Race History
- 1892 - 1901 The race distance was 6 furlongs.
- 1902 - 1971 The race distance was 8 furlongs.
- 1972 - 2006 The race distance was 1600 metres.
- 2007 - moved to January 2008 with a race distance of 1400 metres under Quality weight conditions.
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