us racing The filly Swiss Skydiver (right) beats the boys in the Preakness Stakes (G1) getting the better of the Kentucky Derby winner Authentic down the Pimlico straight
Skydiving for Classic success
It has been a racing year in the US for stallions shipped abroad, freshman sires and sons of Uncle Mo, reports Melissa Bauer-Herzog
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HERE WAS ARGUABLY no stallion who had a better 2020 Classic season in the US than sophomore stallion Daredevil as he wrapped up the Triple Crown with a Classic victory. The stallion, who was sold to The Jockey
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Club Of Turkey last year, got the first two in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks in early September, and the second place finisher Swiss Skydiver made an untraditional next move when contesting the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes at the beginning of October.
The filly has already run against the boys when second in the Grade 2 Blue Grass Stakes in July, and she quickly made the Preakness one of the most entertaining races of the year. The Kenneth McPeek-trained runner linked up with Grade 1 Kentucky Derby
