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It is a good lead up to the Sydney Cup is the Chairman’s Quality run at Randwick on Saturday.

However The Offer in 2014 was the last to do the double. Can the 2019 Chairman’s Quality (2600m) at Randwick on Saturday produce another?

2019 CHAIRMAN’S QUALITY - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Chairman’s Quality is a Group 2 race conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Royal Randwick.

The Chairman’s Quality was first run in 1979 and was introduced to provide a key final lead-up race for horses entered for the Sydney Cup.

The Chairman’s Quality has been run over 2600m since its inception except for the years 2000-2003 when the distance was 2400m.

The Chairman’s Quality has been a Group 2 race since 2002 when it also succeeded the recently reborn AJC St Leger. From 1979-2001 it was Group 3.

The 2019 Chairman’s Quality will be run over 2600m at Randwick on the first day of The Championships for prizemoney of $300,000.

The Chairman’s Quality is run under quality handicap conditions with a maximum topweight of 61kg.

The winner of the Chairman’s Quality is exempt from ballot and penalty for the Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick.

Since 1979 the Chairman’s Quality/Sydney Cup double has been won by eight horses in the same year – Marooned (1986); Major Drive (1987); King Aussie (1990); Linesman (1997); Henderson Bay (2002); No Wine No Song (2008); Jessicabeel (2010) and The Offer (2014).

No Wine No Song (2007/2008) and Tremec (2013/2015) are the only dual winners of the Chairman’s Quality.

Other notable winners of the Chairman’s Quality include Bianco Lady, What A Nuisance, Round The World, Te Akau Nick, Pravda, Grey Song, Mummify, Once Were Wild and Big Duke.

The 2018 Chairman’s Quality was won by Sir Charles Road from Ventura Storm and Peribsen.