Inaugurated in 1965 at Greenwood Raceway, in 1980 it was moved to its present location at Woodbine Racetrack. From 1975 through 1979 it was contested at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). It was run in two divisions in 1979.
Records
Speed record:(Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
1:43.15 - Knights Templar (2005) (at current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles)