When he was the circle of the winner in the middle of the congratulations chaos Thorpedo Anna Had won the 2 million dollar -Breeders' Cup Distaffa (G1) seaKenny McPeek needed a moment. In what felt like ponderous motion when everyone went around him in the success of the Stut foal, the coach brought his right thumb and index finger into his eyes and cleared the tears that had started to build.
McPenek could have said that it was the sun or dirt in his eyes, but instead he chalked it through his trainee. Could also have been a proud moment of parents.
“Every time you run a horse like it, it is emotional,” said McPeek, when he left the circle of the winner after his 3-year stitch foal had brought a division championship into the icing on the cake and put himself in a forceful consideration for the horse of the year.
For someone who did as much in this sport as McPeek – he is one of five living coaches to win all three triple crown races – there was still a blatant, unchecked box on his résumé. The missing piece with a Breeder's' Cup victory, which ended after seven runners-up when he was crowned for someone for a surreal year.
At the beginning of this year, McPeek was only the third coach who Churchill Downs Two step in the same year and won the Kentucky Oaks (G1) with Thorpedo Anna and the Kentucky Derby (G1) Mystic and .
“This is a humiliating business,” he said. “It is not something you can ever expect. I was actually proud of many seconds and thirds that I had at the Breeders Cup because we made it with modest money on many options. Never with great money. In fact, we were pretty well exchanged from most players. But we are running well, that's all you can.”
Sherri and Kenny McPeek in the circle of the winner to Thorpedo Annas Distaffe win
The typical case, McPeek, who acted as an agent, bought Thorpedo Anna from the Gapendale sales constriction for the sale of FASIG-TIPTON Kentucky Herbst for $ 40,000.
McPeek had many mistakes. Seven seconds in the Breeders' Cup Action, six in races for newborn people or youth futures. Nine of his ten breeding runs in third place also came in races for 2-year-olds. Now McPeek can look at his stable and know that he is home to one of the biggest stars in the full blood race.
At the goal
Although the DistaffAff field has some of the stronger competitors who do not make it to the goal, especially the winner of last year and older dirt woman who are on last year Idiomatic Who was removed in advance and outstanding Japan unbeaten Great result Who was removed from the race on Saturday morning, Thorpedo Anna still had to go out and carry out.
Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. broke out the second post and took Thorpedo Anna straight forward and dared that someone keeps pace at her speed when the 3-year-old daughter of almost Anna crossed by comfortable breaks from: 23.81 ,: 47.99 and 1: 12.01.
In front of the race trainer Chad Brown said his runner and the second election choice, Raging sea Would need a horse to fight the fight against Thorpedo Anna and to hope to create an opening. Since Flavien is not overcrowded, flavia raged close to the early pace again and again. The daughter of Curlin who closed from 11 lengths to win this year's personal ensign (G1), stayed in half the first six Furlongs on this day, while Thorpedo Anna showed the way.
Hernandez rode all the way along the rail and gave Thorpedo Anna the green delicate when they gave up the last curve and started their march home. Murky Bay or the brown stut foal opened two lengths on the raging sea in Midtretch and drove home to win with 2 1/2 lengths. She completed the 1 1/8 mile test for stut foals and mares in 1: 49.10.
Hernandez said it was not confident that the stretch trip would not be silky.
“We came into the second curve, I could see the nose of the raging sea there because I knew that this was probably the horse that you had to beat,” said Hernandez. “So that she can run on us so early and cannot come to me so that you can make more confidence in the curve. She turned home and showed her dominance.”
Raging Sea Holding Second, followed by Candied Present Alice Verite Present Sugar fish Present Evade And Honor D Lady . Thorpedo Anna paid $ 2.80 for a profit ticket of $ 2.
“When she runs, I expect it to win,” said co -owner Mark Edwards. “Obviously it is a horse race and that doesn't always happen. Boy, she is something special. She is such a pleasure to be nearby. It is lively and it is quick.”
Thorpedo Anna by co-owner Judy Hicks and also Brookdale Racing and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek) owned by Brookdale Racing and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek), improves from seven starts this year with $ 3,653.050. For her career, she is 8-2-0 out of 10 starts with $ 3,843,663 in the bank.
Thorpedo Anna with Brian Hernandez Jr. In front of the Breededers' Cup Distaffe near Del Mar
What's next?
McPeek said the plan was to bring Thorpedo Anna back next year. While they are well deserved from the race, he will start formulating a plan for his star student. The first step in this process is to check her off as soon as she returns to Kentucky. Then McPeek would like to evaluate what the overall picture looks like the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
He said on January 25, 2025, Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Pegasus Gulfstream Park Both options are against men or taking Thorpedo Anna overseas.
“It would not matter to us to bring them to the Pegasus, Dubai, Saudi,” said McPeek. “We will keep an eye on the classic today and see that the group of horses compete, see what is still out there. It can certainly fit each of them in this phase.”
