After profitable the Nov. 2 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), Thorpedo Anna comfortably topped the closing Nationwide Thoroughbred Racing Affiliation’s High Thoroughbred Ballot of 2024.
Her presence atop the Nov. 5-released ballot, forward of Sierra Leone and Fierceness , factors to the chance of her being awarded the celebrated prize as 2024 Horse of the Yr when Eclipse Award winners are introduced in a ceremony Jan. 23 at The Breakers Palm Seaside in South Florida. She is taken into account a certainty to be honored as champion 3-year-old filly.
The Kenny McPeek-trained daughter of Quick Anna is 6-1-0 in seven begins this 12 months with earnings of greater than $3.6 million for homeowners Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks, and Magdalena Racing.
She has 295 general factors forward of Breeders’ Cup Traditional (G1) winner Sierra Leone with 262. Traditional runner-up and Travers Stakes (G1) winner Fierceness is third with 233 factors. Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) winner Insurgent’s Romance is a distant fourth with 150. Thorpedo Anna additionally leads in first-place votes with 26.
Sierra Leone outpolling Fierceness and having three first-place votes to the latter’s none additionally factors to him being the probably winner of the 3-year-old male title. Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) winner Insurgent’s Romance attracted the one different first-place vote.
The NTRA High Thoroughbred Ballot represents votes carried out by nationwide media. Media additionally contributes towards Eclipse Award voting. Particularly, Eclipse Award voting is carried out by the Nationwide Turf Writers and Broadcasters, Day by day Racing Type, and NTRA member racing officers and Equibase area personnel.
| NTRA High Thoroughbred Ballot | ||
| Horse | Age/Intercourse | Factors |
| 1. Thorpedo Anna (26) | 3-F | 295 |
| 2. Sierra Leone (3) | 3-C | 262 |
| 3. Fierceness | 3-C | 233 |
| 4. Insurgent’s Romance (1) | 6-G | 150 |
| 5. Idiomatic | 5-M | 88 |
| 6. Endlessly Younger | 3-C | 76 |
| 7. Straight No Chaser | 5-H | 65 |
| 8. Moira | 5-M | 54 |
| 9. Cogburn | 5-H | 48 |
| 10. Nationwide Treasure | 4-C | 47 |
First-place votes are famous in parenthesis after with horse’s identify.
