Open to horses three-years-old & up, it is contested over a distance of one mile on turf.
Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Henry S. Clark, the "dean of Maryland trainers", who spent 80 of his 95 years on the backstretch of Maryland's race tracks and remained active until his death in February 1999.
He was the grandson of another famous Maryland trainer, William Jennings Sr.
In 1982, Henry Clark was honored with induction into the Racing Hall of Fame.
In the late 1940s, Clark began his relationship with Harry & Jane Lunger, training the talented Christiana Stables' horses.