Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute), the five-time Grade I winner and 11-time graded stakes winner heavily favored to be this year's champion older female, will be offered at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale's Night of the Stars Nov. 4, according to a press release issued by Elite Sales, who will consign the filly.
Campaigned by Bloom Racing, Madaket Stables, and Allen Racing, the 4-year-old Midnight Bisou is currently undefeated in six starts in 2019 and has never finished off the board in 17 career outings while earning $3,245,000.
“Very rarely is an in-form, young, set-to-be crowned champion offered at public auction,” said Elite Sales' Bradley Weisbord. “Here is an opportunity to buy the best filly in training, a five-time Grade I winner, and a superstar physical. We're honored that Bloom Racing has chosen Elite to consign her.”
In her most recent start, Midnight Bisou scored in the GI Personal Ensign S., running down Elate in a dramatic stretch duel. She has also won the GI Ogden Phipps S., the GI Apple Blossom H., the GII Azeri S., the GIII Molly Pitcher S. and the GIII Houston Ladies Classic S. this season. Last year at three, after breaking her maiden in the GII Santa Ynez S. at Santa Anita, she rattled off wins in the GIII Santa Ysabel S. and the GI Santa Anita Oaks while under the care of trainer Bill Spawr. Switched to the barn of Steve Asmussen to target the big 3-year-old filly races in the east, she added the GII Mother Goose S. and the GI Cotillion S. Additionally, she placed in four Grade I stakes, including the Coaching Club American Oaks, Kentucky Oaks, Alabama S., and Breeders' Cup Distaff.
Midnight Bisou is out of GIII Florida Oaks winner Diva Delite (Repent). An RNA at the 2016 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, she was purchased by Jeff Bloom at the OBS April 2-year-olds in training sale in 2017 for $80,000.
“Midnight Bisou has truly been a dream come true for me, my family, and our partners,” said Bloom. “She exemplifies class, beauty, and elegance, and she consistently displays unrivaled determination and dominance on the racetrack. She has an incredibly intelligent eye and confident presence, combined with an engaging and warm personality. She has taken us all on the ride of a lifetime and has forever changed our lives.”
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