Shedaresthedevil | |
---|---|
Sire | Daredevil |
Grandsire | More Than Ready |
Dam | Starship Warpspeed |
Damsire | Congrats |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | March 2, 2017 [1] |
Country | United States |
Color | Bay |
Breeder | WinStar Farm |
Owner | 1. Flurry Racing, Qatar Racing & Big Aut Farms 2. Whisper Hill Farm, Qatar Racing & Flurry Racing Stables |
Trainer | Brad H. Cox |
Record | 21: 10–3–6 |
Earnings | $2,829,458 [2] |
Major wins | |
Honeybee Stakes (2020) Indiana Oaks (2020) Kentucky Oaks (2020) Azeri Stakes (2021) La Troienne Stakes (2021) Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (2021) Locust Grove Stakes (2021) Fleur de Lis Stakes (2022) | |
Last updated on 7 August 2022 |
Shedaresthedevil (foaled March 2, 2017) is an American thoroughbred racehorse, best known for winning the 2020 Kentucky Oaks, the filly equivalent of the Kentucky Derby. She also won the Honeybee Stakes and Indiana Oaks at age three, the Azeri and La Troienne Stakes at age four, and the Fleur de Lis Stakes at age five.
Shedaresthedevil was bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm. She was from the first crop sire by Daredevil, who originally stood at WinStar before being exported to Turkey for the 2020 season. In part due to the success of Shedaresthedevil, Daredevil was brought back to Lane's End Farm in the United States for 2021. [3] Shedaresthedevil is out of Starship Warpspeed by Congrats. [2]
She was sold as a weanling at the 2017 Keeneland November sales to Big Cuse Bloodstock for $100,000. As a yearling, she was offered at the 2018 Keeneland September sales but did not meet her reserve on a final bid of $20,000. [2] At age two, she raced for Glencrest Farm and was initially trained by Norm Casse in Kentucky. [4] After her maiden race win, her owners sent her to Simon Callaghan in California. [5] In November 2019, she was sold as a breeding or racing prospect for $280,000 to a partnership of Flurry Racing Stables (Staton Flurry), Big Aut Farms (Autry Lowry) and Qatar Racing. Her new owners put her into training with Brad Cox. [6] In November 2021, she was sold for $5,000,000 to Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm. [7] She was kept in racing in 2022 with Cox under an ownership group of Flurry Racing, Qatar Racing and Whisper Hill Farm. [2]
Shedaresthedevil made her first start on June 13, 2019, in a maiden special weight race at Churchill Downs. She ran a few lengths behind the early pace set by Collude while racing on the inside, then swung out four wide as the field turned into the stretch. She took the lead in midstretch and drew off to win by 3+1⁄4 lengths. [4]
She was then relocated to California, where she finished third in the Sorrento Stakes on August 3, fourth in the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf and second in the Anoakia Stakes. [2]
Now trained by Brad Cox, Shedaresthedevil made her three-year-old debut on February 15, 2020, in an allowance race at Oaklawn Park. She chased the early pace and took the lead in midstretch but could not hold off the closing drive of Bonny South, finishing second by three-quarters of a length. [8]
She finally broke her losing streak in the Honeybee Stakes at Oaklawn Park on March 7. Jockey Joseph Talamo settled her off the early pace along the rail and waited for a hole to open. Still in fifth place as they entered the stretch, he guided her between horses to find racing room. Shedaresthedevil accelerated and drew clear to win by three-quarters of a length. [9]
In mid-March, racing in North America was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, causing several race meetings to be shut down and the reshuffling of many other events. As a result, Churchill Downs announced that it would delay the Kentucky Oaks and Derby, normally held in May, to September. [10] Oaklawn Park never closed down completely, but did reschedule the Fantasy Stakes from April to May 1. In part because it was one of the few tracks still running, the Fantasy attracted a very strong field of fourteen that included two-year-old champion British Idiom and Venetian Harbor, winner of the Las Virgenes. Shedaresthedevil went off at odds of 10:1 and Swiss Skydiver, coming off a frontrunning win in the Gulfstream Park Oaks, was overlooked at odds of 16:1. Venetian Harbor set the early pace, stalked closely by Swiss Skydiver. On the other hand, Shedaresthedevil raced in midpack, stuck in traffic. She swung very wide around the final turn and closed to finish third, but was well beaten by Swiss Skydiver. [11] [12] [13]
For her next start, Cox decided to enter her in an allowance race at Churchill Downs, in which she went off as the 3:2 favorite. In a change for her usual tactics, Shedaresthedevil went to the early lead and was never challenged, drawing off to win by six lengths. [14] She followed up in the Indiana Oaks at Indiana Grand on July 8 as the odds-on favorite. She stalked the early pace while racing three wide around the turns, then drew away in the stretch to win by five lengths. [15] With the win, Cox was satisfied that she had earned enough points in the race to qualify on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Oaks while not having raced too hard over the summer. "I won't say we'll make it easy on her," he said, "but as easy on her as we can to try to get her into the Oaks the best way and get her there with some confidence." [16]
The odds-on favorite for the Kentucky Oaks was Gamine, who had won the Acorn and Test in brilliant fashion, setting stakes records in both races. Swiss Skydiver was the second choice after having won the Alabama Stakes and finishing second while racing against colts in the Blue Grass Stakes. [17] As expected, Gamine went to the early lead, racing well off the rail. Shedaresthedevil broke in at the start, then settled into second to the outside of Gamine, with Swiss Skydiver close behind in third. Turning for home, Swiss Skydiver swung to the outside while Shedaresthedevil made her move between horses and edged her way past Gamine. She then held off a closing drive from Swiss Skydiver to win by 1+1⁄2 lengths. Her time of 1:48.28 for 1+1⁄8 miles was a new stakes record. "We are so thrilled to win a race like this, again, in our backyard", said Cox, who is based at Churchill Downs. "This has been a phenomenal day with Monomoy Girl winning the La Troienne, then winning the Oaks with Shedaresthedevil. These are the days you dream of." [18] [19]
Shedaresthedevil faced older horses for the first time in the Spinster Stakes on October 4 at Keeneland. She went to the early lead and set a brisk pace, but tired in the stretch to finish third. [20] "I am disappointed; she went too fast, too early", said Cox. "She never got a breather. It was a lot to ask." [21]
Shedaresthedevil was given a sixty-day layoff, then returned to light training in mid-December in Kentucky. She was shipped to Oaklawn Park on January 9, 2021, to begin training her four-year-old campaign. "She looks phenomenal", said co-owner Staton Flurry. "It seems like she enjoyed her time off and it did her well. She's put on some weight and seems very bright eyed." [22]
Shedaresthedevil made her first start of the year in the Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn Park on March 13, 2021. She went off as the 9:5 second choice to Letruska. Shedaresthedevil went to the lead and set sensible fractions of :23.93 for the first quarter-mile and :47.79 for the half. Letruska, uncharacteristically slow at the break, gradually started closing ground in the stretch but could not get by Shedaresthedevil, who won by a head. "We caught a flyer out of the gate," said jockey Florent Geroux. "Turning for home, she gave me everything she had. She maybe got a little bit tired down the lane, but it was good for her first race off the break." [23] [24]
Shedaresthedevil returned to Churchill Downs for the La Troienne Stakes on April 30 as part of the Kentucky Oaks undercard. Geroux rode her hard from the starting gate to get the early lead, then slowed down the pace as they completed the half-mile in :47.94 and the three-quarters in 1:11.71. In the stretch though, Envoutante began to close ground, getting to within a head with a furlong remaining. Shedaresthedevil responded and drew clear to win by a length. [25] "She loves to race at Churchill", said Geroux, a reference to her record of four wins from four starts at the track. "They made me work hard for this. When we turned for home, she kept her head up and I could tell she was digging in. Those other fillies came to her but she showed a lot of heart and a lot of grit and I knew she wasn't going to let them by." [26]
In the Ogden Phipps Stakes at Belmont Park on June 5, Shedaresthedevil finished third to Letruska, who set the pace and drew away in the stretch. "That filly [Letruska] was superior," said Geroux. "I was right beside her, and at the half-mile, my filly couldn't keep up with her." [27]
Shipping to Del Mar Racetrack in California, Shedaresthedevil was the slight favorite in a field of five. She broke sharply, then settled behind Venetian Harbor, who set fast opening fractions of :23:30 for the quarter-mile and :47.11 for the half. Shedaresthedevil started her challenge on the final turn, drawing even after three-quarters of a mile in 1:11.77. She pulled away in the final furlong to win by 2+1⁄2 lengths. The win gave Shedaresthedevil a "Win and You're In" berth in the Breeders' Cup Distaff. [28]
Cox next entered her in the Locust Grove Stakes on September 18 at Churchill Downs, where she went off as the 3:5 favorite in a field of six. She took the early leading while setting moderate fractions, then withstood the closing drive of Crystal Ball to win by a neck. This extended her record at Churchill Downs to five wins from five starts. "She's a very classy filly and knows how to fight to get things done", said Cox. "She's proven how well she's done here at Churchill and this was a good spot to get her ready for the Breeders' Cup." [29]
On November 6, Shedaresthedevil traveled back to Del Mar for the Breeders' Cup Distaff. She faced a very strong field headlined by Letruska (Apple Blossom, Ogden Phipps, Personal Ensign, Spinster Stakes), Malathaat (Kentucky Oaks, Alabama Stakes), Clairiere (Cotillion) and Royal Flag (Zenyatta Stakes). [30] She chased the early leader, Private Mission, four wide around the clubhouse turn, and made her move while still racing four wide around the final turn. She led briefly past the five-sixteenths pole, but relinquished command around the bend and weakened in the stretch run to finish sixth to longshot Marche Lorraine. [31]
On 9 November 2021, at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale in Lexington, Kentucky, Shedaresthedevil was sold for $5 million to Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm with Qatar Racing and Flurry Racing Stables. The latter two were among the original partners to campaign the Cox trainee. [32]
Shedaresthedevil began her six-year-old campaign on March 12, 2022, in the Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn. She was the even-money favorite in a field of seven that also included sprint champion Ce Ce (Breeders' Cup Sprint) and Pauline's Pearl (Houston Ladies Classic Stakes). Shedaresthedevil set the early pace and still led turning into the stretch but could not hold off Ce Ce and a late run from Pauline's Pearl, finishing third by 1+3⁄4 lengths. [33] She then finished second by a neck in the La Troienne Stakes on May 6, again being run down late by Pauline's Pearl. It was her first loss at Churchill Downs. [34]
On July 2, Shedaresthedevil broke her losing streak in the Fleur de Lis Stakes. This time, she stalked the early pace set by Super Quick, then gradually closed ground in the stretch to win by 2+3⁄4 lengths, with Pauline's Pearl a further 3+1⁄2 lengths back in third. "We sat in a perfect position the entire way around the track," Geroux said. "Inside the eighth pole she started to find her best stride and drew away late. She's back." [35]
Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time | Winning (Losing) Margin | Jockey | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 – Two-year-old season | |||||||||||
Jun 13, 2019 | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | Maiden | Churchill Downs | 2.60 | 8 | 1 | 1:04.84 | 3+1⁄4 lengths | Julien Leparoux | [4] | |
Aug 3, 2019 | 6 furlongs | Sorrento Stakes | II | Del Mar | 4.50 | 6 | 3 | 1:10.96 | (6 lengths) | Drayden Van Dyke | [5] |
Sep 2, 2019 | 1 mile | Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf | Del Mar | 1.20* | 11 | 4 | 1:35.67 | (5+3⁄4 lengths) | Flavien Prat | [36] | |
Oct 13, 2019 | 6 furlongs | Anoakia Stakes | Santa Anita | 1.10* | 6 | 2 | 1:10.81 | (8+1⁄2 lengths) | Flavien Prat | [37] | |
2020 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
Feb 15, 2020 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Allowance optional claiming | Oaklawn Park | 3.00 | 10 | 2 | 1:43.93 | (3⁄4 length) | Joseph Talamo | [8] | |
Mar 7, 2020 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Honeybee Stakes | III | Oaklawn Park | 2.90 | 8 | 1 | 1:44.38 | 3⁄4 length | Joseph Talamo | [9] |
May 1, 2020 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Fantasy Stakes | III | Oaklawn Park | 10.00 | 14 | 3 | 1:42.00 | (13+1⁄4 lengths) | Joel Rosario | [11] |
Jun 5, 2020 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Allowance optional claiming | Churchill Downs | 1.40* | 8 | 1 | 1:42.89 | 6 lengths | Florent Geroux | [14] | |
Jul 8, 2020 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Indiana Oaks | III | Indiana Grand | 0.60* | 8 | 1 | 1:43.50 | 5 lengths | Florent Geroux | [15] |
Sep 4, 2020 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Kentucky Oaks | I | Churchill Downs | 15.10 | 9 | 1 | 1:48.28† | 1+1⁄2 lengths | Florent Geroux | [19] |
Oct 4, 2020 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Spinster Stakes | I | Keeneland | 1.20* | 6 | 3 | 1:49.76 | (3+1⁄4 lengths) | Florent Geroux | [20] |
2021 – Four-year-old season | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2021 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Azeri Stakes | II | Oaklawn Park | 1.80 | 5 | 1 | 1:42.57 | head | Florent Geroux | [24] |
Apr 30, 2021 | 1+1⁄16 miles | La Troienne Stakes | I | Churchill Downs | 1.70* | 7 | 1 | 1:42.69 | 1 length | Florent Geroux | [25] |
Jun 5, 2021 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Ogden Phipps Stakes | I | Belmont Park | 1.65 | 5 | 3 | 1:41.25 | (3+3⁄4 lengths) | Florent Geroux | [38] |
Aug 1, 2021 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Clement L. Hirsch Stakes | I | Del Mar | 1.30* | 5 | 1 | 1:45.38 | 3+1⁄4 lengths | Florent Geroux | [39] |
Sep 18, 2021 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Locust Grove Stakes | III | Churchill Downs | 0.60* | 6 | 1 | 1:42.86† | neck | Florent Geroux | [40] |
Nov 6, 2021 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Breeders' Cup Distaff | I | Del Mar | 8.40 | 11 | 6 | 1:47.67 | (6+1⁄2 lengths) | Florent Geroux | [31] |
2022 – Five-year-old season | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 2022 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Azeri Stakes | II | Oaklawn Park | 1.00* | 7 | 3 | 1:43.55 | (1+3⁄4 lengths) | Florent Geroux | [41] |
May 6, 2022 | 1+1⁄16 miles | La Troienne Stakes | I | Churchill Downs | 0.80* | 8 | 2 | 1:42.46 | (1⁄2 length) | Florent Geroux | [42] |
Jul 2, 2022 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Fleur de Lis Stakes | II | Churchill Downs | 1.40 | 5 | 1 | 1:49.17 | 1+1⁄2 lengths | Florent Geroux | [43] |
Aug 6, 2022 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Clement L. Hirsch Stakes | I | Del Mar | 0.80* | 5 | 3 | 1:42.97 | (1+3⁄4 lengths) | Florent Geroux | [44] |
Legend:
Dirt Turf
Notes:
† New stakes record for distance
An asterisk (*) after the odds means Shesharesthedevil was the post-time favorite.
Sire Daredevil | More Than Ready | Southern Halo | Halo |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Sea | |||
Woodman's Girl | Woodman | ||
Becky Be Good | |||
Chasethewildwind | Forty Niner | Mr. Prospector | |
File | |||
Race the Wild Wind | Sunny's Halo | ||
Redpath | |||
Dam Starship Warpspeed | Congrats | A.P. Indy | Seattle Slew |
Weekend Surprise | |||
Praise | Mr. Prospector | ||
Wild Applause | |||
Andria's Forest | Forestry | Storm Cat | |
Shared Interest | |||
Andriana B. | Far North | ||
Sign Language (family 13-b) [45] |
Shesharesthedevil is inbred 4S x 5S x 4D to Mr. Prospector, meaning that Mr Prospector appears in both the fourth and fifth generation on the sire's side of the pedigree, and in the fourth generation on the dam's side. She is also inbred 4S x 5S to Halo and 5S x 5D x 5D to Northern Dancer.
The Eight Belles Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old filly sprinters run at a distance of 7 furlongs at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky each year on Kentucky Oaks Day.
Round Pond is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. A two-time Eclipse Award finalist, she is best known for winning the 2006 Breeders' Cup Distaff.
The La Troienne Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, age four and older, over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles held annually in early May on the Kentucky Oaks day meeting at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky during the spring meeting. The current purse is $500,000.
Take Charge Lady is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was one of the leading fillies of her generation in the United States, winning 11 of her 22 races between April 2001 and November 2003, earning over $2 million. She recorded Grade I victories in the Ashland Stakes and consecutive editions of the Spinster Stakes, and also won the Alcibiades Stakes, Silverbulletday Stakes, Fair Grounds Oaks, Dogwood Stakes and Arlington Matron Stakes.
Epitome was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. After losing five of her first six races she recorded her first significant win in the Pocahontas Stakes, before establishing herself as one of the best fillies of her generation in North America by taking the fourth edition of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. She was voted the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1987. She won two minor races from six starts in the following year before being retired from racing. She had a solid breeding record as a broodmare, producing eight winners including the UAE Derby winner Essence of Dubai.
Caressing was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She won five of her eighteen races in a track career which lasted from July 2000 until November 2002. As a two-year-old she won two of her first four races before recording a 47/1 upset win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, which led to her being named American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. In the following year her career was disrupted by illness but she did win the La Troienne Stakes and the Singapore Plate. After competing without success as a four-year-old she was retired from racing and had some success as a broodmare – the dam of two graded black type placed horses and multiple Grade 1 winner West Coast, Eclipse Champion 3 Year Old Male of 2018.
Abel Tasman is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. After finishing fifth in her first start at age two, she won her next three races including the Starlet Stakes. At age three, she finished second in both the Santa Ysabel and Santa Anita Oaks before winning the Grade I Kentucky Oaks, the female equivalent of the Kentucky Derby. She extended her winning streak by taking the Acorn Stakes and Coaching Club American Oaks, before finishing the year with second-place finishes in both the Cotillion Stakes and Breeders' Cup Distaff. She was named the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 2017.
Forever Unbridled is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who was named the Champion Older Mare of 2017 after winning the Fleur de Lis Handicap, Personal Ensign Stakes and Breeders' Cup Distaff. She also won two Group I stakes races in 2016 before finishing third in that year's Distaff.
Monomoy Girl is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 2018 and Champion Older Female Horse of 2020. She showed very promising form as a juvenile in 2017 when she won her first three races before being narrowly beaten in the Golden Rod Stakes. In the following spring, she took the Rachel Alexandra Stakes and the Ashland Stakes before winning the Kentucky Oaks, the filly equivalent of the Kentucky Derby. She followed this up with wins in the Acorn Stakes and Coaching Club American Oaks, but was disqualified to second for interference in the Cotillion Stakes. She then rebounded to win the Breeders' Cup Distaff while facing older horses for the first time.
The 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships was the 35th edition of the premier event of the North American thoroughbred horse racing year. The 14 races, all but one of which were Grade I, took place on November 2 and 3 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The races were telecast by NBCSN on Friday and early Saturday, and by NBC later on Saturday. The Breeders' Cup is generally regarded as the end of the North American racing season, although a few Grade I events take place in later November and December. The event typically determines champions in many of the Eclipse Award divisions, although it was missing the eventual Horse of the Year, Triple Crown champion Justify, who was retired in July.
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. At age three, she won five stakes races including the Santa Anita Oaks, Mother Goose and Cotillion Stakes. She was also third in both the Kentucky Oaks and Breeders' Cup Distaff. In 2019 at age four, she won seven straight stakes races including the Grade I Apple Blossom, Ogden Phipps, and Personal Ensign.
The 2020 Road to the Kentucky Oaks is a points system by which Thoroughbred fillies will qualify for the 2020 Kentucky Oaks, which will be held on September 4. The field for the Kentucky Oaks, the filly equivalent of the Kentucky Derby, is limited to fourteen horses, with up to four "also eligible" horses in case of a late withdrawal from the field.
Swiss Skydiver is a retired American champion Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2020 Preakness Stakes, only the sixth filly to win the second leg of the Triple Crown. She also won the 2020 Santa Anita Oaks, 2020 Alabama Stakes, and 2021 Beholder Mile.
Gamine is a multiple graded stakes-winning American Thoroughbred racehorse. She has won nine races from eleven career starts, including the 2020 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint and four other Grade One events. She was named 2020's champion female sprinter.
Malathaat is a Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse. She was named the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 2021 after winning the Ashland Stakes, Kentucky Oaks and Alabama Stakes. In 2022, she was named American Champion Older Dirt Female Horse after winning the Personal Ensign, Spinster Stakes and Breeders' Cup Distaff. She also won the Tempted and Demoiselle Stakes at age two.
Letruska is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who first made her reputation in Mexico, where she was named the champion three-year-old filly after winning the Clasico Esmeralda and Clasico Diamante in 2019. She then returned to the United States where she won the Shuvee and Rampart Stakes in 2020. In 2021, she was named the American Champion Older Dirt Female Horse after winning the Houston Ladies Classic, Apple Blossom Handicap, Ogden Phipps, Fleur de Lis, Personal Ensign Stakes and Spinster Stakes. At age six, she started 2022 with wins in the Royal Delta Stakes and Apple Blossom Handicap before losing her last three starts.
Echo Zulu is a retired champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2021 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and 2022 Fair Grounds Oaks, and was named the 2021 Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.
Secret Oath is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2022 Kentucky Oaks. She also won the Martha Washington Stakes and Honeybee Stakes and finished third against males in the Arkansas Derby.
Clairiere is an American multiple graded stakes winning Thoroughbred racehorse. Her graded wins include the Grade I Cotillion Stakes in 2021 and the Grade I Ogden Phipps Stakes twice at Belmont Park.
Society is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who has won multiple graded stakes events as a three-year-old in 2022 including the Grade I Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing.