With her convincing victory in Saturday's GI Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff at Del Mar, 'TDN Rising Star' Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) displaced fellow 'Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light) atop the final National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll for 2024.
The Ken McPeek-trained filly, who received 26 of a possible 30 first-place votes, should be a unanimous choice for champion 3-year-old filly and cemented her case for Horse of the Year with her front-running, 2 1/2-length defeat of Raging Sea (Curlin) in the Distaff, and combined with Fierceness's runner-up effort in the Classic, gallant though it was, ended the season as the queen of the mountain.
'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) was no better than 20th in the most recent poll, but catapulted into second courtesy of the Classic, receiving three first-place votes. Fierceness was a clear third ahead of GI Longines Breeders' Cup Turf repeater Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) (one first-place vote) and the retired Idiomatic (Curlin).
Occupying spots six through 10 were Classic third Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}); GI Breeders' Cup Sprint hero Straight No Chaser (Speightster), making his first appearance in the top 10; GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf victress Moira (Ghostzapper); beaten GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint favorite Cogburn (Not This Time); and National Treasure (Quality Road).
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