Records
Speed record:
- 2:52.60 - Major Pots (1994) (At current distance of 1¾ miles)
- 2:57.62 - Eagle Poise (2011) (Polytrack mark)
Most wins:
- 2 - Bernfield (1957, 1958)
- 2 - Whiteborough (1962, 1963)
- 2 - Caesar B. Good (1967, 1968)
- 2 - Knight's Turn (1979, 1980)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Hugo Dittfach (1959, 1966, 1967, 1975)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1964, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1994)
Most wins by an owner:
- 7 - George R. Gardiner/Gardiner Farms (1961, 1964, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1994)
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