Race history

• In 2007 the race was run at Caulfield Racecourse
  Caulfield Racecourse
  Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, it is located eight kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs...
  
   due to refurbishment work at Flemington Racecourse.

The winners

• 2011 - Black Caviar
  Black Caviar (horse)
  Black Caviar is an undefeated Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, considered to be the best sprinter in the world, having been named WTRR World Champion Sprinter in 2010. On 31 March 2011 Black Caviar was rated one of the top Thoroughbred racehorses in the world for the first quarter of 2011 by...
  
  
• 2010 - Wanted
• 2009 - Scenic Blast
  Scenic Blast
  Scenic Blast is a Thoroughbred racehorse trained in Australia. His first group win was in the HDF McNeil Stakes. In 2009, he won two group one races, the Lightning Stakes and the King's Stand Stakes.-References:**...
  
  
• 2008 - Weekend Hussler
  Weekend Hussler
  Weekend Hussler is a retired Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a bay gelding by Hussonet out of Weekend Beauty . He is currently a six-year-old. Hussonet had been a very successful sire in Chile for Haras de Pirque where he stood for the largest fee of any stallion in the history of...
  
  
• 2007 - Miss Andretti
  Miss Andretti
  Miss Andretti was the 2007 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year and is the only Thoroughbred in racing history to simultaneously hold a total of five track records in Australia and England.-Breeding:...
  
  
• 2006 - Takeover Target
  Takeover Target
  Takeover Target is a much travelled Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who has won top sprinting races in each of the five major cities in Australia as well as the United Kingdom, Japan and Singapore....
  
  
• 2005 - Alinghi
  Alinghi (horse)
  Alinghi is an Australian Thoroughbred racemare who won four Group One races, including the Newmarket Handicap and A$4,161,740 in prizemoney. She was by the leading sire, Encosta De Lago from Oceanfast by Monde Bleu...
  
  
• 2004 - Exceed And Excel
• 2003 - Belle Du Jour
• 2002 - Rubitano
• 2001 - Toledo
• 2000 - Miss Pennymoney
• 1999 - Isca
• 1998 - General Nediym
• 1997 - Ruffles
• 1996 - Brawny Spirit
• 1995 - All Our Mob
  All our mob
  All Our Mob was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was a four-time Group One winner. He was by What A Guest out of All Sold . All Our Mob, who had always shown plenty of speed but a tendency to wilt over the closing stages, blossomed in the latter half of his four-year-old season, in the...
  
  
• 1994 - Mookta
• 1993 - Primacy
• 1992 - Schillaci
  Schillaci (horse)
  Schillaci was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was an eight-time Group One winner. He was by Salieri out of Biscarina . A huge grey gelding, Schillaci was a $70,000 purchase at the 1990 yearling sales, and was named after Salvatore Schillaci, who was the leading goal scorer at the 1990...
  
  
• 1991 - Shaftesbury Avenue
  Shaftesbury Avenue (horse)
  Shaftesbury Avenue was a versatile Australian racehorse who won Group One races from 1,000 to 2,000 metres, and was placed in the Japan Cup over 2,400 metres. He was a regular rival of Super Impose, and the head-to-head scoreline read four apiece in their eight clashes: Super Impose won the big...
  
  
• 1990 - Gold Trump
• 1989 - Grandiose
• 1988 - Special
• 1987 - Placid Ark
  Placid Ark
  Placid Ark was an Australian thoroughbred foaled in Western Australia. His sire Arkenstone was a winning son of the Western Australian champion sire Zvornik and his dam was Northern Queen a mare bred in South Australia by the USA imported stallion Star of the North.Bred at Asprey Stud near...
  
  
• 1986 - Lockley's Tradition
• 1985 - Red Tempo
• 1984 - Heron Bridge
• 1983 - Razor Sharp
• 1982 - Razor Sharp
• 1981 - Elounda Bay
• 1980 - Dor Kon
• 1979 - Better Beyond
• 1978 - Maybe Mahal
• 1977 - Desirable
• 1976 - Toy Show
• 1975 - Cap D'antibes
• 1974 - Coolalinga
• 1973 - Century
• 1972 - Crown
• 1971 - Baguette
  Baguette (horse)
  Baguette was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that was undefeated as a two-year-old and became the first winner of the Two Year Old Triple Crown. His wins included 14 Principal Races and he retired to become a good sire.-Breeding:...
  
  
• 1970 - Black Onyx
• 1969 - Begonia Belle
• 1968 - Manihi
• 1967 - Nebo Road
• 1966 - Bowl King
• 1965 - Ripa

• 1964 - Rashlore
• 1963 - Our Cobber
• 1962 - Victorious
• 1961 - Correct
• 1960 - Correct
• 1959 - Gold Stakes
• 1958 - My Hour
• 1957 - King's Fair
• 1956 - Kingster
• 1955 - Swynphilos
• 1954 - Birdwood
• 1953 - Cultured
• 1952 - Cromwell
• 1951 - Carnage
• 1950 - High Jip
• 1949 - Reperio
• 1948 - Royal Gem
  Royal Gem
  Royal Gem was a versatile Thoroughbred racehorse that won 23 races ranging from 5 furlongs to 12 furlongs...
  
  
• 1947 - Gay Queen
• 1946 - Bernborough
  Bernborough
  Bernborough was an outstanding Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed from 1941 to 1946. He carried heavy weights to victory in a sequence of 15 consecutive wins that included the Doomben 10,000 carrying 10 stone 5 pounds....
  
  
• 1945 - Three Wheeler
• 1944 - Orteli
• 1943 - Denko
• 1942 - Kelos
• 1941 - All Veil
• 1940 - Mildura
• 1939 - El Golea
• 1938 - Ajax
• 1937 - Aurie's Star
• 1936 - Regular Bachelor
• 1935 - Count Ito
• 1934 - Foursome
• 1933 - Waltzing Lily
• 1932 - Lady Linden
• 1931 - Parkwood
• 1930 - Greenline
• 1929 - St. Ardent
• 1928 - Gothic
• 1927 - Gothic
• 1926 - Heroic
  Heroic (horse)
  Heroic was a great Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won 21 races from 5 furlongs to 2 miles and was a Leading sire in Australia.-Breeding:...
  
  
• 1925 - Valiard
• 1924 - Quintus
• 1923 - Sunburst
• 1922 - Rostrum
• 1921 - Blue Cross
• 1920 - Red Dome
• 1919 - Molly's Robe

• 1918 - Cetigne
• 1917 - Polycrates
• 1916 - Amata
• 1915 - Blague
• 1914 - Iownit
• 1913 - Relievo
• 1912 - Desire
• 1911 - Queen Of Scots
• 1910 - Mala
• 1909 - Soultline
• 1908 - Scotland
• 1907 - Ebullition
• 1906 - Pendant
• 1905 - Playaway
• 1904 - Mairp
• 1903 - Chantress
• 1902 - Sir Foote
• 1901 - Wakeful
  Wakeful
  Wakeful was one of the great Thoroughbred mares of the Australian turf. She had shown her versatility by defeating top racehorses at distances from 5½ furlongs to 3 miles. She was unplaced in only three races....
  
  
• 1900 - The Watchdog
• 1899 - Forest
• 1898 - Amiable
• 1897 - Carlton
• 1896 - Maluma
• 1895 - Laundress
• 1894 - Hova
• 1893 - Fortunatus
• 1892 - Wild Rose
• 1891 - Bungebah
• 1890 - Churchill
• 1889 - Sedition
• 1888 - Cranbrook
• 1887 - Lochiel
• 1886 - William Tell
• 1885 - Coronet
• 1884 - Malua
  Malua (horse)
  Malua was the most versatile Australian Thoroughbred racehorse in history. Malua won over distances ranging from 5½ furlongs to 3¼ miles .-Breeding:He was a son of St. Albans from Edella by Peter Wilkins...
  
  
• 1883 - Tyropean
• 1882 - Hyacinth
• 1881 - Aspen
• 1880 - Aspen
• 1879 - Diomede
• 1878 - Lady Ellen
• 1877 - Tom Kirk
• 1876 - Sultan
• 1875 - Calumny
• 1874 - Maid Of Avenel