 The race record of 1.56.7 was set by Chokin (NZ) in 1994 when the race was run over 2380m.The race shifted to 2570m or 2575m due to a track upgrade.Double Identity in December 2003 held the record of a mile rate of 1.57.2 over the 2575m trip until Melpark Major's track record breaking performance of 1