Followers at Churchill Downs on Black Friday, Nov. 29, can have the chance to honor one of many brightest stars in horse racing, Thorpedo Anna , the 2024 Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner and one of many favorites to win 2024 Horse of the Yr honors.
The standout 3-year-old filly shall be paraded within the Churchill Downs paddock throughout Race 9, an allowance non-compulsory claiming for fillies and mares, from roughly 4:30-4:50 p.m ET. Thorpedo Anna will be part of the sphere for Race 9 through the walkover to the paddock and stay there all through the race, giving followers a singular alternative to rejoice her historic marketing campaign up shut.
The daughter of the late Quick Anna has secured $3,843,663 in profession earnings, by no means ending worse than second in ten begins. Owned by Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwards, breeder Judy Hicks, and Magdalena Racing, Thorpedo Anna has assembled a stunning resumé this season underneath the steerage of coach Kenny McPeek.
Her dominance within the 3-year-old division consists of top-level victories within the Kentucky Oaks, Acorn Stakes (G1), Teaching Membership American Oaks (G1), Cotillion Stakes (G1), and most not too long ago, the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) in opposition to older horses at Del Mar. She additionally completed only a head behind Fierceness in opposition to males within the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 24.
Following the ninth race would be the $300,000 Mrs. Revere Stakes (G2T) as Race 10 and the $600,000 Clark Stakes (G2) as Race 11.
This press launch has been edited for content material and elegance by BloodHorse Workers.
