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

She was sired by the outstanding English and American stud,
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out of the
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mare, Justenuffheart, who was a multi-
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winner and half-sister to Grade I Turf winner Kitten's Joy. Although there is no
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nor Mr. Prospector in her bloodline, she traces back to the great
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through several lines. Bred by Frank C. Calabrese, she was named for his deceased sister, Anna Anderson, who died of
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at age 48. Dreaming of Anna is a full sister to owner Frank Calabrese's
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winner, Lewis Michael, winner of the 2007 Grade II
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Racing career

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 winning the 2006
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wire to wire win over
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. She was named U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Filly for 2006. Dreaming of Anna was wintered at Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center in
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. Her 2007 began with a third in the Grade III Old Hat Stakes in February at
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and a second in the Gaily Gaily Stakes on turf. With regular jockey
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in the saddle, she seemed to tire in the stretch in the
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and placed 6th to
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. Returned to the turf, she won the Double Delta Stakes at
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and the Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs gate to wire. In September, she won the Grade III Pucker Up Stakes back at Arlington, a race on turf, with a -length victory in 1:48.20, just off the stake record. On October 13, 2007, Dreaming of Anna was beaten by a little over 2 lengths by Bit of Whimsy in the
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at
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after leading most of the way. Dreaming of Anna made her 2008 racing debut at
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with a win in the Endeavour Breeders' Cup Stakes. On March 15, she won the Grade IIIT
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against Lear's Princess. On Saturday, May 3, longshot Bit of Whimsy ran down favorite Dreaming of Anna in the stretch to win by 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
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Pedigree


References


NTRA Stats Dreaming of Anna

Dreaming of Anna retires to breeding shed


External links


Bloodhorse Dreaming of Anna Beats Males in Summer Stakes

Lantern Hill Farm
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dreaming Of Anna 2004 racehorse births 2018 racehorse deaths Thoroughbred family 2-d Racehorses trained in the United States Racehorses bred in Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winners Eclipse Award winners