R3 Racing’s A G Indy (Take Charge Indy ) emerged victorious in the $200,000 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes at Del Mar, essentially the most useful race on the Nov. 5 Breeders’ Cup undercard. The filly was bred in Kentucky by E. H. Beau Lane.
A G Indy debuted as a 2-year-old in 2019 and confronted graded stakes competitors in her fourth begin as a 2-year-old, ending seventh within the Jimmy Durante Stakes (G3T) at Del Mar. In her second begin towards stakes firm Nov. 5, the filly bettered a discipline of turf sprinters that included a number of stakes winners and a $300,000-plus earner. The victory marked A G Indy’s third win at Del Mar since Aug. 19—a SoCal turkey.
“When he (jockey Umberto Rispoli) took her dwelling, he discovered a lane, and he obtained it finished,” mentioned her coach Doug O’Neill, who has been hesitant to hurry the filly into stakes competitors.
“So, nice win by the filly, but additionally nice experience by Umberto,” mentioned O’Neill as he hurried from the winner’s circle to the paddock to organize his subsequent starter, Slow Down Andy (Nyquist ), who finished second in the Golden State Juvenile Stakes.
A G Indy has finished in the money in all six of her starts in 2021, good for a record of 6-3-1-2 ($207,640) and an overall record of 13-4-4-2 ($267,422). She has a penchant for sprinting on the turf at Del Mar; all three of her wins in 2021 have come at five furlongs over the Del Mar turf.
“I feel her present type has been so robust,” O’Neill mentioned. “She’s been going six furlongs at Santa Anita Park, and 5 furlongs appeared prefer it may swimsuit her higher. She’s run right here earlier than effectively. Umberto has the boldness, and it labored out good.”
A G Indy paid $15.40 for the win. She gained by a neck over Time Restrict who was a half-length in entrance of Hear My Prayer. The 5 furlongs had been run in :56.71.
A G Indy is out of the successful Badge of Silver mare Hong Kong Silver. She is the primary of 4 foals produced by the mare. Her most up-to-date foals are a Midnight Lute yearling filly and an Omaha Beach colt foaled April 1.
Little Red Feather Racing purchased A G Indy out of the 2018 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $105,000 from the breeder’s Beau Lane Bloodstock consignment. O’Neill claimed the Take Charge Indy filly for her new connections in a Jan. 3 claiming race at Santa Anita for $35,000. That claim was the second for the filly, who had been originally claimed Oct. 2 last year by Biggleague Racing and trainer Andrew Lerner for $40,000 in a one-mile race at Santa Anita. She is 3-1-1 from five starts for R3 Racing and O’Neill.
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