Devil May Care scores in Mother Goose

Should Connie and Michael show up for those two Spa events, she could have

the opportunity to turn the tables on Devil May Care, who is also under

consideration for the CCA Oaks and Alabama.

All but one of Devil May Care's four career wins have now come against graded

competition. She broke her maiden last August by 4 3/4 lengths at Saratoga and

proceeded to take the Frizette S. (G1) over this track next out. The miss did

not take to the synthetic Pro-Ride when trying the Breeders' Cup Juvenile

Fillies (G1) at Santa Anita, rounding out her juvenile campaign with an

11th-place finish in that race. She returned on February 20 to be fifth in the

Silverbulletday S. (G3), after what Pletcher described was her extreme

aggravation following issues in the gate, but got back on track when posting a 2

3/4-length triumph in the Bonnie Miss S. (G2). That particular win earned her a

shot against the boys in the Kentucky Derby (G1), and the sophomore lass beat

half the field when running 10th in that classic prior to this one.

"It was a big race from her, and I've always felt she was the best filly in

her generation," Pletcher said. "She had shown us every sign (after her 10th in

the Kentucky Derby) that she was as good as she had ever been. She trained

brilliantly, like she always does. Aside from losing a little bit of weight in

the Derby like most horses, colts or fillies, will do, she came out of it really

well. It was just a matter of making sure we gave her the proper time."

Bred in Kentucky by Diamond A Racing Corp., Devil May Care passed through the

sales ring twice, bringing $110,000 as a Keeneland September yearling and then

RNAing for $400,000 as a Fasig-Tipton Calder two-year-old. She is out of Kelli's

Ransom (Red Ransom), who has since produced a juvenile colt named Ransom Demand

(Grand Slam) and a Posse yearling colt. Kelli's Ransom is also the dam of Regal

Ransom (Distorted Humor), winner of last year's U.A.E. Derby (UAE-G2) and Super

Derby (G2) as well as second in the U.A.E. Two Thousand Guineas (UAE-G3). The

11-year-old mare is a half-sister to Grade 2 winner and 2003 Breeders' Cup

Juvenile (G1) runner-up Minister Eric (Old Trieste), and this is also the female

family of multiple Grade 3 queen and 2009 Canadian Broodmare of the Year Pico

Teneriffe (Red Ransom), who is herself the dam of Canadian champion Marchfield

(A.P. Indy).