Gin Gin Outguts Nitrogen to Upset Spinster; Thorpedo Anna Fourth

McPeek says retirement may be next for Thorpedo Anna

In the blush of Thorpedo Anna’s empty, fourth-place finish Sunday in the Grade 1 Spinster Stakes, trainer Kenny McPeek said retirement was an option for the reigning horse of the year. “We’re going to make sure that she’s healthy and that she comes out of this race, and if it’s her last race, it’s her last race,” McPeek said in a selfie video he shot in Thorpedo Anna’s Keeneland barn stall. “If that’s the case, then we’re really proud of her, an…

Keeneland Day 3 RESULTS: Thorpedo Anna Upset by Gin Gin in Spinster

Thorpedo Anna had no response on the final turn of the $650,000 Spinster Stakes (G1) and faded to fourth as 18-1 longshot Gin Gin led from the start and held off a charging Nitrogen by a head at Keeneland on Sunday. Gin Gin (rt). Keeneland Photo. The surprise finish was a thriller, even though it didn’t involve Thorpedo Anna, sent off as the overwhelming 1-2 favorite in the field of five fillies and mares going 1 1/8 miles. Ridden by Luis Saez, …

Gin Gin Posts Upset in Spinster Stakes, Thorpedo Anna Fourth

Calumet Farm’s homebred Gin Gin has an affinity for Keeneland Race Course that was on full display Oct. Read More...

Gin Gin Outguts Nitrogen to Upset Spinster; Thorpedo Anna Fourth

Calumet homebred Gin Gin (f, 4, Hightail–Before You Know It, by Hard Spun) went wire-to-wire and just held off a last-gasp effort from Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) to upset the GI Juddmonte Spinster Stakes at Keeneland Sunday, earning an automatic berth in the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff in the process. Let go at 18-1, the filly was prompted by favored Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) through fractions of :23.74 and :46.69, with Nitrogen parked three wide wh…