2025 Ogden Phipps Stakes Winner
Dorth Vader is a tough and talented filly who has carried her clever name to the top level of American racing. She was foaled in 2020 in Florida and bred and owned by John Ropes of Ropes stable. Her sire is Girvin, who won the 2017 Haskell Invitational and the Louisiana Derby, and her dam is Hardcore Candy, a stakes placed daughter of Yonaguska. Her female family traces back through Thunder Gulch to Northern Dancer, giving her a deep classic pedigree.
Dorth Vader broke her maiden as a two year old in 2022 and quickly added stakes wins in the Sandpiper Stakes and the Florida Sire Stakes Juvenile Fillies Sprint. She showed real promise heading into her three year old year, and her trainer Michael Yates pointed her at the bigger races at Gulfstream Park. She lit up the 2023 winter meet with a powerful win in the Davona Dale Stakes, beating other top three year old fillies on the road to the Kentucky Oaks.
Later in 2023 she shipped to New York and ran a huge race in the Acorn Stakes at Belmont, finishing second to Pretty Mischievous in a thriller. She moved to the barn of George Weaver during that season and stayed sharp through her four year old year. The really big moment came as a five year old. On June 6, 2025, Dorth Vader rolled to a 4 3/4 length win in the Ogden Phipps Stakes at Saratoga, giving her connections their first Grade 1 win and stamping her as a top filly in training.
Dorth Vader has been pointed at races like the Molly Pitcher Stakes and the Breeders Cup Distaff, continuing her climb up the older mare division. Her story is a great one for racing because she was bred and raised by the same family that owns her. Dorth Vader is remembered for her toughness, her sneaky speed, and the long awaited Grade 1 win that brought a lifetime dream true for John Ropes and his team.
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