Dreaming of Anna

Dreaming of Anna
Dreaming of Anna
Sire	Mint Julep Handicap (2008) U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Filly (2006)
	Last updated on January 15, 2018

Dreaming of Anna (February 5, 2004 – January 9, 2018) was an American thoroughbred racehorse.

Background

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, who died of 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.

Racing career

Trained by

U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Filly

for 2006.

Dreaming of Anna was wintered at

Keeneland Race Course

after leading most of the way.

Dreaming of Anna made her 2008 racing debut at

Endeavour Breeders' Cup Stakes. On March 15, she won the Grade IIIT 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 won the Early Times Mint Julep Hanidcap.

Retirement and stud

Dreaming of Anna was retired from racing in October 2008 and was shipped to Three Chimneys Farm, where she was to be bred to Street Cry.

She died of a ruptured aorta on January 9, 2018, at Woodspring Farm in Versailles, Kentucky.^[1]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Dreaming of Anna, chestnut mare, foaled February 5, 2004^[2]
Sire Rahy chestnut 1985	Blushing Groom ch. 1974	Red God ch. 1954	Nasrullah
		Red God ch. 1954	Spring Run
		Runaway Bride b. 1962	Wild Risk
		Runaway Bride b. 1962	Aimee
	Glorious Song b. 1976	Halo blk. 1969	Hail To Reason
		Halo blk. 1969	Cosmah
		Ballade dkb/br. 1972	Herbager
		Ballade dkb/br. 1972	Miss Swapsco
Dam Justenuffheart bay 1995	Broad Brush b. 1983	Ack Ack b. 1966	Battle Joined
		Ack Ack b. 1966	Fast Turn
		Hay Patcher b. 1973	Hoist The Flag
		Hay Patcher b. 1973	Turn to Talent
	Kitten's First b. 1991	Lear Fan b. 1981	Roberto
		Lear Fan b. 1981	Wac
		That's My Hon ch. 1983	L'Enjoleur
		That's My Hon ch. 1983	One Lane (Family 2-d)

References

^ "Champion Dreaming of Anna Dies at 14". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
^ "Dreaming of Anna Pedigree". EquineLine. Retrieved 2018-01-15.

External links

[1] "Champion Dreaming of Anna Dies at 14". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.

[2] "Dreaming of Anna Pedigree". EquineLine. Retrieved 2018-01-15.

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