Back in January, Thorpedo Anna was named 2024 Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards gala banquet in Florida.

The 3-year-old filly is just the 10th female horse ever to be selected as the U.S. Horse of the Year and just the fourth 3-year-old filly to accomplish this feat.

Eclipse Awards started in 1971.

Thorpedo Anna (KY) won six races including five Grade Is in her amazing 2024 season.

Grade Is – Fantasy S., Kentucky Oaks, Acorn S., CCA Oaks, Cotillion S. and Breeders’ Cup Distaff.

She’s trained by Kenny McPeek and was ridden in all her races by Brian Hernandez, Jr.

The following charts show all Thoroughbreds to win five+ Graded stakes dating back to 1973, the first year stakes races were Graded.

Eighty years ago (1944) Twilight Tear became the first female horse to be named Horse of the Year which was started in 1936. Among Twilight Tear’s (KY) 12-race win streak were victories in the $79k Washington Park Classic against the boys and $18k Pimlico Oaks, $14k Acorn, $17k CCA Oaks and $11k Princess Doreen. She capped her 3-year-old campaign whipping the boys in the $25k Pimlico Special beating Devil Diver [1944  Top Handicap Horse] by 6 lengths.

 

Moccasin

Busher

Twilight Tear