Followers at Churchill Downs on Black Friday, Nov. 29, could have the chance to honor one of many brightest stars in horse racing, Thorpedo Anna, the 2024 Longines Kentucky Oaks winner and one of many favorites to win 2024 Horse of the 12 months honors.
The standout 3-year-old filly will probably be paraded within the Churchill Downs paddock throughout Race 9, an allowance-optional claiming race for fillies and mares, from roughly 4:30-4:50 p.m ET. Thorpedo Anna will be part of the sector for Race 9 through the walkover to the paddock and stay there all through the race, giving followers a singular alternative to have a good time 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 10 begins. Owned by Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks, and Magdalena Racing, Thorpedo Anna has assembled a blinding resumé this season below the steerage of coach Ken McPeek.
Her dominance within the 3-year-old division contains top-level victories within the Kentucky Oaks, DK Horse Acorn Stakes, Teaching Membership American Oaks, Cotillion Stakes, and most lately, the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff in opposition to older females at Del Mar. She additionally completed only a head behind Fierceness in opposition to males within the $1.25 million DraftKings Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 24.
Following the ninth race would be the $300,000 Mrs. Revere Stakes as Race 10 and the $600,000 Clark Stakes Offered by Norton Healthcare as Race 11.
