A seven furlong race on dirt, it was the first important test of the calendar year for newly turned three-year-olds.
Triple Crown contenders as a stepping stone to the Everglades and Flamingo Stakes at the Hialeah track.
The 1937 winner, No Sir, was owned and trained by twenty-three-year-old Mary Hirsch who on April 2, 1935 became the first female to receive a trainers license.
[1] The great Bold Ruler equalled the track record in his 1957 win.
[3] Four horses who were beaten in the Bahamas Stakes went on to win the Kentucky Derby:[4]