 In 2016 the race was run and won by the dominant Purdon/Rasmussen training combination, with their horse Lazarus.It was won in a very fast time in completely dominant fashion by 10 lengths, running 3.53.1 for the 2-mile event (a mile rate of 1.57.2).The Purdon/Rasmussen combination filled 3 of the first 4 finishing positions.