Daddys Lil Darling

After finishing fourth in her career debut, Daddys Lil Darling bounced back to win her second start at Ellis Park by eight lengths. She followed with a win in the Grade 2 Pocahontas Stakes at Churchill Downs to punch her ticket to the 14 Hands Winery Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. She ran well in her final prep for the Juvenile fillies when finishing a fast-closing  second to Dancing Rags in the Grade 1 Darley Alcibiades Stakes. She finished fourth in the Breeders' Cup.

As a 3-year-old she was unplaced in her season debut before finishing a fast-closing second in the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes at Keeneland in April. She then finished scond in the Kentucky Oaks in a similar effort.

Daddys Lil Darling continued to compete among the best of her class through the rest of 2017. She traveled to England for the Royal Ascot meet but was scratched at the gate, and then returned to win the Dueling Grounds Oaks at Kentucky Downs and finish a very close second in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Keeneland among five starts.

To close out her 3-year-old season, Daddys Lil Darling secured her Grade 1 win by a half-length over Madam Dancealot in the American Oaks at Santa Anita Park on Dec. 30.

Daddys Lil Darling finished fourth in her 4-year-old bow in the Grade 2 Hillsborough Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. She followed with a runner-up finish in the Grade 3 Bewitch Stakes at Keeneland in April. After running third in the Grade 2 New York Stakes, Daddys Lil Darling flashed her explosive finishing speed when surging clear to a dominant win in the Grade 3 Modesty Handicap at Arlington Park on July 7.

Out of Grade 2-placed stakes winner Miss Hot Salsa, Daddys Lil Darling is a half sister to 2015 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Mongolian Saturday.