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Originally Posted by Cajungator26
I believe that while Rags is a half to Jazil, Jazil was bred a bit better to go the Belmont distance... JMO.
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And a horrible opinion it is.....
Come on Cajun, A.P. Indy might go down in history as the best high-profile distance stallion in a long time.
Bernardini, who had never ran beyond a mile in his career, and was making his two-turn debut in the '06 Preakness...improved his form markedly in that race, and in all distance races from that point forward.
A.P. Indy has been bred to many distance challenged dams, and those matings have produced foals who've thrived routing.
The stats I have are one year old, but I have an average winning distance of 8.3 furlongs for offspring of A.P Indy. Compared to 7.3 furlongs with Seeking the Gold.
A. P. Indy is always the first stallion that comes to mind when you think of a sire that produces high quality, late developing routers. Horses like Mineshaft, Bernardini, Aptitude, Golden Missile, Master Command, etc.
As a racehorse, A.P. Indy was also a true distance horse, winning the Belmont himself. Seeking the Gold, while an EXCELLENT race horse, never won beyond 9 furlongs.