The inaugural running of the event was on 26 January 2013 and was won by Fox Hill Farms' 3/2 favorite Canadian-bred Joyful Victory who was ridden by Rosie Napravnik and trained by J. Larry Jones by 4+1⁄4 lengths in a time of 1:42.30 setting a new track record for the 1+1⁄16 miles distance[1] breaking the former record set by Desert Air on 13 February 1999 of 1:42.79.
[2] Later in the year Joyful Victory was retired by her owners and was sold in the November in the Fasig-Tipton select sale for US$2 million to Aaron & Marie Jones.
[4] The 2016 winner Forever Unbridled later in year won two Grade I events and ran third in the Breeders' Cup Distaff at Santa Anita Park as a 15/1 longshot to Beholder.
After finishing third in the 2018 Breeders' Cup Distaff at Churchill Downs,[6] Midnight Bisou began her 2019 four-year-old career in the Houston Ladies Classic.
Starting as the 2/5 odds-on favorite, Midnight Bisou closed fast in late stretch to be win in the final strides.