The event is named after Ormonde, a famous racehorse foaled at Eaton Hall in Cheshire.
[2] It was initially open to horses aged three or older, and contested over 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 75 yards.
The race was confined to three-year-olds and cut to 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 10 yards in 1955.
[3] Its previous distance was restored in 1958, and from this point it was restricted to older horses.
The last horse to win both races in the same year was St Nicholas Abbey in 2011.