Thorpedo Anna, Horse of the Year Races at Oaklawn Tomorrow

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00:00Oh, it is time for the horse of the year to return.

00:04Torpedo Anna is coming back to the races this weekend on Saturday out at Oaklawn Park.

00:11So we head on out for Oaklawn's 10th race to take a look at Torpedo Anna and meet the

00:17field for the Azari.

00:19She was an awesome horse, the horse that this race was named after.

00:23And so it's great to see you have a star in a race that was named after an absolute star.

00:28We also want to remind all of you, all of our friends over at Sports Grid, if you look

00:33at the bottom of the screen below, you can take a look at the promotion we're offering

00:37you for the past performances.

00:39Anytime you need help when you're looking at the races and you need help with some of

00:43that data, you want to head to drf.com.

00:46That's our website.

00:47And then it'll take you right to the shop, shop.drf.com.

00:51You'll look at these past performances is what they are called and all the data that'll

00:55help make your decisions.

00:57We'll see, can we beat Torpedo Anna this week?

01:00Let's meet the field for the Azari.

01:03So the number one Torpedo Anna, she is the reigning horse of the year.

01:07She's raced 10 times in her career.

01:10She's won eight of them.

01:12The two times she lost, she finished second.

01:14And the two times she lost, you can make a legitimate excuse for why she lost that day.

01:20The first one, it was a race that she ran in November of 2023.

01:25And following that, she was off for four months.

01:29So that happens.

01:31Something goes a little bit wrong when you're off for that period of time.

01:34She showed back up.

01:36And 2024, she was incredible.

01:38She won six of her seven races in 2024.

01:42The only race she lost was when she faced the boys and when she faced fierceness in the

01:48Travers.

01:49And in that race, when she finished second, she actually beat Sierra Leone, who was the

01:54Breeders' Cup Classic winner.

01:56She was the horse of the year last year.

01:58And when you're trying to beat horses as a gambler, you're usually poking holes in the

02:04horses that are really short prices.

02:05Why are they going to lose?

02:07What's going to happen to have them get beat?

02:09And it's so hard to do that with her because she is proven at Oaklawn Park.

02:15She's won at the track.

02:16She's proven at the distance.

02:17We know she can get the mile in the 16th, no problem.

02:21She has speed.

02:22So if nobody goes to the front, she can do that.

02:26But if they go too fast early, she can sit off horses and she has no problem passing

02:30and coming from behind.

02:32So she just is one of the really cool horses right now in training.

02:37And when we have a chance to spend an extra minute or two talking about Torpedo Anna,

02:42we definitely want to do so.

02:44She's the horse to beat.

02:46But with horses like her that have a big reputation, everybody knows their name.

02:52It's like the Lakers.

02:53I'm a Laker fan.

02:54But because of that, there's attacks sometimes when you're playing these really popular

02:58teams' lines.

02:58It happens with the Yankees.

03:00It happens with the teams that are very well known or have really good star players where

03:05the public is going to bet them a little bit more.

03:08And I think that might be the case with Torpedo Anna because everybody knows her.

03:11Everybody knows the name.

03:13And you will see people putting a few extra dollars on her, even at the shortest prices.

03:18So if we're going to try to beat a horse like this, when she makes her first start

03:22in a few months, a lot of times that's when you try to beat them.

03:26So she has not raced since November the 2nd.

03:28And she's also going to be making her first start.

03:31She's also going to be a horse that has big plans for the end of the year.

03:35Again, she doesn't want to be peaking right now.

03:38She wants to be at her best later on in the season.

03:41Torpedo Anna, she's the horse to beat in the Azeri this weekend.

03:46The number two is Alpine Princess.

03:48She's very honest.

03:50And she has been in good form in her last couple races.

03:56But she's finished second in her last two.

03:58And those races weren't as strong as this field is.

04:01That's my concern.

04:03I could see her maybe being a horse that passes some horses here late and picks up a minor

04:07award.

04:08I just don't think she's quite on the same level as Torpedo Anna or even the horse right

04:13next door that I want to talk a little bit about, Jodi's Pride.

04:16If you want to bet this race, I think the way you want to bet this race is playing Jodi's

04:22Pride.

04:22Because Torpedo Anna isn't really going to be a price that's playable.

04:26If you want to wager with Torpedo Anna, you're probably playing an X-Acto or a Trifecta and

04:32using her in the top spot.

04:34Maybe you're playing a pick four or a pick five and you're singling her.

04:38But from a win standpoint, she's not going to be valued to play her to win.

04:43But a horse like Jodi's Pride is.

04:46Jodi's Pride was one of the best horses in her age group when she started her career

04:51in her first four starts.

04:53And then she had a couple of small physical issues.

04:56So she has gaps in her racing career.

05:00And most recently, on January the 25th at Gulfstream Park, she was really good.

05:06It was her first start in a couple months.

05:08And she ran exactly like a horse that was probably going to be a little bit tired and

05:12probably need the race to build up some fitness.

05:15She was a really good third.

05:17She moved to the lead and then just got out finished by a couple other horses.

05:21I think she has some sneaky upside because we don't know a whole lot about her.

05:26She's missed some time.

05:27To me, I think she's the only horse in this field that could be on the level of Torpedo

05:32Anna if Torpedo Anna isn't going to show up with her best race.

05:36That's how you have to project it.

05:38So as I'm looking at this race, if Jodi's Pride is somewhere in the 8 to 10 to 1 range,

05:46I think that's a good price on her.

05:47I'll bet a few bucks to win on Jodi's Pride and hope that maybe Torpedo Anna is a little

05:52bit short.

05:53And maybe you can get an even better race from Jodi's Pride, making her second start

05:57after the layoff.

05:59The number four wild about Hillary.

06:01She looks like kind of a long shot in here.

06:03She has good speed.

06:05But right next door to her, the number five recharge also has good speed, and both the

06:11four and the five have just been facing a lot softer competition and stepping up and

06:17facing a horse like Torpedo Anna, who can sit really close and can put pressure on them.

06:22I just don't know if they're going to be able to compete with her.

06:25The next one is free like a girl.

06:27She's actually the all time richest Louisiana bred in history.

06:32She's earned over two million dollars.

06:35Always want to give her a shout out because she's had a fantastic career.

06:38She's won 21 out of her 48 career races, but most of them have been against lesser

06:44competition.

06:46She's just not quite up to the level based on whatever type of speed figures and metrics

06:52that you're using.

06:54She's just not really on that level.

06:56And rounding out the field, Bo draw.

06:59She has not crossed the wire first in her last 14 races.

07:04She got put up via disqualification eight races ago.

07:07She's just not in good form right now.

07:10So as we get set for our next commercial break here, we'll go to the selections and I'm

07:15going to put Jodi's pride on top.

07:16I think if we can get the price eight to one or above, I'll play her to win.

07:21Torpedo Anna is obviously the most logical winner and then some others to round things

07:26out.

07:26We'll go Alpine Princess and we'll go with free like a girl.

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