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.