35 Facts About Midnight Bisou

Midnight Bisou is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the Champion Older Female Horse of 2019 after being one of the top-ranked fillies of 2018.

Midnight Bisou was third in both the Kentucky Oaks and Breeders' Cup Distaff.

Midnight Bisou is a dark bay filly who was bred in Kentucky by Woodford Thoroughbreds.

Midnight Bisou was sired by champion sprinter Midnight Lute, a son of Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet.

Midnight Bisou's dam, Diva Delite, is a graded-stakes winning daughter of Repent.

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Midnight Bisou was offered for sale at the 2016 Keeneland Yearling Sales but did not meet her reserve on a final bid of $19,000.

Midnight Bisou was later sold as a two-year-old in training at the 2017 Ocala Breeders' Sale for $80,000 to Bloom Racing Stable and Allen Racing.

Midnight Bisou was originally trained by Will Spawr before being moved in July 2018 to the stable of Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen.

Midnight Bisou was bumped at the start, then rallied late to finish second, again nosed out by Dream Tree.

Midnight Bisou made nine starts at age three, all of them stakes races.

Midnight Bisou won five times including the Grade I Santa Anita Oaks and Cotillion Stakes, with one second-place finish and three thirds.

Midnight Bisou said she kinda dropped the bridle, so he gathered her up to get her running and she took off.

Midnight Bisou settled a few lengths behind the early pace set by Spring Lily, then started her move on the final turn while racing three wide.

Midnight Bisou settled in eighth place behind a slow early pace before starting her move three wide around the final turn.

Midnight Bisou gives me that great turn of foot, and I want to give her something to run at or she'll put the air brakes on.

Midnight Bisou was given a brief layoff, during which Madaket Stables, owned by Sol Kumin, bought a minority share.

Midnight Bisou was transferred to the stable of Steve Asmussen as her owners wished to pursue major stakes on the East Coast, instead of staying in California where Spawr was based.

Midnight Bisou stayed just a few lengths back in third and moved into second as they turned into the stretch, but was unable to close ground on Monomoy Girl, losing by three lengths.

Midnight Bisou raced in sixth place for the first three-quarters of a mile while racing three wide, then started to make up ground on the final turn.

Midnight Bisou started her move on the outside then moved to the rail as she started to make up ground in the stretch.

Midnight Bisou settled at the back of the pack then made a late run, taking the lead in the final strides to win by three-quarters of a length.

At that point, Midnight Bisou accelerated and drew clear to win by a length over Elate.

Midnight Bisou carried the top weight of 122 pounds in the Apple Blossom Handicap, 2 pounds more than Elate and five more than Escape Clause.

Midnight Bisou raced at the back of the pack for the first half mile then started her move four wide on the far turn.

Midnight Bisou and Escape Clause battled down the stretch with Midnight Bisou prevailing by a nose.

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Midnight Bisou rated a few lengths off the pace then found racing room in the stretch and accelerated through to win by a length.

Midnight Bisou again faced Elate, carrying 120 pounds, who had won the Fleur de Lis and Delaware Handicaps since the two had last met in the Apple Blossom.

Midnight Bisou trailed the field during the first half mile then shifted to the outside around the final turn.

Midnight Bisou closed ground on Elate, who had taken over the lead at the head of the stretch.

Midnight Bisou bumped with Spring in the Wind at the start then settled a length behind her during the first half mile.

Midnight Bisou started her 2020 campaign with a second place in the 2020 edition of The Saudi Cup, behind only Maximum Security.

Midnight Bisou went on to win the Fleur De Lis Stakes and place second in the Personal Ensign Stakes.

On September 30,2020, it was announced that Midnight Bisou would be retired following a sesamoid fracture after a September 28 workout.

Midnight Bisou went through the 2020 Fasig-Tipton November Sale with ELiTE Sales, selling for $5 million to Chuck Allen as a broodmare prospect.

In 2021 Midnight Bisou was bred to Curlin and foaled a dark bay colt on 14 February 2022.