Records
Speed record:
- 1-1/16 miles - 1:40.17 - Barbaro (2005)
- 1-1/8 miles - 1:49.35 - Scottish Halo (1999)
- 1 mile - 1:39.00 - High Strung (1928)
- 7½ furlongs - 1:30.70 - Appealing Skier (1995)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Greentree Stable (1927, 1948, 1950 & 1982)
- 3 - Maine Chance Farm (1945, 1946 & 1957)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Edgar Prado (1994, 1998 & 2007)
- 3 - Bill Shoemaker (1957, 1958 & 1961)
- 3 - Douglas Dodson (1944, 1947 & 1954)
- 3 - John Gilbert (1932, 1940 & 1946)
- 3 - Albert Johnson (1921, 1922 & 1923)
Most wins by a trainer: 12 different trainers have won the Laurel Futurity two times, the last three to accomplish this are below:
- 3 - George M. Odom (1924, 1928 & 1955)
- 2 - Bud Delp (1978 & 1994); Lucien Laurin (1971 & 1972); Edward A. Neloy (1967 & 1968)
Read more about this topic: Laurel Futurity Stakes
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