The event is named after
Street Sense the 2006
U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt who won the
Breeders' Cup Juvenile at
Churchill Downs and won the
2007 Kentucky Derby. The event was inaugurated on 27 October 2013 and run over a distance of one mile and was won by
John C. Oxley's Coastline. Coastline starting at odds of 4/1 was ridden by jockey
Shaun Bridgmohan who pressed the pace three wide, gained a short lead with a furlong to go and drew clear to win by three lengths over Ichiban Warrior in a time of 1:36.77. In 2022 the event was upgraded by the
Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to a
Grade III. In 2023 the event was included in the qualification process for the
Kentucky Derby as an event in the prep season in the
Road to the Kentucky Derby. The 2024 winner
Sovereignty, confirmed the quality of this event by winning the
2025 Kentucky Derby and the
2025 Belmont Stakes. ==Records==