Washington_Park_Futurity_Stakes
Washington Park Futurity Stakes
Horse race
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 6+1⁄2 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.