Records
Time record: (at current 2,500 metres distance)
- 2:33.60 - Star Of The Realm (1991)
Most wins:
- 2 - Fireworks (1867, 1868)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 8 - Bobbie Lewis (1900, 1901, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1914, 1921, 1927)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 8 - James Scobie : (1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1927, 1937)
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