RELEASE

The 2008 NATC Colt and Filly Futurities will be run Saturday, September 27 at Monmouth Park, the National Association of Two-Year-Old Consignors has announced.

The two six-furlong contests will once again be worth $200,000 guaranteed. The Futurities have been a fixture on the late summer/early fall racing scene for the past six years, and the NATC has awarded nearly $3-million in purse monies since 2002.

The Futurities will once again be held at Monmouth Park, which will play host for the fourth time.

“Racing Secretary Mike Dempsey does such a great job putting together the fields, and Monmouth obviously is experienced handling big race days, exemplified by the Breeders’ Cup last year,” said NATC President Mike Mulligan. “We are looking forward to yet another terrific series of races.”

The Futurities are open to juveniles who were catalogued during 2008 and whose owners have made them eligible. Fields are limited to 14 starters, with preference given to those with the highest earnings.
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