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| Indian Blessing Retired |
Stats Updated Through: 11/19/2009
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Trainer:
Bob Baffert
Jockey:
John R. Velazquez
Owner:
Earnhardt, III, Patti and Hal J.
Age/Sex
4-year-old
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| 2009 Stats: | | Starts | | 4 | | 1st-2nd-3rd | | 1-2-0 | | Earnings (Rank) | | $558,220 (68) | | Win % (In-The-Money %) | | 25% (75%) |
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Earned a spot in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint via a Breeders' Cup Challenge victory in the Grade 2 Gallant Bloom Handicap at Belmont Park on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009.
Strengths: Undeniable ability to thoroughly dominate sprint rivals and win by open margins. Swift from the gate, but also able to exhibit some patience and move when called upon by her rider. She’s a proven class commodity at the highest levels not only in sprint races, but upwards of 1-1/16 miles. Indian Blessing has handled every surface thrown at her and has shown the ability to ship around the country to any locale and handle large, boisterous crowds.
Weaknesses: Few to find. Very little experience in full fields, her dominating presence has scared away much opposition, making her wins over three, four and five rivals noticeably easier. Much of her success has been in races restricted to her age set, though she has beaten older horses at the Grade 2 level.
In the Genes: Her sire Indian Charlie was brilliant in a short racing career, winning four of five starts including the G1 Santa Anita Derby. Indian Charlie sired ’06 Eclipse Award winning distaffer Fleet Indian. His dam Shameful was a graded stakes-placed sprinter, and all four of her victories came in dashes. She earned $241,345 in 12 lifetime starts.
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NOTE: Stats include North American and selected international races. Click here to view selected international race list.
Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.
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