This article is about an Australian Turf Club horse race. For the Perth Racing horse race with a similar name, see Gimcrack Stakes (PR). For the British horse race with a similar name, see Gimcrack Stakes.
The event is named after Gimcrack, a successful English racehorse in the 18th century. Gimcrack won twenty-seven times in a career of thirty-six races. Along with the Breeders' Plate these are the first two year old races in the New South Wales racing season. Starters in these event must participate in trials a couple of weeks before these event to gain acceptance.[2]