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Swiss Skydiver Off To Japan Following $4.7M Sale

Peter Callahan's Swiss Skydiver (Daredevil–Expo Gold, by Johannesburg) didn't turn a single hair for the entirety of the five minutes and change that she stood in the ring at Fasig-Tipton November Tuesday evening, and when the dust had settled, the chestnut filly had sold for $4.7 million to the bid of Northern Farm's Shingo Hashimoto. It took just a bit more than the 1:53 required for Swiss Skydiver to win last year's COVID-delayed GI Preakness S. for the bidding to wander into the $3-million territory, with interested parties both inside the pavilion and out. It slowly made its way higher for the next three minutes before the winning salvo was fired. Swiss Skydiver splashed onto the scene in the 2020 GII Gulfstream Oaks and added the GIII Fantasy S. and GII Santa Anita Oaks before finishing second to Art Collector in the GII Toyota Blue Grass S., her first try against the boys. Easy winner of the GI Alabama S., she completed a Daredevil exacta in the GI Longines Kentucky Oaks before upsetting GI Kentucky Derby and GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner and Horse of the Year Authentic (Into Mischief) at Old Hilltop. In four starts this term, Swiss Skydiver added the GI Beholder Mile at Santa Anita.

 

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Breeders’ Cup Report: Stars Emerge Through the Del Mar Fog

DEL MAR, CA – With trainer Peter Miller looking on–and sporting a hoodie from his two-win performance at the 2018 Championships at Churchill Downs–streaking GI Breeders' Cup Mile contender Mo Forza (Uncle Mo) took a stroll through the Del Mar paddock on a brisk and cloudy Wednesday morning just before 7 a.m.

Del Mar President and General Manager Joe Harper made his way to the well-attended WinStar and Fasig-Tipton Trackside Breakfast Marquee as GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies co-second choice Juju's Map (Liam's Map) galloped strongly with her neck arched.

The imposing Wesley Ward-trained duo of last year's GII Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Golden Pal (Uncle Mo) and unbeaten filly Averly Jane (Midshipman), meanwhile, jogged the wrong way along the outer rail. Both speedsters are favored on the morning-line for their respective engagements in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint and Juvenile Turf Sprint.

With the turf course open for action just before 7:30 a.m., defending GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare victress Audarya (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and Breeders' Cup Mile morning-line favorite Space Blues (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) were among the headliners strutting their stuff.

Hot Rod Charlie (Oxbow) and legendary former Doug O'Neill-trained three-time GI Hollywood Gold Cup winner turned stable pony Lava Man exited the barn area at 7:55 a.m. as the main track was being harrowed during the break. Co-owner Bill Strauss was on hand to watch the GI Pennsylvania Derby winner prepare for his first attempt against older horses in Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Classic.

Globetrotting reinsman Frankie Dettori, riding crop in hand, talked all things Breeders' Cup with TVG's Michelle Yu as the cloud cover and accompanying fog intensified with temperatures hovering in only the high 50s.

With the action fast and furious from here on out, there was no shortage of talent on display.

Looking to catch a closer glimpse at some of the Classic contenders? In addition to the aforementioned Hot Rod Charlie, fellow standout sophomores such as champion and GI Belmont S. winner Essential Quality (Tapit) and controversial GI Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit (Protonico) were also out during this window.

With Hall of Famer Bill Mott handling ponying duties once again, 4-year-old Art Collector (Bernardini) also looks to be heading into the main event in top form off a career-best win in the GI Woodward S. There were some anxious moments, however, as a loose horse shortened the Bruce Lunsford homebred's gallop some.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien looked on as his troops–including Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (F/M Turf), Mother Earth (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) (Mile) and Japan (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) (Turf)–marched down the outer rail single file, much to the delight of media assembled on the clubhouse turn.

This was also a good time to see the leading GI Breeders' Cup Distaffers, headed by the last two GI Kentucky Oaks winners and a four-time Grade I winner this season.

There may not be a horse on the grounds that exudes more class or presence than the brilliant Malathaat (Curlin). What a treat to watch her train.

Fellow Oaks heroine Shedaresthedevil (Daredevil), last year Distaff third Dunbar Road (Quality Road) and Clairiere (Curlin) all filled the frame quite nicely as well.

And that aforementioned division leader with all those Grade I wins this year?

Letruska (Super Saver), wearing a red shadow roll, put an exclamation point on the morning, gliding down the Del Mar stretch during her 1 1/2-mile gallop shortly after 9:00 a.m.

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Kentucky Oaks Winner Shedaresthedevil To Be Offered At Fasig-Tipton November Sale

Kentucky Oaks winner Shedaresthedevil, a current leader in the distaff division, will be offered this fall at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale.

Hunter Valley Farm will consign the 4-year-old daughter of Daredevil on behalf of owners Qatar Racing Limited, Flurry Racing Stables LLC, and Big Aut Farms.

A graded stakes performer each year from two to four, Shedaresthedevil is a three-time Grade 1 winner and seven-time graded stakes winner of $2,291,458. Last year at three, she defeated the best of her generation to win the 146th Kentucky Oaks in the fastest time for 1 1/8 miles in the race's history. That classic win highlighted an outstanding 3-year-old season that included five graded stakes wins or placings, resulting in her being named an Eclipse finalist for 3-year-old filly.

This year at four, Shedaresthedevil has been nothing short of dominant – winning four of five starts. She began the year with a victory in the Grade 2 Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn, and then took the G1 La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs. Following a third in the G1 Ogden Phipps Stakes, she traveled cross-country to Del Mar, cruising to her third Grade 1 victory in the Clement Hirsch Stakes. Most recently, she captured Churchill Downs' G3 Locust Grove Stakes on Sept. 18 and will now be pointed for the Breeders' Cup Distaff, where she will be one of race's favorites.

“Very rarely does a multiple Grade 1 winner and classic winner, in the best form of her career, come to public auction,” said consignor Fergus Galvin of Hunter Valley Farm. “She is a remarkable talent, and at just four years old, can provide her next owner with a world class racemare to campaign on the sport's biggest and brightest stages.”

A 4-year-old daughter of Daredevil, the sire of multiple classic winners, Shedaresthedevil is out of a multiple graded stakes-producing Congrats mare. Her immediate family includes G1 Santa Anita Derby winner Crafty C. T., and traces back to the prolific producer Mumtaz, ancestress of nearly 70 stakes winners and 27 graded stakes winners. These include North American and European Group 1 winners Hernando, Palace Music, Well Time, Johann Quatz, and Prize Spot.

“Shedaresthedevil showed talent from the start. A debut winner at two, she progressed to win Grade 1 races at three and four,” said her trainer Brad Cox. “She's a tremendous filly who is as sound and consistent as a racehorse could be.”

The Fasig-Tipton November Sale will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 9, after the Breeders' Cup.

Added Boyd Browning, president of Fasig-Tipton: “Buyers will have an opportunity to purchase one of the finest fillies in the world with unlimited potential both as a racehorse and a broodmare – and she could very well have a significant update from the Breeders' Cup.”

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Multiple Grade I Winner Shedaresthedevil to Sell at Fasig-Tipton November

Multiple Grade I winner and last year's GI Longines Kentucky Oaks winner Shedaresthedevil (Daredevil) will be offered this fall at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale. Hunter Valley Farm will consign the 4-year-old filly on behalf of owners Qatar Racing Limited, Flurry Racing Stables LLC, and Big Aut Farms.

A graded stakes performer each year from two to four, Shedaresthedevil is a three-time Grade I winner and seven-time graded stakes winner of $2,291,458. Last year at three, she defeated the best of her generation to win the 146th Kentucky Oaks in the fastest time for 1 1/8 miles in the race's history. That classic win highlighted an outstanding 3-year-old season that included five graded stakes wins or placings, resulting in her being named an Eclipse Finalist for Three-Year-Old filly.

This year at four, Shedaresthedevil has won four of five starts, beginning the year with a victory in the GII Azeri S. and a score in the GI the La Troienne S. Following a third in the GI Ogden Phipps S., she traveled cross country to Del Mar, cruising to her third Grade I victory in the Clement Hirsch S. Most recently, she captured Churchill Downs's GIII Locust Grove S. Sept. 18 and will now be pointed for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff, where she will be one of race's favorites.

“Very rarely does a multiple Grade I winner and classic winner, in the best form of her career, come to public auction,” said consignor Fergus Galvin of Hunter Valley Farm. “She is a remarkable talent, and at just four years old, can provide her next owner with a world class race mare to campaign on the sport's biggest and brightest stages.”

Shedaresthedevil is out of a multiple graded stakes-producing Congrats mare. Her immediate family includes GI Santa Anita Derby winner Crafty C. T., and traces back to the prolific producer Mumtaz, ancestress of nearly 70 stakes winners and 27 graded stakes winners. These include North American and European Grade I/Group 1 winners Hernando, Palace Music, Well Time, Johann Quatz, and Prize Spot.

“Shedaresthedevil showed talent from the start. A debut winner at two, she progressed to win Grade I races at three and four,” said her trainer Brad Cox. “She's a tremendous filly who is as sound and consistent as a racehorse could be.”

The Fasig-Tipton November Sale will be held Tuesday, Nov. 9, after the Breeders' Cup.

Added Boyd Browning, President of Fasig-Tipton: “Buyers will have an opportunity to purchase one of the finest fillies in the world with unlimited potential both as a racehorse and a broodmare–and she could very well have a significant update from the Breeders' Cup.”

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