The colt and jockey Flavien Prat rally at Del Mar to beat Fierceness and help Distaff winner Thorpedo Anna in Horse of the Year race
Horses and jockeys take off in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile race during the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 in Del Mar, CA. DEL MAR — Last May, Sierra Leone lost the Kentucky Derby by a heartbreaking nose after a rough stretch battle, and for race after race and defeat after defeat after that, it seemed he had let his best shot at glory slip away.
Fierceness, the betting favorite and top-ranked U.S. thoroughbred, finished second, probably dooming his Horse of the Year chances because the dominant filly Thorpedo Anna capped her season by winning the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff earlier in the afternoon. “His form sort of fell off in the public eye a little bit, and he became a disappointing horse, I guess,” Brown said as he walked from the winner’s circle to a press conference.
Sierra Leone as far back as 11 th, about 10 lengths off the pace, early in the 1 1/4-mile race, but that wasn’t a bad spot since pacesetter Derma Sotogake was clicking off quick quarter-mile fractions of 22.43, 44.96 and 1:09.44. Derma Sotogake ended up 13th. The final time was 2:00.78.
“We wanted to make it as impressive as possible, to win Horse of the Year, right?” Hernandez said as he walked from the winner’s circle to a press conference.
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