Curse of Belmont Stakes suck-up closers continues

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Did Honor Code break the AP INDY SPA curse?

No. I wrote about it here:

No horse sired by A.P. Indy has ever won a race of any kind at six furlongs or less at either Saratoga or Del Mar.

I first shared this fact with a friend, NYRA TV analyst Andy Serling, during the 2006 Saratoga meet. Ever since, whenever an A.P. Indy offspring has started at six furlongs or less at Saratoga, Andy has referred to this fact, on the air, as "The A.P. Indy curse."

Curious parties have asked how many A.P. Indy offspring have started at six furlongs or less at Saratoga or Del Mar. The answer is 91.

They are 0-for-67 at Saratoga. Remarkably, in 19 instances, the horse went off at odds of 5/2 or less.

At Del Mar, A.P. Indy offspring are 0-for-24 in races at six furlongs or less.

So the "A.P. Indy curse" equals an 0-for-91 stat, with his offspring burning up enough money to fill the Grand Canyon with ashes. (Logically enough, these horses usually improve markedly when stretched out in distance in the start following that sprint.)

http://www.horseracingnation.com/blo...f_A_P_Indy_123