. Belmont Park, Racetracks (Horse racing). valuable compensation. There was plenty of room for young horses to find their racing legs on it without getting knocked around. From the public's viewpoint, there was the fact that favorites ran surprisingly to form on the straightaway in spite of the huge fields and the predominance of two-year-old races. It was under the aegis of Joseph E. Widen- er. uncle of George D. Widener, who later was to become president of the Westchester Racing Association and chairman of The Jockey Club, that the Futurity, a notable racing fix- ture since 1888
. Belmont Park, Racetracks (Horse racing). valuable compensation. There was plenty of room for young horses to find their racing legs on it without getting knocked around. From the public's viewpoint, there was the fact that favorites ran surprisingly to form on the straightaway in spite of the huge fields and the predominance of two-year-old races. It was under the aegis of Joseph E. Widen- er. uncle of George D. Widener, who later was to become president of the Westchester Racing Association and chairman of The Jockey Club, that the Futurity, a notable racing fix- ture since 1888, reached its highest monetary value. Nominated through their dams before birth. Futurity winners have included horses like Proctor Knott, Domino, Colin, Man o' War, Citation, Tom Fool, Native Dancer, Nas- hua, and Bold Ruler. When Anita Peabody won the 1927 Futuri- ty, nosing out her stablemate Reigh Count, the race's gross value was $116,350, tops in the world. John D. Hertz's winning share was $91,790. But two years later, just before Wall Street went off the high springboard, Whichone's Futurity winnings for Harry Payne Whitney soared to $105,730. It was the first time the $100,000 mark had been broken—and it was the richest Futurity in the history of the race. It wasn't until 1955 that a Futurity winner's share again went into six figures. Nail's vic- tory that year was worth $100, Down The Chute: Closeup taken from far side of track of a race down the Widener Course at Belmont Park. Straightaway built by Joseph E. Widener opened in 1926, in use through 1958. 43. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Racing Jamaica, N. Y. : The Association
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