[5] In addition to Brave Anna, she has also produced Hit It A Bomb (also sired by War Front) who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf in 2015.

[6] Liscanna's dam Lahinch won the Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial and was a descendant of the American broodmare Evening Belle (foaled 1945) who was also the female-line ancestor of Overskate.

On 11 September Brave Anna was moved up to Group One level for the Moyglare Stud Stakes over seven furlongs at the same track and finished sixth again, as Intricately won from Hydrangea and Rhododendron.

Thirteen days after her poor effort in the Moyglare, Brave Anna was sent to England for the second time for the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes over six furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse.

Roly Poly overtook the favourite 50 yards from the finish but Brave Anna maintained her run, caught her stablemate in the final stride and won by a short head.

[13] On her first appearance of 2017 Brave Anna was sent back to Newmarket to contest the seven furlong Nell Gwyn Stakes (a trial race for the 1000 Guineas) on 19 April.

In the official European Classification of two-year-olds for 2016 Brave Anna was given a rating of 116, making her the second best juvenile filly of the season, five pounds behind Lady Aurelia and level with Rhododendron.