It is currently an ungraded stakes race run over a distance of 8.5 furlongs on dirt.
The race has traditionally been held during the Tropical at Calder meet, from late October through early January.
This meet normally has some of the strongest stakes programs of Calder's eight-month season.
Both of those races were subsequently run for three-year-olds and were won by Zie World (1988) and Sir Pinder (1992).
[1] The race has served as a springboard for Kentucky Derby winner Unbridled as well as such graded-stakes winners as Suave Prospect, Alydeed, Primal, Creme Fraiche, Certain and Morning Bob.