 Cardigan Bay, in association with New Jersey master reinsman Stanley Dancer went on to become the first million dollar winner in the sport's history.A common feature of the race is the inclusion of Australian trained runners and occasionally they are the winners such as Steel Jaw in 1983, Lightning Blue in 1987 and Arden Rooney in 2015.The 2008 running of the race was won by Changeover, driven by David Butcher and trained by Geoff Small, in race/world record time (1.58.8-mile rate).