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What a wonderful gift horse racing was given with the return to the race of Thorpedo Anna, the American horse of the year 2024, which was uncomplicated to retire after her championship year as a breeding brand.
But coach Ken McPeek and the owners Brookdale Racing, Inc., Mark Edwards, Judy B. Hicks and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek) decided to bring the deceased's daughter back to the race, and the brilliant bay has lifted where it stopped.
Thorpedo Anna appeared in good condition from her victory on Saturday $ 400,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) And should return to the fair grounds at the beginning of this week, said Ray Bryner, who monitors the Oaklawn division of coach Kenny McPeek, on Sunday morning.
“It came perfectly – absolutely perfect,” said Bryner. “She will leave Monday or Tuesday.”
In her four -year debut, Thorpedo Anna shook a challenge from Free like a girl who was turning home, and pulled under the regular driver Brian Hernandez Jr. Thorpedo Anna, who broke out of the rail, from 1 1/16 miles over a sealed, saturated -cut surface in 1: 44.02, which had broken off from the rail. She paid $ 2.20 as 1-9 favorite.
Your Beyer -Speed figure was according to Daily Racing Form 95.
McPenek used the Azeri as Thorpedo Anna's bridge to the bridge 1.25 million US dollar apple blossom (G1) for older stut foals and mares at 1 1/16 miles on April 12th in Oaklawn.
“As long as everything is fine with her, it will run in the healthcare system in the apple blossom,” said McPeek immediately after the Azeri, a race named after horse of the year that won three apple flowers.
McPeek said Thorpedo Anna would train this month and “maybe” on April on fair terrain before returning to Oaklawn for the apple blossom.
Thorpedo Anna was only four rivals in the Azeri after the scratches of Bow Draw and Wildem fight Hilary. The latter appeared at the starting gate after Wild attack Hilary had broken, grew up and Jockey grew up Rafael Bejarano and triggered a reloading of the field. Bejarano was not injured.
McPeek and Hernandez said that they were both impressed, as Thorpedo Anna dealt with her business, including the delay at the starting gate.
“It showed a modern dimension of her,” Hernandez said moments after the Azeri. “Last year, her first races, she became a little heated in the Post parade and the like. While they supported them today and never stepped on them. She went straight back. She stood in the goal. I never moved a muscles and right to the right on the keyword, as we needed it. “
The only time other when Thorpedo Anna was broken off from the rail was the footnotes of last year's Travers Stakes (G1) when she was roaming the “near side stand” at the beginning, according to footnotes from the official race card. Thorpedo Anna, in her first start against men, was beaten by Champion Fierceness in the 1.25 million US dollars “Mittsommer -Derby”. It was her only loss in seven starts last year.
“I think the biggest is that we were worried about how she left the goal,” said McPeek. “She left it pristine. We did a few additional goal school. I think the most impressive is that it seems to be so much more composer, the older one she has got. If you remember last year, she was somehow nervous in the post parade, a little shaky and got saturated. She seems to have left it back and I think that's a good thing, even though it was much cooler today. But every time a horse is washed out, too nervous, then take care of yourself. But it doesn't seem to do it anymore. “
Thorpedo Anna (4,083,663 US dollars) achieved a career result after her ninth win of 11 starts. She is a seven -time winner.
Thorpedo Anna was a unanimous choice for the three-year-old Stut foal North America and an outstanding winner for the horse of the year after compiled a 6-1-0 record from seven starts and earned $ 3,653,050. All six victories were missions, including Oaklawn's $ 750,000 fantasy (G2) at their three-year debut in March in March.
