A Grade I event open to three-year-old fillies, it is raced on turf over a distance of a mile and a quarter (10 furlongs).
[1] The race is a Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" event for the Filly and Mare Turf.
It was previously known as the Garden City Stakes from 2007 to 2013 when it was run in September at 1+1⁄8 miles.
From 1996–2006, it was called the Garden City Breeders' Cup, and the Rare Perfume before that.
The latter name was in honor of George Widener's racing mare, Rare Perfume.