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Race History of the Roma Cup run at Ascot on Saturday sees some top sprinters on the honour roll.

Luckygray was a dual winner who had success over longer too. What could the 2019 Roma Cup (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday bring?

2019 ROMA CUP - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Roma Cup is a Group 3 race for open sprinters conducted by Perth Racing at Ascot in Perth.

The Roma Cup was first run in 1966 and was won by Summer Storm.

It is run over 1200m under Weight For Age conditions.

The Roma Cup is the first of a series of WFA races during the winter in Perth. The Belmont Sprint, Hyperion Stakes and Strickland Stakes follow.

The Roma Cup was a Principal race until 1980 then became a Group 3.

The 2019 Roma Cup is worth $150,000 in prize money.

Fred Kersley, Jim Taylor and Trevor Andrews have won three times while Paul Harvey has ridden the winner of the race four times.

Earlier winners include Clear Mak (1973/1974), Tangiers (1980/1981), Wild Side (1982/1983), Miss Muffet (1988), Doctor Golly (1992/1993), Wabasso (1994), Defensive Play (1995), Singing The Blues (1997), Tribula (2003), Modem (2004), El Presidente (2008), Grand Nirvana (2009/2011), Luckygray (2012/2015), Magnifisio (2014) and Rock Magic (2017/2018).

The 2018 Roma Cup was won by Rock Magic from Battle Hero and Durendal.