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Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. celebrates after Thorpedo Anna wins the Distaff

World Championships
Breeders' Cup Distaff Results

Date: 11/2/2024

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The $2 million Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) featured a field of 7 older fillies and mares (after 3 veterinary scratches) going 1 1/8 miles on the main track. Kentucky Oaks (G1) and Cotillion (G1) winner Thorpedo Anna was sent off as the 2-5 favorite. In to challenge her included 4-1 second choice Raging Sea, winner of the Personal Ensign (G1) at Saratoga and Beldame (G2) at Aqueduct, and 15-2 third choice Candied, third in the Spinster (G1) at Keeneland after finishing second in the Alabama (G1) at Saratoga.

Thorpedo Anna draws off in the stretch.

Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. sent Thorpedo Anna to the lead first time by and she set fractions of 23.81, 47.99, and 1:12.01 while pressed by Raging Sea and stalked by 22-1 Honor D Lady. Turning for home Thorpedo Anna drew off, finishing 2 1/2 lengths clear of Raging Sea in 1:49.10. It was another 3 3/4 lengths back to Candied third.

Thorpedo Anna wins the Distaff
Pgm  Horse              Jockey            Win   Place  Show
 2   Thorpedo Anna      Hernandez Jr.     2.80   2.40  2.10
 6   Raging Sea         Prat                     3.00  2.40
 1   Candied            Ortiz Jr.                      2.80

Winning Time:  1:49.10
  
$1 Exacta 2-6                          3.90
$1 Trifecta 2-6-1                      9.30
$1 Superfecta 2-6-1-4                 66.40
Results chart

Left: Thorpedo Anna heads to the winner's circle. Winning trainer Ken McPeek celebrating his first Breeders' Cup win said, "This is a humbling business; it's not something that you can ever expect. I was actually proud of a lot of seconds and thirds I have had in the Breeders' Cup because we have done it in many ways with modest money. We are pretty much outspent by a lot of players, but we run well. That's all you can do. She just went out there and did her thing. There wasn't a whole lot that was complicated about it."

Right: Thorpedo Anna gets hosed off before returning to the barn. MePeek added, " I didn't have too many doubts. Just didn't want anything silly to happen. Just let her do her thing and Brian did great. She just does everything so easily. We have every intention to run her next year. She is a filly that likes to do it and, hopefully, we'll entertain a lot of people with her in 2025. Anytime you run a horse like her, it's emotional."

Left: Thorpedo Anna in the post parade. Hernandez added, "It's been an amazing year. To win the races we've won with her and to top it off with the Kentucky Derby as well has been a year we always dream about and every jockey hopes to be in those shoes. To be able to fulfill it has been very meaningful. That was kind of the coolest part of it when we were able to just kind of jog her back in front of the crowd and all the fans and stuff were cheering for her. It was a really special moment."

Right: Thorpedo Anna returns after the race. Winning jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. said, "[The key was] just making sure the first two jumps were in good order and she left there running and got herself in good position. She cruised, and once she gets in her rhythm and cruises along nicely, she just makes my job easy and I just kind of stay out of her way."

Left: Second place finisher Raging Sea returns after the race. Trainer Chad Brown said, "I didn't expect to be that close. I thought a couple of the other horses who had a little bit of speed, including the Japanese horse, maybe the longshot from the outside or Candied with the blinkers — but sure enough, as the race was unfolding, I didn't mind being there on the backside. If (Flavien Prat) takes back from there, then he's possibly cost himself a placing. We'll move on. She races next season."

Right: Third place finisher Candied heads out to the track. Trainer Todd Pletcher said, "I thought she ran very well, as expected. There wasn't a whole lot of pace. Tried to get the best position we could. I thought she ran hard to the wire. Third in another Breeders' Cup. I'm proud of her for doing that two years in a row."


The field breaks from the gate for the Distaff. Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard Candied said, "She ran big. The pace wasn't that strong and obviously the winner is really good. The slow pace didn't help me but she fought hard, never gave up and look forward to her running next year."

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