Complex sentence: It was first run in 1950 as the Voltigeur Stakes (the word'Great' was added in 1957), and was named after Voltigeur, the Yorkshire trained winner of the 1850 Derby and St. Leger Stakes.
Split into simpler sentences: It was first run in 1950 as the Voltigeur Stakes. It is named after Voltigeur, the Yorkshire trained winner of the 1850 Derby and St. Leger Stakes.