 Named for Bertram F. Bongard who was a founding director of Eastern New York Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, it was for three-year-olds and up prior to 1984, but is now strictly for two-year-olds.Before 1984, it was called the Bertram F. Bongard Handicap.Winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, Funny Cide, won this race in 2003.