Thorpedo Anna, the reigning horse in 2024, was dominant in her second start of the year and lasted last Saturday in Oaklawn Park with 4 ¼ lengths for coach Kenny McPeek with Brian Hernandez Jr. with 4 ¼ length. After an unbeaten start to 2025, “The Grizzly” took third place in this year's overall ranking among the racing horses based in North America with $ 971,250. The Apple Blossom was Thorpedo Anna's sixth win of career class 1 and her fourth trip in a row to the circle of the winner. It will be pointed out on the first Friday in May in Churchill Downs to the Fasig-Tipton La Troienne Stakes.
A stretch run for the age group was in Toyota Blue Grass Stakes last Tuesday in Keeland, the final Major Kentucky Derby, which was presented by Woodford Reserve Prep Race. Burnham Square, trained by Ian Wilkes, gathered from last to the first time and displaced the East Avenue in a dramatic finish to the wire through a nose. The profit from a share of the wallet of $ 1.25 million pressed Burnham Square in second place in the 3-year division and fourth place on the overall and ranking list with $ 927,325.
In addition to the Blue Grass, Keeland also organized the last preparatory race on the Longines Kentucky Oaks Trail last week – the central bank of Ashland Stakes. La Cara, a daughter of Street Sense, who was trained by Mark Casse, led every step of the path in Ashland under Dylan Davis and won with 1 ¼ length of 9.08-1. After her second victory of the year, La Cara moved in 11TH On the total profit list and eighth place in the 3-year overall ranking with $ 547,563.
Steve Asmussen continues to lead the trainer based in North America based in North America and was one of four coaches last week who made a profit of more than $ 1 million. Asmussen had seven victories of 45 starts last week, with his horses concerned 30% in the money and 1,005,491 US dollars banks. The Hall of Fam was the first coach to exceeded $ 8 million in 2025, and Asmussen enjoyed a family moment in Oaklawn Park last Saturday when he ended 1: 2 in the Graf Fleet Sprint Handicap with the winner (Booth, Erik Asmussen) and the second-placed (Ryvit, Keith Asmussen).
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