'Rising Star' Thorpedo Anna Takes Them All the Way in Kentucky Oaks
04/05/2024 00:11
'TDN Rising Star' Thorpedo Anna (f, 3, Fast Anna–Sataves, by Uncle Mo) was hustled to the front by Brian Hernandez, Jr., and never looked back over the sloppy going in Friday's GI Kentucky Oaks before a rain-soaked crowd of 107,236 at Churchill Downs. Thorpedo Anna is the first Kentucky Oaks winner for trainer Ken McPeek.
The 4-1 chance, a last out winner of Oaklawn's GII Fantasy S. Mar. 30, carved out early fractions of :22.87 and :46.79, began to shake clear as they turned for home and kept on finding down the stretch to win by five lengths.
Champion Just F Y I (Justify) was second; Regulatory Risk (Omaha Beach) was third.
The final time for 1 1/8 miles was 1:50.83.
Thorpedo Anna is the lone graded winner for sire Fast Anna.
Sales history: $40,000 yrl '22 FTKOCT.
Lifetime Record: 5-4-1-0.
O-Brookdale Racing, Inc., Edwards, Mark, Hicks, Judy B. and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek);
B-Judy Hicks (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek.
# 5 Thorpedo Anna takes the 150th Kentucky Oaks!
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Friday, Churchill Down
LONGINES KENTUCKY OAKS-GI, $1,500,000, Churchill Downs, 5-3, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m, 1:50.83, sy.
1–THORPEDO ANNA, 121, f, 3, by Fast Anna
1st Dam: Sataves, by Uncle Mo
2nd Dam: Pacific Sky, by Stormy Atlantic
3rd Dam: Aldebaran Light, by Seattle Slew
1ST GRADE I WIN. 'TDN Rising Star'. ($40,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT).
O-Brookdale Racing, Inc., Mark Edwards, Judy B. Hicks and
Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek); B-Judy Hicks (KY);
T-Kenneth G. McPeek; J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. $846,300.
Lifetime Record: 5-4-1-0, $1,430,663. Werk Nick Rating: A++.
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2–Just F Y I, 121, f, 3, by Justify
1st Dam: Star Act (SP, $147,605), by Street Cry (Ire)
2nd Dam: Starrer, by Dynaformer
3rd Dam: To the Hunt, by Relaunch
O/B-George Krikorian (KY); T-William I. Mott. $273,000.
3–Regulatory Risk, 121, f, 3, by Omaha Beach
1st Dam: Walkwithapurpose (MSW & GSP, $297,210), by Candy Ride (Arg)
2nd Dam: Lightning Lydia, by Broad Brush
3rd Dam: Bye the Bye, by Balzac
1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($235,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Klaravich
Stables, Inc.; B-Upson Downs Farm & Louis W. Wright (KY);
T-Chad C. Brown. $136,500.
Margins: 4 3/4, 3, 2 3/4. Odds: 4.49, 3.57, 29.78.
Also Ran: Ways and Means, Everland, Power Squeeze, Into Champagne, Lemon Muffin, Tarifa, Where's My Ring, Our Pretty Woman, Gin Gin, Leslie's Rose, Fiona's Magic. Scratched: Candied, Tapit Jenallie.
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