Thorpedo Anna (foaled January 28, 2021) is a multiple-Grade 1 winning American Thoroughbred racehorse who in 2024 won the Grade I Kentucky Oaks and the Acorn Stakes and the Coaching Club American OaksatSaratoga Racetrack.[2]
| Thorpedo Anna | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Fast Anna |
| Grandsire | Medaglia d'Oro |
| Dam | Sataves |
| Damsire | Uncle Mo |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | (2021-01-28) January 28, 2021 (age 3)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Judy Hicks |
| Owner | 1. Brookdale Racing, Inc., Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks, and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek) (– May 2024) 2. Nader Alaali, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks, and Magdalena Racing (June 2024 –) |
| Trainer | Kenneth McPeek |
| Record | 7: 6 - 1 - 0 |
| Earnings | $1,980,663[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Kentucky Oaks (2024) Fantasy Stakes (2024) Acorn Stakes (2024) Coaching Club American Oaks (2024) | |
| Last updated on 21 July 2024 | |
Thorpedo Anna is a Dark Bay filly who was bred by Judy Hicks in Kentucky. She is currently co-owned by Nader Alaali, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks, and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek). Pretty Mischievous is out of the unraced Uncle Mo mare Sataves, by the Medaglia d'Oro son Fast Anna.
She was named after a local Louisville swimmer.[3]
With a win the following day in the 150th Kentucky Derby with Mystik Dan, Kenneth McPeek became the first trainer since 1952 to win the Derby and the Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. was aboard both horses for their respective wins.[4]
| Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time |
Winning (Losing) Margin |
Jockey | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 – Two-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Oct 26, 2023 | 7furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Keeneland | 4.01 | 12 | 1 | 1:24.60 | 8+1⁄2 lengths | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [5] | |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 1mile | Allowance | Churchill Downs | 0.40* | 6 | 1 | 1:35.68 | 9lengths | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [6] | |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Golden Rod Stakes | II | Churchill Downs | 0.99* | 8 | 2 | 1:45.01 | (5+1⁄4 lengths) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [7] |
| 2024 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Mar 30, 2024 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Fantasy Stakes | II | Oaklawn Park | 2.70 | 10 | 1 | 1:44.24 | 4lengths | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [8] |
| May 3, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Kentucky Oaks | I | Churchill Downs | 4.49 | 14 | 1 | 1:50.83 | 4+3⁄4 lengths | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [9] |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Acorn Stakes | I | Saratoga | 0.75* | 8 | 1 | 1:49.02 | 5+1⁄2 lengths | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [10] |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Coaching Club American Oaks | I | Saratoga | 0.25* | 4 | 1 | 1:50.95 | 4+1⁄2 lengths | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [11] |
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Thorpedo Anna was the post-time favourite.
| Sire Fast Anna (2011) |
Medaglia d'Oro (1999) |
El Prado (IRE) (1989) |
Sadler's Wells (1981) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Capulet (1974) | |||
| Cappucino Bay (1989) |
Bailjumper (1974) | ||
| Dubbed In (1973) | |||
| Dreaming of Anna (2004) |
Rahy (1985) |
Blushing Groom (FR)(1974) | |
| Glorious Song (CAN) (1976) | |||
| Justenuffheart (1995) |
Broad Brush (1983) | ||
| Kitten's First (1991) | |||
| Dam Sataves (2015) |
Uncle Mo (2008) |
Indian Charlie (1995) |
In Excess (IRE) (1987) |
| Soviet Sojourn (1989) | |||
| Playa Maya (2000) |
Arch (1995) | ||
| Dixie Slippers (1995) | |||
| Pacific Sky (2004) |
Stormy Atlantic (1994) |
Storm Cat (1983) | |
| Hail Atlantis (1987) | |||
| Aldebaran Light (1996) |
Seattle Slew (1974) | ||
| Altair (1991) |