Dreaming of Anna
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Dreaming of Anna is an American
thoroughbred
filly
racehorse
. She was sired by the outstanding English and American stud, Rahy
out of the Broad Brush
mare, Justenuffheart, who was a multi graded stakes race
winner and half-sister to Grade I Turf winner Kitten's Joy
. Although there is no Northern Dancer
nor Mr. Prospector
in her bloodline, she traces back to the great Nearco
through several lines. Bred by Frank C. Calabrese, she was named for his deceased sister, Anna Anderson, lost to cancer
at age 48.
Dreaming of Anna is a full sister to owner Frank Calabrese's graded stakes race
winner, Lewis Michael, winner of the 2007 Grade II, Washington Park Handicap
.
Trained by Wayne Catelano
, Dreaming of Anna was undefeated as a two-year-old, winning a maiden race, the Tippett Stakes, and then the Grade III
Summer Stakes
at Woodbine
, beating colts in a near record time on turf, before going on to win the 2006 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
in a wire to wire win over rival Octave
. She was named U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Filly
for 2006 for her outstanding performance over her peer group.
Dreaming of Anna was wintered at Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center
in Florida
. Her 2007 began with a third place finish in the Grade III Old Hat Stakes
in February at Gulfstream Park
then ran second in the Gaily Gaily Stakes on turf.
With regular jockey Rene Douglas in the saddle, she seemed to tire in the stretch in the Kentucky Oaks
and placed an unimpressive 6th to Rags to Riches
.
Returned to the turf, she's come back strong, first in the Double Delta Stakes at Arlington Park
and then in the Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs, with a gate to wire win. In September, she ran away with the Grade III
Pucker Up Stakes back at Arlington, a 1⅛ mile race on turf, with a 4¼ length victory in 1:48.20, just off the stake record.
On October 13, 2007 she was beaten by a little over 2 lengths by Bit of Whimsy in the Grade I
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
at Keeneland Race Course after leading most of the way.
Dreaming of Anna made her 2008 racing debut at Tampa Bay Downs
with a win in the Endeavour Breeders' Cup Stakes
. On March 15, she won the Grade III
T Hillsborough Stakes
against Lear's Princess.
On Saturday May 3, Longshot Bit of Whimsy ran down favorite Dreaming of Anna in the stretch to win by 2¼ lengths with Dreaming of Anna placing second.
On June 14 Dreaming of Anna and Garrett Gomez stroll to victory in the Early Times Mint Julep Hanidcap.
Dreaming of Anna was retired from racing in October 2008 and was shipped to Three Chimneys Farm where she will be bred this winter. Frank Calabrese, who will retain ownership, has not decided to which stallion she will be bred. She was subsequently bred to Street Cry
.
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thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
filly
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
. She was sired by the outstanding English and American stud, Rahy
Rahy
Rahy was an Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in England and the United States. Bred by Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Lexington, he was a son of the very important sire Blushing Groom and out of the Eclipse Award winner and Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame mare, Glorious Song.Rahy was purchased as a...
out of the Broad Brush
Broad Brush
Broad Brush was an American thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Maryland. He was out of the Hoist The Flag mare, Hay Patcher, by the Hall of Fame stallion, Ack Ack.Bred and owned by Robert E. Meyerhoff, and trained by Richard W...
mare, Justenuffheart, who was a multi graded stakes race
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
winner and half-sister to Grade I Turf winner Kitten's Joy
Kitten's Joy
Kitten's Joy is an American Thoroughbred racehorse by the Sadler's Wells stallion El Prado out of the Lear Fan mare Kitten's First. Kitten's Joy is owned and bred by Ken and Sarah Ramsey...
. Although there is no Northern Dancer
Northern Dancer
Northern Dancer was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful sire of the 20th Century. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls him "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history"....
nor Mr. Prospector
Mr. Prospector
Mr. Prospector was a thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Kentucky, whose descendants have been dominant in the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. He won half of his 14 career races.-Background:...
in her bloodline, she traces back to the great Nearco
Nearco
Nearco was an Italian bred Thoroughbred racehorse described by Thoroughbred Heritage as "one of the greatest racehorses of the Twentieth Century" and "one of the most important sires of the century." He was not only unbeaten, winning 14 races at distances from 5 furlongs to 1 mile 7 furlongs ,...
through several lines. Bred by Frank C. Calabrese, she was named for his deceased sister, Anna Anderson, lost to cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
at age 48.
Dreaming of Anna is a full sister to owner Frank Calabrese's graded stakes race
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
winner, Lewis Michael, winner of the 2007 Grade II, Washington Park Handicap
Washington Park Handicap
The Washington Park Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of September at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois. A Grade III event open to horses age three and older, it is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of a...
.
Trained by Wayne Catelano
Wayne M. Catalano
Wayne M. Catalano is a former jockey and current trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing who has won three Breeders' Cup World Championship races and trained two Eclipse Award Champions.-Jockey career:...
, Dreaming of Anna was undefeated as a two-year-old, winning a maiden race, the Tippett Stakes, and then the Grade III
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Summer Stakes
Summer Stakes (Canada)
The Summer Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Contested on turf over a distance of 1 mile , it is open to two-year-old horses...
at Woodbine
Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Thoroughbred horse races located at 555 Rexdale Blvd. in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day...
, beating colts in a near record time on turf, before going on to win the 2006 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a 1 1/16-mile thoroughbred horse race on dirt for two-year-old fillies run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.-Automatic Berths:Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup...
in a wire to wire win over rival Octave
Octave (horse)
Octave is an American thoroughbred filly racehorse. She was sired by Unbridled's Song, who in turn was a son of 1990 Kentucky Derby winner Unbridled out of the Dr...
. She was named U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Filly
Eclipse Award for Outstanding 2-Year-Old Filly
The American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually to a female horse in Thoroughbred flat racing. It became part of the Eclipse Awards program in 1971....
for 2006 for her outstanding performance over her peer group.
Dreaming of Anna was wintered at Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center
Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center
Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center is an American stable and training facility for Thoroughbred racehorses located near Boynton Beach, Florida, just north of the Gulfstream Park racetrack. It is owned by MI Developments Inc. who built it at a cost of $90 million...
in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. Her 2007 began with a third place finish in the Grade III Old Hat Stakes
Old Hat Stakes
The Old Hat Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. It is currently a Grade III race run over a distance of 6 furlongs on dirt. It became a graded race for the first time in 2005.The race was named...
in February at Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino is a racetrack and county-approved racino in Hallandale Beach, Florida, in the United States. During its annual meet, which spans December through April, it is one of the most important venues for horse racing in America....
then ran second in the Gaily Gaily Stakes on turf.
With regular jockey Rene Douglas in the saddle, she seemed to tire in the stretch in the Kentucky Oaks
Kentucky Oaks
The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers 1⅛ miles at Churchill Downs; the horses carry 121 pounds . The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year...
and placed an unimpressive 6th to Rags to Riches
Rags to Riches (horse)
Rags to Riches is an American thoroughbred filly racehorse who in 2007 became the first filly to win the Belmont Stakes in over a century. She was sired by 1992 U.S. Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee A.P. Indy, who in turn was a son of 1977 U.S...
.
Returned to the turf, she's come back strong, first in the Double Delta Stakes at Arlington Park
Arlington Park
Arlington Park is a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Horse racing in the Chicago region has been a popular sport since the early days of the city in the 1830s, and at one time Chicago had more horse racing tracks than any other major metropolitan area...
and then in the Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs, with a gate to wire win. In September, she ran away with the Grade III
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Pucker Up Stakes back at Arlington, a 1⅛ mile race on turf, with a 4¼ length victory in 1:48.20, just off the stake record.
On October 13, 2007 she was beaten by a little over 2 lengths by Bit of Whimsy in the Grade I
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup is an American Thoroughbred horse race race for three-year-old fillies held annually since 1984 at Keeneland Race Course near Lexington, Kentucky. Run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf, the Grade I race currently offers a purse of $500,000...
at Keeneland Race Course after leading most of the way.
Dreaming of Anna made her 2008 racing debut at Tampa Bay Downs
Tampa Bay Downs
Tampa Bay Downs is an American Thoroughbred horse racing facility located in Westchase in Hillsborough County, just outside Tampa, Florida. It opened in 1926 under the name Tampa Downs. The first of many names, the racetrack was well known as Sunshine Park and Florida Downs.-Season:The track races...
with a win in the Endeavour Breeders' Cup Stakes
Endeavour Breeders' Cup Stakes
The Endeavour Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid February at Tampa Bay Downs racetrack in Tampa, Florida. Raced on turf over a distance of 1 1/16 miles , it is open to fillies and Mares, aged four and older....
. On March 15, she won the Grade III
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
T Hillsborough Stakes
Hillsborough Stakes
The Hillsborough Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid March at Tampa Bay Downs in Tampa, Florida.A Grade III event since 2004, it is open to fillies and mares, three years of age and older...
against Lear's Princess.
On Saturday May 3, Longshot Bit of Whimsy ran down favorite Dreaming of Anna in the stretch to win by 2¼ lengths with Dreaming of Anna placing second.
On June 14 Dreaming of Anna and Garrett Gomez stroll to victory in the Early Times Mint Julep Hanidcap.
Dreaming of Anna was retired from racing in October 2008 and was shipped to Three Chimneys Farm where she will be bred this winter. Frank Calabrese, who will retain ownership, has not decided to which stallion she will be bred. She was subsequently bred to Street Cry
Street Cry
Street Cry is a Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 2002 Dubai World Cup, the 2002 Stephen Foster Handicap and runner up in the 2002 Whitney Handicap...
.