The Grand Trophy began its existence as an award presented at a race held on the Ando Prime Centrum podracing track, which was situated on the icy planet of Ando Prime. By the year 32 BBY, time had taken its toll on the trophy, and it had fallen into the hands of Watto, a Toydarian junk dealer. Watto displayed it on a shelf within his junkshop on the desert planet Tatooine, alongside other valuable podracing collectibles. These items had been obtained by the Toydarian either as presents from famous racers and their pit crews or through illicit activities. This trophy, circular in its general shape and a muted gold in color, featured a blue oval at its center and rose from a concave sleeve that sat upon a circular base.
The Grand Trophy's depiction within the new Star Wars canon occurred within the 2016 reference book titled Star Wars: Complete Locations. It was included in a section that focused on locations featured in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, the 1999 prequel trilogy movie. Kristin Lund originally wrote the section, and Richard Chasemore along with Hans Jenssen provided the illustrations for the 2000 Star Wars Legends reference book titled Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I.
- Star Wars: Complete Locations (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition