15 years....

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Betsy

Who was that AP Indy you referred to who ended up winning $400,000?

I forget the name - Barry Schwartz owned it.

I just did some browsing through a ton of old MTH result charts here to look for A.P. Indy debuters who've won at MTH over the years and I was able to find 3 who won at 6fs or less.




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Two of the three improved markedly in career start #2 .. both on the stretch-out - and the one who's form I don't have won his debut at odds of 1/5 with a very weak figure and faded as a big longshot in the Champagne Stakes next out.

It's just a matter of time before a horse who is too good for its competition like those 3 at MTH eventually gets it done at Saratoga going 6f or less.

[Betsy]

Thanks, Indomitable!

I loved Indian Vale...............

Friend's Lake was a NY-bred, but I don't know if he was owned by Schwartz.

I agree, one of these days it will happen - but I don't think it's a big deal or a suprise anyway. AP Indy horses don't win first out that much regardless of track.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

It was Seeking The Glory I believe.

Friends Lake was 6th in his debut at Saratoga in a 6f NY Bred race.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Betsy

but I don't think it's a big deal or a suprise anyway. AP Indy horses don't win first out that much regardless of track.

It is a big deal because of the volume of money they burn. They're almost always very well backed.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

It is a big deal because of the volume of money they burn. They're almost always very well backed.

No one loves Indy more than me, but maybe they shouldn't be backed first time out...........oh, and thanks for the info. I remember Seeking the Glory; he wasn't much - can't believe he won that much $$$