Thorpedo Anna’s Groom at Magdalena a Familiar Face in Racing

While Runhappy has always been ‘The Man’ in Cordell Anderson’s book, over the past two months, Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) has quickly become ‘The Girl.’. Anderson is best known for his steady presence in the sales ring. The Jamaican-born horseman has been a showman at Keeneland for the past 35 years, leading countless horses to seven-figure sales over the decades, but Anderson has also worked for various racing stables throughout his career. He worked for Kenny McPeek about 20 years ago before later moving on to Laura Wohlers of Gallery Racing, where he was the groom of 2015 champion sprinter Runhappy. In April of this year, Anderson returned to McPeek to work at the trainer’s base at Magdalena Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.

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