Australasia’s richest open race for three and four-year-old pacers will once again hold an additional $100,000 bonus for a three-year-old winner.
Additionally, for the first time, a $25,000 bonus is on offer if a three-year-old runs second or third.
With the Rickie Alchin driven-and-trained Lux Aeterna starting from gate one, the 2024 edition of The Rising Sun could see a three-year-old take the race for the first time.
“I think Rickie is going in with lots of confidence…I don’t think he’s going to give away that advantage, he knows how vital it is to be in a good position at Albion Park in a feature race,” Graham said.
“Lux Aeterna is unbelievable and I expect to see her just getting better and better so I think this could be the year.
“It’s probably a bit of a different shape to what we’ve seen in the last few years where there’s been a really dominant horse.
“We thought we had it with Frankie Ferocious and he’s still the dominant favourite but probably a little bit of trepidation now off the back of his last start effort.”
Saturday night’s racing at Albion also includes the second iteration of Group 1 trotting feature The Great Square, which will see $150,000 up for grabs, including a $25,000 bonus for a three-year-old winner.