A. P. Indian
| A. P. Indian | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Indian Charlie |
| Grandsire | In Excess (IRE) |
| Dam | Ender's Sister |
| Damsire | A.P. Indy |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | May 6, 2010 |
| Country | USA |
| Breeder | Green Lantern Stables LLC |
| Owner | Green Lantern Stables LLC |
| Trainer | Arnaud Delacour |
| Record | 20:11-6-1[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Decathlon Stakes (1915) Donald LeVine Memorial Stakes (2015, 2016) Belmont Sprint Championship Stakes (2016) Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (2016) Forego Handicap (2016) Phoenix Stakes (2016) | |
A. P. Indian (foaled May 6, 2010 ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2016 Belmont Sprint Championship Stakes.[1]
Career[edit]
Owned and bred by Richard & Sue Masson's Green Lantern Stables LLC, A. P. Indian's first race was on October 8, 2012, at Delaware Park Racetrack where he came in first. He also won his second race on September 6, 2013, this time at Churchill Downs.
A. P. Indian got his first stakes win at the May 9, 2015, Decathlon Stakes and won both the 2015 and 2016 editions of the Donald LeVine Memorial Stakes.
He got his first graded win on July 9, 2016, at the Belmont Sprint Championship Stakes.
He then won a series of graded races throughout 2016, with wins at the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap, the Forego Handicap and the Phoenix Stakes, which was ultimately his final win.
He competed in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Sprint, coming in third and then finished his career with a second-place finish in the 2017 Maryland Sprint Handicap.
A. P. Indian was retired on July 31, 2017, after an ankle injury.[2]
Pedigree[edit]
| Sire Indian Charlie (USA) 1995 |
In Excess (IRE) 1987 |
Siberian Express | Caro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Call | |||
| Kantado | Saulingo | ||
| Vi | |||
| Soviet Sojourn (USA) 1989 |
Leo Castelli | Sovereign Dancer | |
| Suspicious Native | |||
| Political Parfait | Diplomat Way | ||
| Peach Butter | |||
| Dam Ender's Sister (USA) 2001 |
A.P. Indy (USA) 1989 |
Seattle Slew | Bold Reasoning |
| My Charmer | |||
| Weekend Surprise | Secretariat | ||
| Lassie Dear | |||
| Gold Rush Queen (USA) 1994 |
Seeking the Gold | Mr. Prospector | |
| Con Game | |||
| Fit for a Queen | Fit to Fight | ||
| Titled |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "A. P. Indian". Equibase. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Grade 1-Winning Sprinter A. P. Indian Retired". Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "A.P. Indian". Retrieved 10 August 2019.