Fierceness - 2024 - DraftKings Travers

[@Nancy-ct2pf]

If I were the owner of the filly I would be as proud of her as if she had won. So close and she was gaining with every stride.

[@firstover]

she ran with the determination of a champion and that she is

[@DavidChesler-e7o]

She was brave. But still got beat. I needed her big time today. CE la vie. Good effort Anna.

[@kennethmalone8104]

To me she won the race, her jockey lost. Look at the start she was off, should've never let her back as far as second. We see her closing speed. Great horse

[@swaggyray8]

​@@kennethmalone8104 Bro don't disrespect Brian he has been in these moments before she just couldn't get up in time

[@kennethmalone8104]

@@swaggyray8 I'm not disrespecting anyone. I been in game where I watched Secretariat on t.v. She was running against the boys and she left them out the gate. Fierceness won't win his next race, she will.👍👍

[@Patrick-s4z]

Wow what a race,best two horses ran there hearts out.

[@frankdeangelo6327]

Fierceness isn't one of the best no way Sierra Leone Better than him So is Dornach n Arthur's ride You will see his true colors In the Classic won't hit the board I wouldn't bet one penny on him You can lose your money remberbr he's won finally First time 2 in a row how can anyone say he's a top horse just by that fact when there's others that have no bad races at all he's got like 4 or 5 bad losses he's crap horse

[@billechols7136]

Congratulations to Fierceness, but damn that Thorpedo Anna is something else.

[@EasyGoer-e3z]

From Far Turn All The Way to The Wire She Was Coming and Never Faltering Once at This Classic Distance Against Top Males...Top 2 Ran Fantastic

[@Danny-jb6pg]

I get goosebumps when the announcer says she is running her heart out with every stride

[@glenngrinter6818]

Fantastic finish🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻

[@apollocobain8363]

2024 and Johnny V still winning major stakes races in style

[@pokerface8242]

To those who said Anna didn't belong or couldn't get the distance, she proved you wrong. One more jump and she would have won. What a fantastic race! Congrats to Fierceness but Anna is the top 3 yr. old (of either sex) so far this year.

[@PatrickChen-l9d]

If she had got a run closer to rail she would have won. Not taking anything from Fierceness.

[@lapatoneta]

Agree

[@loupasternak]

no one not an idiot said that

[@ahsanshaikh786]

Not as good as Fierceness

[@jeancarlosriverarodriguez473]

She still a loser

[@cesarmo469]

Great race. Fierceness barely holds on-wow!

[@hectordanielsoteloblandon1492]

THORPEDO ANNA 👏🏼

[@terrydodson9884]

She was awesome!

[@jeancarlosriverarodriguez473]

Second place

[@annamariayannetta242]

Absolutely The Breeders Cup 🐎❤️ Thorpedo Anna

[@SmoggyFroggy]

Let's go Fierceness!!!! Johnny V has been great on him, can't wait to see him run again.

[@frankdeangelo6327]

Not me Piece of crap horse Inconsistent Overated Jekyll and Hyde horse He got lucky What happened with his bad races 7th 8th 15th what Excuses they got There is none he's just a average horse up n down up n down zig zag patterns terrible horse to bet I'll never ever like this horse Sierra Leone is much better If a horse had excuses it would be him bumped squashed Sandwhiched everything you can do to a horse n he still hits the board every time lost 2 races by photos N he spots every horse like 8 to 10 lengths just the kind of horse he is A fighter a beast he will prevail N all you Fierceness fans will Seee his true colors I'll be laughing because I wouldn't bet one penny on him I rather lose on another horse I can't root for a horse like him Just hearing his name makes me sick

[@austinthomas9068]

I have a feeling we’re going to see a rematch in the Breeders Cup !!! What a race had the win and exacta ice 🧊 cold.

[@QwikPicks]

No, Thorpedo Anna's trainer said that he wasn't going to run her against the boys in the Breeders Cup Classic.

[@BryantBrothers-gm1qx]

Would have been nice but they are doing the right thing by keeping her with females...she has nothing left to prove

[@WilliamLyman-m1b]

The Champ is back ,hats of to the filly.

[@hypersphere]

what a great race, with a great call by Frank Mirahmadi!!

[@kevinburnside5139]

Frank is dah man

[@adamvanvorst7814]

What a race!

[@adriaraya7063]

What a race!! Thorpedo Anna, you are gorgeous, girl. We absolutely LOVE YOU!😘

[@Kaidhicksii]

Okay but I still think HOTY is still very much a possibility for Anna. WOW WHAT A RACE!! :D

[@duchessedepeluches]

Agree. She's never run a bad race, the boys are all inconsistent, and she came darn close to winning today. If she dominates her prep races and wins the Distaff, she deservesit.

[@jeancarlosriverarodriguez473]

Second place

[@MarianoAlexander]

Exelente conducción de Jhon Velasquez

[@SauceDarzell]

Gr8 race w/ Fierceness holding off a tough, tough filly. Slower than expected pace held the closers @ bay. Ik sumn was up when Fierceness' odds floated up 2 7-1 early on b4 goin off @ half that. Never understood y Sierra Leone was the public's favorite. He burned A LOT of money here, similar 2 what he's done all summer 🫠🔥😅

[@williamdunphy352]

1/4-23.53 1/2-48.1 3/4-1:11.62 Mile-1:36.05 Finish-2:01.79

[@Anthony34871]

Cant close into 48 and 1:11 1:15

[@bigr6298]

​@@Anthony34871I belive it was two slow for Dornic to run them off there feet as well. Masterfull race by one and two. MHO

[@TheMontalicious]

If Dornoch grabs the lead before the turn is the outcome a little different ?

[@brinleyisawesome6398]

Wow. This year is pure class. I am proud of Sierra, as he has still yet to break his record of being in the money for every race he runs. Thorpedo Anna is something else. And Fierceness…he has surprised me, that one. What a group.

[@YouDontKnow-that]

how can you be proud of something you have no connection to.

[@brinleyisawesome6398]

@@YouDontKnow-that lol. Wrong wording. And it’s true, I have no connection to racing. I’m literally just a person who follows it. I’ll edit when I think of a better word. Leme get my thesaurus.

[@robertsmale3714]

Very similar to yesterday’s King’s Plate. Fractions very close too. In this case the filly didn’t quite get there, but she was closing with every stride. Great win for Fierceness & Johnny V. 🏇😀👏🏻

[@seadrifter8975]

Great race first 3 ran well interesting classic this season Irish colt city of Troy looks to be a serious contender too? Can’t wait

[@cosmicbro1973]

Sierra Leone is a beast. So consistent from the back.

[@sergewoodbueno]

Just missed it, but man She really is an amazing horse!

[@Makado14]

Thorpedo Anna ran the best race.

[@frostedicepharoah7723]

NOPE 😂 She is an excellent horse and proved that today but Fierceness is an even better horse and he ran the best race.

[@austinthomas9068]

Actually Fierceness ran the best race 3 wide all the way, Thorpedo Anna saved all the ground on the rail then tipped out.

[@YouDontKnow-that]

Huh? She got beat by a horse than ran 3 wide on both turns.

[@tomlyons5336]

Great call Frank.

[@Jameswormsley319]

🙌🙌

[@anneharris606]

Best race of the year! Congratulations to Fierceness, Thorpedo Anna, and all their connections! See you in October?!🎉👏

[@charlesbadrock]

The filly ran great Fierceness ran huge to win which I didn't see happening he finally put back to back wins together I left the RaceBook long before the Travers went off it was a bad day for me with the ponies so I unloaded on an MLB game first MLB game I bet since May bailed out with a big wager on the Bluejays recouped the horse loses and turned a nice profit they won 3-1 vs Angels they were -180 and on Runs line -1.5 they were +105 which they covered Saturday was start of College Football but didn't have any plays opening day/week in College Football love the ponies but they can be brutal at times

[@gerardomorales3625]

Sierra Leone needs to be rested and needs to be brought back for a 4yr old campaign.

[@SauceDarzell]

Yeah I'd agree. He's talented & always gives an honest effort, but he's not elite as a 3yo in a fairly wide-open division.

[@linusboyz]

@@gerardomorales3625 greedy owners want every penny they can squeeze out of SL

[@robinlayne8482]

Fierceness boxed her in down the backstretch and she had to go wide on the last turn. No opening along the rail. Great ride by Velazquez. But probably the trainer had this pre race strategy otherwise the filly would have won going away.

[@Rayne8906]

Uh no. Trainers will talk about possible scenarios, but once the gates open...it's usually up to the jockey. And Fierceness was three wide, while TA was on the fence...he didn't box her in

[@YouDontKnow-that]

Boxed her in? He was 3 wide. LOL. He didn't box her in.

[@porchua2428]

All the Top Gun🎉🎉

[@nigelgobin9932]

Fierceness number one ❤ horse in USA

[@robinlayne8482]

Can't see parts of race blocked off by trees???

[@Makado14]

@@robinlayne8482 I think they should saw those damn trees off.

[@RottenBayouKennels-Feist]

Very nice horses

[@loupasternak]

who is more tweedy ? pincay or wolf ?

[@norbertelliott6908]

Sierra Leon, please stop giving up so much ground. Can you for once run less total distance?

[@CaahMoneyPlayboy]

What a beautiful filly, I wanted nothing more to pull this out but she just ran out of track :/ I wish she was running in the classic instead of the distaff

[@MrQueez]

Brian Hernandez fined $1250 and suspended 1 day for violating HISA’s crop rule. Not a big fan of the rule but how hard is it to count to 6.

[@MorrisAltalef]

kudos to Tod Pletcher to finally trained fierceness how to rate behind horses. and also, to John Valasquez that definitely know how to rate a horse on or near the lead.

[@JDjade1]

I'm starting to think Sierra Leone needs to consider longer races.

[@ezequielcrespofigueroa2047]

Time to admit he’s overrated

[@khunterkid]

Overrated? He consistently hits the board. His dad did the same and matured nicely. ​@ezequielcrespofigueroa2047

[@ezequielcrespofigueroa2047]

@@khunterkid nobody questions his ability to hit the board. But the expectation it’s to always win and he consistently fails to deliver. Today was yet again the favorite and again fell short. And he was favorite to finally beat this group it was now or never but nobody can’t even say he was lugging to his inside. He ran straight the whole stretch and couldn’t get to the top 2 finishers. And looking at the finish I really doubt he would of catch Fierceness with another 100 mts

[@jamesmatthews3964]

I think they need to drop him in class, get a win, then can move back up for breeders classic. Maybe even think turf with his running style? He is trained by Chad Brown.

[@ezequielcrespofigueroa2047]

@@jamesmatthews3964 with his price tag I really doubt they’ll do that.

[@gretafields4706]

I still want to see Thorpedo Anna in the BC. ?

[@ezequielcrespofigueroa2047]

She couldn’t beat Fierceness good luck with Arthur’s Ride who really wants 10 furlongs

[@jamesmatthews3964]

Yeh I dunno. Probly Distaff ?

[@janetcameron4743]

Kenny has said they're going to the BC. He did this for the sport, not because he needed her in another race right now.

[@Rayne8906]

Not happening...McPeek said after the race that she was gonna target the Cotillion & BC Distaff.

[@janetcameron4743]

@@Rayne8906 Too bad... she has no competition in those divisions.

[@andrewcarpenter687]

Looked like Zenyattas only lose...a diminished head...201 change is good time...

[@lou__13]

This race was actually very easy to handicap. Majority of these horses ran 9 furlongs in the past and Thorpedo Anna and Fierceness had the 2 fastest times of this group at that distant by a significant margin.

[@loupasternak]

so how come you're down 100k for life ?

[@David-di6jf]

Thorpedo Ana ran the best race in the Travers. She was able to close ground in a few strides, after being behind by a couple of lengths, while Fierceness was all out to hang on to the win. He most likely is not a true distance route runner but had the perfect trip. The announcer also seemed to not see Thorpedo Ana at the outset down the stretch; instead he focused on Sierra Leone's closing strides. TA made the bold move at the end when she was able to make up a couple of lengths to catch Fierceness at the wire. Unlike Sierra Leone, and despite running near the top tier throughout the race, she was the only one who made up serious ground at the wire.

[@YouDontKnow-that]

huh? She got beat by a horse than ran 3 wide on both turns.

[@David-di6jf]

@@YouDontKnow-that As I recall, she was in the top or near the top tier of horses throughout; Fierceness was wide but had a clear path. He wins only with trips like these; no real speed to challenge. AT didn't have the best trip but to her credit or, more reflecting Fierceness not wanting the distance, she made up a lot of ground and nearly caught F. at the wire. If Fierceness runs in the Classic and there are other horses that can carry speed at a distance, hard to see him win. He may be a better fit running in the Mile; but that is where National Treasure is running.

[@eddieschultz3289]

Wish TA would've won repole is such a clown

[@Khardin258]

Johnny V is the best!

[@lindseykistler2754]

I honestly wouldn’t be afraid to send Anna after boys as a 4yo if she checks out all right

[@perryellis1423]

If they kepp him running as a older horse, Fierceness can be the next Cigar, he reminds me of him

[@YouDontKnow-that]

they don't breed horses to race anymore. they are raced to be bred.

[@kevinburnside5139]

The "real" fierceness

[@MorrisAltalef]

Nice win for Fierceness but he is not necessarily the champion 3 years old already. Dornoch also have 2 grade 1 wins as 3 years old. the breeders' cup classic will be the one to decide the outcome. Sierra Leone doesn't have any claim on this title, he might be a champion as 4 years old.

[@FastHorsesToday]

Sierra Leone can look forward to the Jerkins race at GP at 2 miles.

[@alioucisse1548]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@YouDontKnow-that]

Why would you say that? What makes you think further distance would help?

[@FastHorsesToday]

@@YouDontKnow-that I probably said that out of disappointment in the horse. On my KZbin channel, I called him special and selected him in the Derby. He ran great but lost. It seems he has regressed in subsequent races. Maybe he wants to do something else? Like longer, or turf? Thankfully, his connections can be patient and lets hope we see great results from him in the future.

[@YouDontKnow-that]

@@FastHorsesToday Could be anything. Distance (although 10F is the furthest G1 dirt distance). Could be horrible "luck". Could be jockey. Could be he's not fast enough to be closer to the pace so he's got too much catching up to do at top of stretch. The thing is, he's as consistent as any horse out there. He's right there nearly ever race. So, it's not that he isn't good. Which horse is "better"? Horse A: 1st, 8th, 1st, 5th, 2nd, 9th, 1st, 1st, 4th, 1st or Horse B: 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd" ? Asumming they are all in races with the same level of competition. Imagine if a horse had a line like this: 32 total races, 0-32-0. What would society say? I know that's a silly stat line, virtually impossible, lets say that included the following races: Dirt Juvenile, Southwest, Rebel, Florida Derby, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont, Haskell, Whitney, Travers, Breeders Cup Classic, Dubai World Cup, Saudi Cup, Pegasus Cup, then he continued to get 2nd in those same age-eligible races at 4 and age 5. (So like 3 times in row, 2nd place in BCC, Dubai, Saudi, Jocky Pegasus).. Would he be considered to be one of the best horses ever? Did things no other horse has came close to doing, YET....never won a race. LOL. Interesting debate.

[@JV-pj7dz]

At the top of the stretch, Thorpedo Anna was blocked by three across the track ... so she was forced to go really, really wide. (Just a coincidence? Yeah -- I don't think so.) She ran farther than all the boys. If this had been run on a track like that used for men and women in the Olympics -- (i.e., staggered starting points so that each athlete runs the same distance), Thorpeo Anna would have crushed Fierceness. Look at the raw power she still had coming to the wire. What a filly! She did not disappoint as far as I can see. Of course, I'm very happy for Fierceness -- I mean that he was able to restore his rep with this race. But we all saw it -- at top speed -- he was getting run down by a girl! His connections must've been praying for the wire, huh? Yay, Anna! Nobody's forgetting you any time soon, honey!

[@goodflop255]

Fierceness was 4 wide going around the first turn and 3 wide for most of the rest of the race. Went 3 wide around Dornach before the turn into the stretch so lost a lot of ground there as well. The filly was on the rail for most of the race. If you check Trakus i would bet Fierceness ran much further than the filly. Love the filly though she outran all the rest of them.

[@StarArabians_4]

She's probably gonna be one heck of a broodmare

[@frostedicepharoah7723]

Except he didn’t get run down. 😂💙🧡

[@YouDontKnow-that]

He ran 3 wide on both turns. He was getting "run down" because he ran fast at the beginning and middle. She ran slow at the beginning. Which is why she ran fast at the end. Running fast at the end doesn't give bonus points. LOL. Its about running the right speed during ever part of the race so that the horse can get to the finish line first. Sure, she got a participation trophy because she ran fast at the end. LOL. So what.

[@goodflop255]

@@YouDontKnow-that Give her some credit. She outran some good horses behind her and was flying at the end of the race. She is a very nice filly and it would be nice to see her run next year so we see her after she has matured some more. They would only miss one season as a broodmare so one offspring. Could probably make more racing for one more year and enhance here reputation. These good broodmares don't always produce great horses. Let's see another year.

[@linusboyz]

TA had the best trip in the history of horse racing, carries less weight and people complaining she should’ve won ? I’m no fierceness fan and he needs soft fractionals to win, but today he was 2-3 wide the entire trip, had a much much tougher run than TA AND still won. So congrats to the champ.🎉

[@marlonforbes5599]

You Sir have summed it up as well as it can be done.

[@PaulSmith-tn4yu]

A boy managed to beat a girl, a lot to be bragging about.

[@caliboy28]

Except she really didn't. She got blocked in when there were three horses across the track in front of her and her rider had to take her wide to the outside to get around and she STILL was gaining at the end. Don't try to diminish what that filly did.

[@linusboyz]

@@caliboy28 u dnt know racing boy. U called that boxed in ??????? A dream ride is jump just behind the speed on the rails and pull out to challenge in the straight. Every single time that race is rerun I dnt think TA will get any closer than she did. U switch TA and fierceness barriers around and I think it’s a 4length romp for fierceness. And I dnt think TA would even finish 2nd

[@EasyGoer-e3z]

The 2 Year Old Champ and The Filly Trampled All Over The "Experts" Opinions

[@andrewcarpenter687]

Easy goer never should have loss a race but SS got the jump on him and was awfully good and became a great sire

[@Patrick-s4z]

@@EasyGoer-e3z Loved it,they were my two and that was pretty obvious.Great race

[@frankdeangelo6327]

Fierceness got lucky Experts know he's not that good inconsistent Jekyll and Hyde horse He will cost you Alot of money wait n Seee not me I'll never ever bet one penny on him I can't root for a horse I dislike Alot I actually root against him Torpedo Anna would of whipped him Longer race N Sierra Leone would of took place He's so lucky he made it a tired horse looked beaten to me not a winner Let's see what his connections say he needs to take a year off what a Pile of junk of an animal

[@anneharris606]

They did, and it was the best race of the year!

[@timothyking1198]

Track Announcer: Frank Mirahmadi calling his 2nd Travers.

[@andrewcarpenter687]

Fierceness finally puts 2 in row to deny me at the wire...TP is a beast to lose to the champ by a diminishing head...hats off to repole telling Pletcher we're in...

[@frankdeangelo6327]

Hats off to that team piece of crap team suck She let him win little longer she blows by him so does Sierra Leone Ther both better than that Overated inconsistent Jekyll and Hyde horse

[@andrewcarpenter687]

​@@frankdeangelo6327 looked like zenyattas only loss..yea, I get it

[@YouDontKnow-that]

@@frankdeangelo6327 If it's longer she wins? So...if the race was 1/4 or 1/2 mile, then Batten Down wins? LOL.

[@YouDontKnow-that]

@@frankdeangelo6327 You mad? LOL. She got beat by a horse than ran 3-wide on both turns. LOL. She's overrated.

[@riteguyssports6308]

My goodness

[@MorrisAltalef]

Torpedo anna is the real champion 3 years old. she was close at the rail but when room opened, she actually showed how better she is than anybody alse.

[@YouDontKnow-that]

Why is she the "real" champ? Is the real champ somehow correlated to getting 2nd place?

[@jrock2460]

Big time race from both, especially the filly for being so valiant the whole way. It was her best race yet. However, Fierceness DID begin to falter there late. His stride noticeably shortens and he comes back to her a bit. It gives the illusion that she grinded into a better gear but she did no such thing. Fierceness didn’t love the 10F. It’s that simple. Sierra Leone is an absolute enigma. He was a length back and the horse is always right there at the wire with a TERRIBLE running style for this company. He’s the most talented 3YO, but Chad and company can’t figure out how to deal with this horse to prevent these ground losing, veering, weird trips. Therefore, he’s just not at the racing level of Fierceness, Dornoch, OR Anna. He still has maturing to do. Ran his balls off again though. Dornoch’s race is a complete toss. Heavy diarrhea immediately after the race, automatic toss. Nice rendition of the Travers.

[@paulinoscottie]

Going wide on the turn cost Anna the win. She was the best horse in the race.

[@YouDontKnow-that]

Huh? So her going wide 1 turn cost her the race, but Fierceness going wide on BOTH turns didn't cost him the race? Your math ain't mathin'.

[@michaelwest1503]

Could Fierceness and Thorpedo Anna breed a super horse?

[@terrydodson9884]

So, should her next race, be back against fillies? Or does she keep racing against males & maybe Breeders Cup Classic. Of course, if she stays healthy, keeps weight on, etc. She’s already 3 year old fillly Champion, right? Or does she need to race against older fillies/ mares? Which frankly, they’re beating each other. Just a conversation, McPeek is a masterful trainer!

[@montanamountaingarden476]

She's not facing males again, at least not this year anyways. Her next race is the Cotillion in September, with aim on the BC Distaff

[@loupasternak]

ever listen to greg wolf ? talks like he takes it where the

[@hommylizardi5450]

Maybe in 5 years TA first filly of Fierness.

[@ezequielcrespofigueroa2047]

Never doubt his ability to beat this field. Unquestionably the most talented of this crop. My question was whether or not he could get the distance. There’s a lot of City Of Light and Quality Road in him that was telling the answer was no but glad he showed he can and on top of talent also has guts. Really doubt he can win the BC Classic but shouldn’t have no problem with the Penn Derby if they point him into that direction.

[@RonaldRobert-xd6of]

Race didn't go as planned Guarantee he doesn't finish 1-2-3-4 in the classic

[@ezequielcrespofigueroa2047]

@@RonaldRobert-xd6of I wouldn’t run him in the Classic but Mike R it’s a competitor and he’ll send him there against his trainer’s wishes. Wouldn’t be surprised if he wins it too but I really doubt anyone can beat Arthur Ride at this moment.

[@weinerfartdog6857]

@@RonaldRobert-xd6ofdo you think SL will run in the classic?

[@sammydylan9775]

Chad Brown needs to make a jockey change, SL is always running at the end, I blame the jockey

[@carlosgalgo]

Anna pide a gritos otro jockey.

[@MorrisAltalef]

I would have run torpedo anna in the breeders' cup classic and not the breeders' cup distaff, she proved she can beat all the good male horse.

[@jorgestephenso3528]

Sierra leone just doesn't know how to win it seems

[@SauceDarzell]

He knows how 2 burn money tho 😂💯

[@jackiecapuano8784]

The Filly ran out of track, 1 more stride and she’s a winner! Awesome race!

[@YouDontKnow-that]

Ran out of track? The race is 10 furlongs. Had the race been longer, Fierceness jockey wouldn't have let his horse go until later in the race. So you're saying if this was a 6F race, that Dornoch wins? (he was in the lead at 6F)

[@GoofBall-se6bo]

City of Troy will totally destroy all of these lot in the B.C Classic. It'll be neigh bother for him at all...

[@frankdeangelo6327]

My opinion Fierceness didn't win got lucky Longer race he's done tired isnt the word She would of swallowed him up n Sierra Leone would of got 2nd Longer race he wouldn't had a chance I'm not a fan at all of him He's so overrated about time he won 2 in a row just barely he's no champion to me Torpedo Anna would of beat him by few lengths Sierra Leone I think the jockey has to make his move sooner He's spotting all the other horses over ten lengths n still hits the board every time I'm not giving up on Sierra Leone He will prevail n I hope his odds are big He's to good to give up on Maybe Brown should go BK to Tyler Gafflione. But Prat is one of the best Not sure what can be done

[@RandyAbraham-xf5qp]

Longer race? It’s a mile and a quarter

[@Huntaedanx91]

Why would there ever be a longer race for Fierceness. He just won at THE classic distance. The filly was the only other good horse in the field. Thank the Lord Kenny decided to run her here she was outstanding. And Sierra Leone is an overrated trifecta merchant and it’s now been proven more than thrice over. He was just passing tiring horses as usual

[@YouDontKnow-that]

Longer race? That makes no sense. You're saying that since TA was closing, that "If the race were longer...." So you're saying that if the race was 1/4 mile that Batten Down wins, 1/2 Mile Batten Down wins and 3/4 of a mile that Dornoch wins? 🤣 Horse racing doesn't work that way. I assume you're a newbie?

[@SueL-c7v]

The finish line is the finish line! "Coulda, woulda, shoulda" accomplishes nothing. I'll bet that Thorpedo Anna is one tired filly right now, as are the others, but Fierceness ran a tougher race and gave her five pounds, and that can make a tremendous difference. I'm a huge fan of TA but the best race I've seen in years was won by a colt that really tried and was successful because of it.

[@LaureenHanlon-q7n]

She was ridden abit off time... she would have won if sent sooner..two more jumps is all it needed

[@user-wm7mp2fl1p]

Thorpedo Anna lost the race thru poor judgement of her jockey should have had her closer to Fierceness at the top of the stretch that is where most race begin not the starting stalls but the top of the stretch as all are positioned to sprint for the winning post end of story

[@firstover]

Sierra Leone peaked in the spring , oily chad brown made a mistake taking off tyler also. His two daughters seem to be spoiled cee u next tuesdays.

[@jamesmatthews3964]

Not cool making assumptions about kids over a few one minute horse racing interviews.

[@shaunbrogan4157]

And I hear people say riders don't make a difference??? Well, right here, the rider made the difference . Johnny v took the opportunity to ask fiercenes to move early on a slow(er) pace and called right . If Brian asked his filly at the same time, the race would have been won the filly . I also believe that if Irad had put his horse with speed closer to pace, that horse would have also been better off. All in all when ""they"" say rider's don't make a difference we can see here it made all the difference!! Still a good race from the lone filly

[@ahsanshaikh786]

Slow race, last quarter took almost 26 seconds. Mediocre group of horses this year.

[@frankdeangelo6327]

Watched it like 4 times Not impressed with Fierceness Torpedo Anna would of won little longer I hope they decide to run in the classic Because I could tell you this Overated inconsistent Jekyll and Hyde horse Fierceness will not even hit the board Torpedo Anna to me is all around better horse same goes for Sierra Leone Neither one of them have a bad race Fierceness has Alot of bad races excuses I don't think so He's just Overated Up n down up n down up n down Zig zag patterns No adversity whatsoever It's ashame if they ran this race 5 more times guarantee Torpedo Anna n Sierra Leone would win majority I can't root for him a horse like that I rather bet any other horse n lose I dislike the horse Alot sick of hearing his name All you Fierceness fans Wanna just dismiss his bad races how can they even suggest that he's top 3yr old with bunch of bad races At least Sierra Leone been hitting the board every race lost a few by photos nose head Fierceness 7th place 8th place 15th place pretty bad races he ain't no top 3yr. Old. Maybe 5th or higher I can name more than 5 3yr olds better than Fierceness SIERRA LEONE Torpedo Anna Dornach Arthur's ride Muth All better than him

[@frankdeangelo6327]

Fierceness lucky piece of crap horse Torpedo Anna should of won little longer she wins he tired out got so lucky He's not winning next race if it's longer Inconsistent Overated horse finally wins 2 in a row

[@ezequielcrespofigueroa2047]

You mad bro?

[@RichardBipram]

TP was to carry same weighr as Fr would win by larger margin

[@hypersphere]

lol get a grip man it's not luck. the jockeys pace their horse to get exactly the distance they need. if it's a longer race the jockeys run it differently.

[@YouDontKnow-that]

So you're saying that if the race was 1/4 mile that Batten Down wins? 1/2 Mile Batten Down wins? And 3/4 of a mile that Dornoch wins? Horse racing doesn't work that way. They don't just start running as fast as they can out of the gate and let their speed carry them as far as will then fade. You're acting like that is what happened to Fierceness. I assume you're a newbie. I'll explain. You use your horse strategically and try to get to the finish line first. That's what Fierceness and his jockey did. You don't "save enough in the gas tank to be running late and come up short so you can say gee whiz if only the race were longer". Sorry. Not how it works.

[@ezequielcrespofigueroa2047]

@@YouDontKnow-that couldn’t explained any better 🙌🏼. Johnny V push the right buttons from the start and won the race.

[@willmorrisusa]

I think she carries 5 .lbs less than the Boys. So if she carried the same weight.... She wouldn't have that " Giddy-Up & Go " & Fierceness wins easier.

[@willmorrisusa]

@@janetcameron4743 she had more in her tank at the end..... Cause she carried 5 .lbs Less ! If it had been 6 Furlongs- not as much of a difference. This 1 Mile 1/4 🤔

[@willmorrisusa]

@@janetcameron4743 if Fierceness carried 5.lbs LESS than he did.... He pry Wins by a Length & a Half or more ! It's Physics & Math. Not Complicated !

[@willmorrisusa]

@@janetcameron4743 Science. Physics. Math. Common Sense.... We can keep going ! 😂

[@willmorrisusa]

@@janetcameron4743 Horse Experts gonna tell you the same thing , Janet ! I didn't just pluck it out the sky or make it up !

[@willmorrisusa]

@@janetcameron4743 Janet - I just read an Engineer's estimate.... 5 .lbs will slow a horse 1/2 a Length in a Sprint & 1 Length in a Route ( so she woulda lost by " about " 1 Length with the extra 5 .lbs )

[@Manuel-um5sc]

Experience won the race jv too much for hernandez

[@rcg9573]

Filly ran a great race and will be fun to watch in the BC Classic. Best horse won this race though, Fierceness. Best 3YO in the country hands down.

[@harryunderthere123]

Anna what a beautiful girl and horse. Wow.

[@StanleyNewman-bk9bh]

Horseracing just doesn't have that "IT" factor anymore. What Happened to it??? Good race though.