Shedaresthedevil, winner of the 2020 Kentucky Oaks, will join the elite broodmare band of Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm after Pope bought out her partners with a final bid of $5 million on Sunday at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale.
Pope initially bought into a partnership that included Flurry Racing Stables and Qatar Racing during last year's November Sale, when the daughter of Daredevil went through the ring for the same price. Hunter Valley Farm consigned her at both sales, as agent.
The 5-year-old won 10 of 21 starts for earnings of $2,777,458.
After a Grade 2-placed juvenile campaign, Shedaresthedevil established herself as a top Kentucky Oaks contender with a victory in the Grade 3 Honeybee Stakes. When COVID-19 pushed the 2020 Oaks back to September, Shedaresthedevil kept her stock high over the summer with a win in the G3 Indiana Oaks.
In the Kentucky Oaks, Shedaresthedevil battled with Gamine in the early goings, then fended off future Preakness Stakes winner Swiss Skydiver to win by 1 1/2 lengths for trainer Brad Cox. Her time of 1:48.28 over 1 1/8 miles was the fastest in Kentucky Oaks history.
In 2021, Shedaresthedevil established herself as one of the top older females in the country, with scores in the G1 La Troienne Stakes and G1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, along with wins in the G2 Azeri Stakes and G3 Locust Grove Stakes. Returning to the races in 2022 after gaining Pope as a partner, Shedaresthedevil's season was highlighted by a win in the G2 Fleur De Lis Stakes in July at Churchill Downs.
After the fall of the hammer, Pope listed record-setting young sire Gun Runner and Breeders' Cup Classic winner Flightline as potential partners for the mare's first mating.
Bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm, Shedaresthedevil is out of the winning Congrats mare Starship Warpspeed. She is a half-sister to Grade 3-placed Mojovation.
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