill Hartack | LeRoy Jolley | Mrs. Moody Jolley | 1:18.00 |
| 1960 | Crozier | Braulio Baeza | Charles R. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | 1:15.20 |
| 1959 | Venetian Way | Manuel Gonzalez | Victor J. Sovinski | Sunny Blue Farm | 1:09.60 |
| 1958 | Restless Wind | Bill Shoemaker | Horatio Luro | Llangollen Farm Stable | 1:09.60 |
| 1957 | Jewel's Reward | Bill Hartack | Ivan H. Parke | Maine Chance Farm | 1:11.20 |
| 1956 | Greek Game † | Bill Hartack | Ivan H. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | 1:10.80 |
| 1955 | Swoon's Son | David Erb | Lex Wilson | E. Gay Drake | 1:09.60 |
| 1954 | Royal Note | Eddie Arcaro | Frank Gilpin | Wilton Stable | 1:10.80 |
| 1953 | Hasty Road | Eddie Arcaro | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm | 1:12.80 |
| 1952 | Mr. Paradise | Eddie Arcaro | Howard C. Hoffman | Ada L. Rice | 1:10.60 |
| 1951 | Oh Leo | Paul J. Bailey | Milton Resseguet | James H. Dunn | 1:10.20 |
| 1950 | To Market | Angel Rivera | William J. Hirsch | Sam A. Mason II | 1:12.00 |
| 1949 | Curtice | Ovie Scurlock | Robert V. McGarvey | Jean Denemark | 1:10.20 |
| 1948 | Model Cadet | Anthony Skoronski | Tom Smith | Ada L. Rice | 1:12.20 |
| 1947 | Bewitch | Douglas Dodson | Jimmy Jones | Calumet Farm | 1:10.40 |
| 1946 | Education | John Adams | Ivan H. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | 1:12.20 |
| 1945 | Revoked | Albert Bodiou | Howard Wells | Dr. Eslie Ashbury | 1:11.80 |
| 1944 | Free For All | Otto Grohs | Burley Parke | John Marsch | 1:12.00 |
| 1943 | Occupy | Lyle Whiting | Burley Parke | John Marsch | 1:13.40 |
| 1942 | Occupation | Lester Balaski | Burley Parke | John Marsch | 1:12.00 |
| 1941 | Alsab | Robert Vedder | Sarge Swenke | Albert Sabath | 1:11.00 |
| 1940 | Porter's Cap | Carroll Bierman | Tom Smith | Charles S. Howard | 1:12.80 |
| 1937 | Tiger | Alfred Robertson | Robert V. McGarvey | Milky Way Farm Stable | 1:11.00 |
