Swiss Skydiver

Swiss Skydiver won her career debut by 5 ½ lengths Nov. 16, 2019, at Churchill Downs. The Daredevil filly followed with a runner-up finish in an allowance-optional claiming race Nov. 30 at Churchill in her final start as a 2-year-old.

Swiss Skydiver returned for her 3-year-old bow in the Gasparilla Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on Jan. 18 and finished fifth, beaten by less than a length. She next finished a well-beaten third at Fair Grounds in the Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra Stakes before getting back on track with a powerful, front-running victory in the Grade 2 Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Park Oaks March 28 at Gulfstream Park.

Swiss Skydiver shipped to Oaklawn Park for her next start, the Grade 3 Fantasy Stakes on May 1. She was sent off at odds of 16.10-1 in a race with a 9-10 favorite, California-based Las Virgenes Stakes winner Venetian Harbor, and tracked that opponent in second through the backstretch of the 1 1/8-mile event. Urged by jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., Swiss Skydiver engaged Venetian Harbor in early stretch and wore her down to draw clear and post an impressive 2 ½-length win, her second graded stakes score in a row. She continued her impressive run in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Oaks June 6 with a runaway four-length victory.

Trainer Ken McPeek next took a shot with Swiss Skydiver against males in the Grade 2 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes and she finished second to Art Collector in a nice showing. Swiss Skydiver returned to female competition for her next start and galloped to a facile victory in the historic Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course to capture her first Grade 1 win.

Making her next start in the rescheduled Longines Kentucky Oaks Sept. 4, Swiss Skydiver made a bid for the lead near the top of the stretch but settled for second behind 15-1 winner Shedaresthedevil.

Swiss Skydiver is out of the winning Johannesburg mare Expo Gold.