Trained by Ken McPeek, she earned six Grade 1 victories last year, including the Kentucky Oaks, and finished second in the Travers to Fierceness.
After losing the Kentucky Derby (G1) by a nose, it figured that Sierra Leone's drive for the 3-year-old male championship would come down to the final furlong of America's richest dirt race.
McPeek, who completed rare double of winning Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks in same year, was not named top trainer during 54th annual Eclipse Awards ceremony.
Trainer Chad Brown hopes that the two-time Grade 1 winner will make it back to the races in time to earn crucial points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby
When Stronghold held on to win the Santa Anita Derby (G1) last April, D’Amato had his first Kentucky Derby runner.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is back from his suspension with lots of contenders, but he doesn’t have the No. 1 horse in these rankings.
HORSE RACING. Filly wins Horse of the Year honors. PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Thorpedo Anna won Horse of the Year honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, becoming only the second
In many respects, especially on the racetrack, it was a good year for the sport of horse racing. Controversies weren't the thorny issue they normally are and on the racetrack there were dozens of races that were memorable,
Thorpedo Anna won Horse of the Year honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, becoming only the second 3-year-old filly to beat male competition for the top trophy.
The 3-year-old filly Thorpedo Anna won the 2024 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year on Thursday, becoming the first female horse to do so since Havre de Grace in
Trained by Ken McPeek, Thorpedo Anna earned six Grade 1 victories last year, including the Kentucky Oaks, and finished second in the Travers to Fierceness. She earned 3-year-old filly honors in the ceremony at The Breakers Palm Beach.
For the first time since Flightline a Southern California horse has won an Eclipse Award, with Citizen Bull taking the 2-Year-Old Male award for Bob Baffert.