When is the 2024 Futurity Trophy?

The Futurity Trophy was created in 1961 by Phil Bull, creator of Timeform. Originally known as the Timeform Gold Cup, this Group One has had several sponsors down the years, most recently Vertem Futurity, who renamed the race the Vertem Futurity Trophy in 2018.

Legendary jockey's Lestor Piggot and Pat Eddery both rode six winners of this race apiece during their careers. 

Piggot's first win came in 1966 aboard Ribocco, who would go on to win the Irish Derby and the St Leger the following season. Eddery's most high-profile Futurity Trophy winner was 1986 winner Reference Point, who followed up in the Epsom Derby, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the St Leger in 1987.

Sir Henry Cecil racked up a total of 10 winners in this Group One during his stellar training career. Approval was Cecil's first winner in 1969. Future King George winner, King's Theatre handed Cecil his tenth and final winner in 1993. 

In recent years, Aidan O'Brien has pulled level with Sir Henry Cecil at the top of the trainer standings. Amongst O'Brien's ten Futurity Trophy winners are Epsom and Irish Derby winner High Chaparral, St Leger winner Brian Boru, three-time Coronation Cup winner Sir Nicholas Abbey, and 2011 winner Camelot, who was narrowly denied the Triple Crown by Enke in the following season's St Leger here at Doncaster.

Motivator and Authorized won the Futurity Trophy in 2004 and 2006 respectively. Both would go on to win the Epsom Derby and become leading sires after they retired to stud.

Between 2017 and 2019, all three winners of the Futurity Trophy would go on to win the 2000 Guineas the following year. The 2019 winner was Kameko, who won the rescheduled race at Newcastle - the first Group One in Britain ever to be run on an artificial surface.