- Garden State Futurity
The Garden State Futurity was an American
Thoroughbred horse race held annually at the now defunctGarden State Park racetrack inCherry Hill Township, New Jersey . Run in mid November at a distance of 8.5 furlongs, it was at one time a premier event for two-year-old horses.Future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame performers:
Christopher Chenery / family won the 1971 and 1972 editions. Trained byLucien Laurin ,Riva Ridge won the race in 1971 and went on to win the following year'sKentucky Derby andBelmont Stakes . In 1972, Lucien Laurin trained the first two finishers in the Futurity. Secetariat, who would go on to win the U.S. Triple Crown, won the race withAngle Light coming in second.Partal list of winners
*1998 - Judges View
*1995 - Claramount Hill
*1994 - Alleged Impression
*1992 - Fling
*1991 - Tank
*1990 - Killer Diller
*1989 - Wind Splitter
*1988 - Tsarbaby
*1987 - Mister S M
*1986 - Fobby Forbes
*1972 - Secretariat
*1971 -Riva Ridge
*1970 -Run The Gantlet
*1969 - Forum
*1968 - Beau Brummel
*1967 - Bugged
*1966 - Successor
*1964 - Sadair
*1963 - Hurry To Market
*1962 - Crewman
*1961 -Crimson Satan
*1960 -Carry Back
*1959 – Warfare
*1958 - First Landing
*1957 - Nadir
*1956 - Barbizon
*1955 - Prince John
*1954 - Summer Tan
*1953 -Turn-To
*1950 - Iswas
*1949 - Cornwall
*1948 - Blue Peter
*1947 - Itsabet
*1946 - Double JayReferences
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=2443 The Garden State Futurity at Pedigree Query]
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