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The Race History of the Hot Danish Stakes run at Rosehill on Saturday has changed in recent times.

When held earlier in the year, Private Steer was a winner of this race. Will the 2020 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday provide a future star?

2020 Hot Danish Stakes: Nominations

2020 HOT DANISH STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Hot Danish Stakes is a Group 2 race for fillies and mares conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill.

It used to be run as the Breeders Classic during the Autumn but will now be in the Spring.

The Breeders Classic was first run in 1996 and was won by Destruct. It has been previously conducted at Randwick, Rosehill and Warwick Farm.

The Hot Danish Stakes will be run over 1400m under Set Weights conditions.

It was worth $500,000 in 2020 as part of the new Everest carnival.

Even though only short in history, it has gone from a Listed race until 2005, was Group 3 to 2007 then G2 2008 onwards.

There aren't too many winners of the race who had not won a G1 or did not go on to win a G1.

Notable winners of the Breeders Classic include Arletty (1998), Staging (2000), Spinning Hill (2001), Private Steer (2004), Winning Belle (2005), Gallant Tess (2008), Hot Danish (2009), Alverta (2010), More Joyous (2011) Steps In Time (2012/2013), Catkins (2014/2015), Amicus (2016), In Her Time (2017), Prompt Response (2018) and Champagne Cuddles (2019 Feb).

The 2019 Hot Danish Stakes was won by Reelem In Ruby from Moss Trip and El Dorado Dreaming.