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495:. On 26 April he ran for the second time in the Yomiuri Milers Cup and started the 0.6/1 favourite in an eleven-runner field. He settled in third place as Lance of Puraana set the pace from Besten Dank before moving up on the outside to take the lead 200 metres from the finish and winning easily by two lengths. Fukunaga later commented "I thought he really shouldn't lose and the small field made reading the race easy... He has a lot of quirks but that was part of the attraction. I had the impression from before being asked to ride him that he was a difficult horse and that he had difficulties at the break. Now, a lot of that has been fixed." On 7 June at Tokyo the horse attempted to repeat his 2019 success in the Yasuda Kinen and started the 6/1 second favourite behind Almond Eye. He raced in mid-division before angling to the outside to make rapid progress in the straight but after moving into second place behind
410:) and Stelvio (2018 Mile Championship). After racing in fifth place as Aerolithe set the pace Indy Champ threaded his way through the field in the straight, took the lead in the final strides and won by a neck, with the fast-finishing Almond Eye a nose away in third. Fukunaga commented "He was tuned up well, was in great shape, and had a good draw, so I just tried hard not to miss our break. He tends to get distracted when he's up front so I kept him off the pace. We were up against fierce competition, but I believed that he had a good chance as long as I didn’t make any mistakes and he certainly responded beautifully to our expectations".
433:). Ikezoe tucked Indy Champ in behind the leaders in fourth place on the inside before making a forward move exiting the final turn. He went to the front 150 metres from the finish, broke clear of his rivals and won by one and a half lengths from Danon Premium. Ikezoe, who took the ride at short notice when Fukunaga was suspended, said "I was told that he is a bit unstable at the start but he broke well and we were able to race in good position while eyeing Danon Premium. He responded really well when asked at the lane".
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511:. He settled in seventh place before moving up on the outside and gaining the advantage from Admire Mars 200 metres out, but was caught by Gran Alegria in the closing stages and beaten three-quarters of a length into second place. On 26 December Indy Champ ended his campaign in the Grade 2
550:. Indy Champ would then take a five and a half months long break before coming back to race in the Mile Championship but came in fourth place behind Gran Alegria, who would be retiring after this race. Indy Champ would follow suit in his next race, the Hong Kong Mile.
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on 14 July he started favourite for a race over 1600 metres and won from the four-year-old Clear The Track. After a break of more than five months Indy Champ returned to the track on 16 December and won the
Motomachi Stakes over 1600 metres at Hanshin.
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he raced on the inside rail and turned into the straight in sixth place before taking the lead 200 metres from the finish. He opened up a clear advantage before holding off the late challenges of Red Olga and
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In the 69th edition on the Yasuda Kinen over 1600 metres over 1600 metres at Tokyo on 2 June Indy Champ was partnered by
Fukunaga and went off at odds of 18.2/1 in a sixteen-runner field.
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285:. Indy Champ's dam Will Power who won four minor races in five seasons on the track between 2009 and 2013 was a half-sister to several winners including Real Impact (
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Shimbun Hai over 1600 metres at
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1045:"Gran Alegria Puts Away Heavy Competition in Yasuda Kinen"
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taking 211 of the 274 votes. He also finished second to
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586:Pedigree of Indy Champ (JPN), bay stallion, 2015
538:for 0.4 seconds. Indy Champ would then enter the
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1248:"【香港マイル】ゴールデンシックスティが１６連勝で優勝 日本馬は３着のサリオスが最先着"
238:Indy Champ is a dark bay horse with a white
1219:"【香港マイル】福永祐一騎手落馬負傷のためインディチャンプはスミヨン騎手に乗り替わり"
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991:"Winners of the 2019 JRA Awards announced"
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1254:(in Japanese). 2021-12-12. Archived from
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877:"Race Records:Lifetime Starts Indy Champ"
202:, foaled 21 February 2015) is a Japanese
33:Indy Champ after winning the Yasuda Kinen
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257:a horse whose wins included the
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937:"Yasuda Kinen (G1) – Preview"
911:. Racing Post. 14 April 2018.
897:. Racing Post. 24 March 2018.
1305:"香港から日本馬が帰国～インディチャンプは種牡馬入りへ"
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1009:"Yomiuri Milers Cup result"
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923:"Tokyo Shimbun Hai result"
475:2020: five-year-old season
358:2019: four-year-old season
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