1 of 3 | Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. on Thorpedo Anna commemorates in the winners circle after winning the 150th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on Friday in Louisville, Ky. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI | License Photo
May 3 (UPI) — Thorpedo Anna shot right to the lead and kept on running to win the $1.5 million Grade I Kentucky Oaks on Friday at Churchill Downs, scoring her 4th win in 5 begins.
The preferred, Just F Y I, last year’s 2-year-old filly champ, provided it her finest shot at the leading of the stretch, however Thorpedo Anna and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. discovered another equipment and pulled away to win by 4 3/4 lengths.
Just F Y I, experienced by Kenny McPeek, held 2nd over late-running Regulatory Risk, with Ways and Means 4th. The race was run over a careless surfacearea with rain drenching the historical track.
It was the 150th running of the race that’s the 3-year-old filly buddy to the Kentucky Derby. While it doesnothave the larger audience that pays attention to the Derby, the Oaks is essential to the Thoroughbred reproducing market, where the sport’s huge cash is discovered.
The race drewin fillies from around the nation, consistingof first- or second-place finishers in huge races from New York, Florida, Lou