During the race Monday 5 May at Churchill DownsJohn C. Oxley, juvenile adolescent, Lady crooked became the winner on first claim and first winner for freshman boar Girvin . The Florda cross-dog scored 5 1/2 lengths for trainer Norm Casse out of five other fillings at the special maiden weight of 5 on the ground.
Dueling early during a long-leg two-corner wide, the chubby guy took command near the eighth post under a steady shot from jockey Joe Talamo to hit the strings at 58.09.
The filly is out of the unraced Quality Sugar mare The Shady Lady and bred by Ocala Stud, Joseph M. O’Farrell III, David O’Farrell, et al. She is contracted by her breeder to Ocala Breeders ‘Sales’ March 2022 Selling 2-year-olds in training, selling for $240,000 to One Up Bloodstock.
Devious Dame is the third in The Shady Lady, who has spawned two other winners from her three starters; she has ponies that are yearning and weaning, both equal to Awesome Slew . Devious Dame comes from the family of 1st grade girls who won the first place in the class. Pretty Restrained, The Secret Cat, and The Discreet Cat.
Girvin, an 8-year-old son of Ekati .’s Tale caught betfair.com Haskell Invitational Shares 2017 (G1), Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) and Risky Star Stakes (G2), accruing earnings of $1,624,392.
He stands at Ocala Stud for a fee of $6,000 in 2022.
