Thorpedo Anna

Thorpedo Anna (foaled January 28, 2021) is a multiple-Grade 1-race-winning American Thoroughbred racehorse who in 2024 won the Grade I Kentucky Oaks, the Acorn Stakes, the Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga Racetrack, the Cotillion Handicap at Parx , and the Breeders' Cup Distaff at Del Mar.^[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 4)[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 G. McPeek
Record	14: 11 - 2 - 0
Earnings	US$5,133,413[2]
Major wins
Kentucky Oaks (2024) Fantasy Stakes (2024) Acorn Stakes (2024) Coaching Club American Oaks (2024) Cotillion Stakes (2024) Breeders' Cup Distaff (2024) Azeri Stakes (2025) Apple Blossom Handicap (2025) Fleur de Lis Stakes (2025)
Awards
American Horse of the Year (2024) American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (2024)
Last updated on June 29, 2025

Background

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).

Thorpedo Anna is out of the unraced Uncle Mo mare Sataves, by the Medaglia d'Oro son Fast Anna. She comes from the same mare family that produced Eskendereya.^[3]

She was named after a local Louisville swimmer.^[4]

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.^[5]

In December 2024, Thorpedo Anna's sequestrum was successfully removed through the jaw procedure at the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital.^[6]

Statistics

Date	Distance	Race	Grade	Track	Odds	Field	Finish	Winning Time	Winning (Losing) Margin	Jockey	Ref
2023 – Two-year-old season
Oct 26, 2023	7 furlongs	Maiden Special Weight		Keeneland	4.01	12	1	1:24.60	8+1⁄2 lengths	Brian Hernandez Jr.	[7]
Nov 10, 2023	1 mile	Allowance		Churchill Downs	0.40*	6	1	1:35.68	9 lengths	Brian Hernandez Jr.	[8]
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.	[9]
2024 – Three-year-old season
Mar 30, 2024	1+1⁄16 miles	Fantasy Stakes	II	Oaklawn Park	2.70	10	1	1:44.24	4 lengths	Brian Hernandez Jr.	[10]
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.	[11]
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.	[12]
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.	[13]
Aug 24, 2024	1+1⁄4 miles	Travers Stakes	I	Saratoga	3.40	8	2	2:01.79	(head)	Brian Hernandez Jr.	[14]
Sep 21, 2024	1+1⁄16 miles	Cotillion Stakes	I	Parx Racing	0.10*	8	1	1:45.45	neck	Brian Hernandez Jr.	[15]
Nov 2, 2024	1+1⁄8 miles	Breeders' Cup Distaff	I	Del Mar	0.40*	10	1	1:49.10	2+1⁄2 lengths	Brian Hernandez Jr.	[16][17]
2025 – Four-year-old season
Mar 8, 2025	1+1⁄16 miles	Azeri Stakes	II	Oaklawn Park	0.10*	5	1	1:44.02	3+1⁄2 lengths	Brian Hernandez Jr.	[18]
Apr 12, 2025	1+1⁄16 miles	Apple Blossom Handicap	I	Oaklawn Park	0.20*	6	1	1:44.27	4+1⁄4 lengths	Brian Hernandez Jr.	[19]
May 2, 2025	1+1⁄16 miles	La Troienne Stakes	I	Churchill Downs	0.39*	7	7	1:42.91	(8+1⁄2 lengths)	Brian Hernandez Jr.	[20]
Jun 28, 2025	1+1⁄8 miles	Fleur de Lis Stakes	II	Churchill Downs	0.35*	5	1	1:48.52	3 lengths	Brian Hernandez Jr.	[21]

Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Thorpedo Anna was the post-time favourite.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Thorpedo Anna, filly, January 28, 2001^[1]

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)