Inaugural Running
The first edition of the Futurity took place on Labor Day in 1888. The New York Times reported that one-quarter of those in attendance were women. The richest race ever run in the United States to that time, the owners of winner Proctor Knott collected $41,675. Until 1956, this race had a larger purse than that of the Belmont Stakes.
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