Thorpedo Anna (outside) works in company with Elko County on the main track at Saratoga. (Susie Raisher)
TRAVERS CONTENDERS by their numbers (bold indicates win)
Compiled by Maribeth Kalinich
A filly just won the King’s Plate at Woodbine. Do Thorpedo Anna’s numbers stack up against the boys? I think so. You take a look and decide.
1 THORPEDO ANNA
Fantasy 3/30 OP 1-1/16 miles Split Times: (24:45) (25:24) (24:87) (6:23) Final Time: 1:44.24 stalking from 3rd ESF 101
Oaks 5/3 CD 1-1/8 miles Split Times: (23:92) (24:96) (25:67) (13:41) Final Time: 1:50.83 wired ESF 94
Acorn 6/7 SAR 1-1/8 miles Split Times: (23:22) (23:49) (25:27) (13:51) Final Time: 1:49.02 Stalking from 2nd ESF 99
CCA Oaks 7/20 SAR 1-1/8 miles Split Times: (23:61) (23:91) (25:66) (13:49) Final Time: 1:50.95 stalking from 2nd ESF105
2 SIERRA LEONE
Blue Grass 4/6 KEE 4/6 KEE 1-1/8 miles Split Times: (23:33) (24:35) (25:82) (13:43) Final Time: 1:50.08 Rally from behind, drew clear ESF 107
Ky Derby 5/4 CD 1-1/4 miles Fractional Times: 22.97 46.63 1:11.31 1:37.46 Final Time: 2:03.34 Rally from way back to second by nose in 3 way duel. ESF 109
Belmont 6/8 SAR 1-1/4 miles Fractional Times: 22.99 47.25 1:10.67 1:35.51 Final Time: 2:01.64 stumbled at start, drifted, bumped, rallied to missed second by 1 length ESF 104
Jim Dandy 7/27 SAR 1-1/8 miles Fractional Times: 23.80 47.44 1:11.27 1:36.14 Final Time: 1:49.15 Rally from for second by 1 length behind Fierceness ESF 106
3 UNMATCHED WISDOM
MSW 5/10 BelA 1 mile Split Times: (23:27) (24:37) (12:11) (12:56) Final Time: 1:35.57 wired by 6-1/4 ESF 92
ALLOW 6/22 BelA 1-1/8 miles Split Times: (23:38) (24:57) (25:38) (12:73) Final Time: 1:49.78 stalked 2nd with solid hand-ride ESF 100
Curlin 7/19 SAR 1-1/8 miles Split Times: (24:79) (24:29) (24:77) (13:27) Final Time: 1:50.70 wired 1 length ESF 107
4 CORPORATE POWER
MSW 2/24 GSP 1-1/8 miles Split Times: (23:98) (24:89) (25:54) (12:79) Final Time: 1:51.08 stalked, 3 way duel by neck ESF 82
AOC 4/12 AQU 1-1/8 miles Fractional Times: 24.21 47.54 1:11.33 1:36.16 Final Time: 1:48.84 chased 3-2w, mild kick for second by 1-1/4 ESF 94
Sir Barton 5/18 PIM 1-1/16 miles Split Times: (23:96) (24:11) (25:72) (6:80) Final Time: 1:44.98 bumped, got the bob by a nose in 3 way duel ESF 103
Curlin 7/19 SAR 1-1/8 miles Fractional Times: 23.58 48.37 1:12.66 1:37.43 Final Time: 1:50.70 chased 4-2w, mild kick for second 1 length ESF 105
5 BATTEN DOWN
MSW 4/6 KEE 1-1/16 miles Fractional Times: 23.83 48.80 1:13.68 1:39.30 Final Time: 1:45.82 Rally, dueled finished 3rd by 1/2 and a head ESF 88
MSW 4/30 CD 1-1/4 miles Split Times: (24:51) (24:40) (24:78) (25:23) Final Time: 2:02.49 wired by 8-3/4 ESF 88
Ohio Derby 6/22 TD 1-1/8 miles Split Times: (23:96) (24:38) (26:02) (12:98) Final Time: 1:50.20 wired by 1-3/4 ESF 95
Jim Dandy 7/27 SAR 1-1/8 miles Fractional Times: 23.80 47.44 1:11.27 1:36.14 Final Time: 1:49.15 vied, rallied, 3rd 6-3/4 back ESF 98
6 HONOR MARIE
Risen Star 2/27 FG 1-1/8 miles Fractional Times: 24.32 49.67 1:14.74 1:39.40 Final Time: 1:52.13 broke last, finished fifth by 8-1/4 ESF 89
Louisiana Derby 3/23 FG 1-3/16 miles Fractional Times: 23.49 48.33 1:12.54 1:37.38 Final Time: 1:56.16 Second by 1 ESF 97
Ky Derby 5/4 CD 1-1/4 miles Fractional Times: 22.97 46.63 1:11.31 1:37.46 Final Time: 2:03.34 jostled hard early, missed 7th by a neck ESF 91
Belmont 6/8 SAR 1-1/4 miles Fractional Times: 22.99 47.25 1:10.67 1:35.51 Final Time: 2:01.64 bumped at start, bumped again, rallied from 10 to 4th ESF 98
7 DORNOCH
Blue Grass 4/6 KEE 1-1/8 miles Fractional Times: 23.15 46.48 1:10.83 1:36.65 Final Time: 1:50.08 Rally from last to fourth to Sierra Leone ESF 98
Ky Derby 5/4 CD 1-1/4 miles Fractional Times: 22.97 46.63 1:11.31 1:37.46 Final Time: 2:03.34 10th of 19 stuck in midpack, shuffled, checked hard ESF 85
Belmont 6/8 SAR 1-1/4 miles Split Times: (24:26) (23:42) (24:84) (26:13) Final Time: 2:01.64 stalking and dueling ESF 106
Haskell 7/20 MON 1-1/8 miles Split Times: (24:76) (23:97) (25:23) (13:03) Final Time: 1:50.31 dueling ESF 107
8 FIERCENESS
Holy Bull 2/3 GSP 1-1/16 miles Fractional Times: 25.03 50.53 1:14.25 1:39.28 Final Time: 1:46.07 Pinballed start, up for third behind Domestic Product ESF 90
Florida Derby 3/30 GSP 1-1/8 miles Split Times: (23:44) (23:81) (24:32) (12:59) Final Time: 1:48.22 Wire by 13-1/2 lengths ESF 110
Kentucky Derby 5/4 CD 1-1/4 miles Fractional Times: 22.97 46.63 1:11.31 1:37.46 Final Time: 2:03.34 Third to 15th ESF 77
Jim Dandy 7/27 SAR 1-1/8 miles Split Times: (23:64) (23:83) (24:87) (13:01) Final Time: 1:49.15 lead, dueled ESF 108
