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until being headed by
Reveron with a quarter mile to run. Take Charge Indy quickly regained the lead, broke two lengths clear, and held on to win by a length from Reveron, with Union Rags in third. After the race Borel expressed his confidence in the winner, saying: "This horse, he has the potential, he has the breeding behind him. Pat's been to the big dance, so he wasn’t coming to play, I’ll tell you that."
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he carried 120 pounds and started at odds of 14/5 against eight opponents. He won easily by six lengths in a time of 1:41.41 from the subsequently disqualified favorite Cyber Secret, with Hymn Book in third. After the race Byrne said: "We finally got a nice big race out of him... he has that natural
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after receiving an unfavorable outside draw. Take Charge Indy reappeared in the Grade I Florida Derby at
Gulfstream and started at odds of 7.7/1 for a race in which his rivals included Union Rags (the 2/5 favorite) and El Padrino. Borel sent the colt into the lead after 150 yards and led the field
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fracture and would require surgical repair. Following a successful operation at the Hogan Equine clinic, where three screws where inserted into the horse's leg, it was announced that Take Charge Indy had been retired and would begin stallion duties at WinStar in 2014.
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favorite against twelve opponents. He took the lead in the straight but was overtaken 75 yards from the finish and beaten a length by Shared
Property. In October, Take Charge Indy competed at Grade I level for the first time in the
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Gulfstream on February 9, 2013 when he finished third, beaten eight lengths by the Graydar, who led from the start. In March, at the same track, he finished second to Cigar Street in the Grade III
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over a mile and one eighth at
Keeneland, where he was matched against older horses for the first time. He finished third of the ten runners behind the four-year-old colt Newsdad and the five-year-old
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during the race, but subsequent veterinary examination revealed that he had chipped a bone in his left front ankle. He underwent surgery at
Woodford Equine Hospital in
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Throughout his two-year-old season, which began on July 30, 2011, Take Charge Indy was ridden by James Graham. On his debut, the colt recorded a six and a half
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Take Charge Indy had gone over a year since his last win when he contested the Grade II Alysheba Stakes at
Churchill Downs on May 3. Ridden by
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September, but failed to find a buyer willing to pay the $ 80,000 reserve price. The colt was sent into training with the British-born
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over one and one sixteenth of a mile. The colt did not race again for months, with Byrne controversially withdrawing his charge from the
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over a mile and a quarter at
Churchill Downs. Starting from stall 3 he was made the 11.9/1 fourth choice in the betting behind
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3 × 4 to
Secretariat, meaning that this stallion appears in both the third and fourth generations of his pedigree.
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After five and a half months off the track, Take Charge Indy returned to action on October 27 in the Grade II
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During his break from racing a half-share in Take Charge Indy was bought by the Versailles-base Winstar Farm.
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Nikki's Sandcastle. On his final start of the year, Take Charge Indy started at odds of 5.8/1 for the
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speed. He'll wait and do whatever you want". On June 16, Take Charge Indy was made favorite for the
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ruled him out for most of the remainder of the season. As a four-year-old in 2013 he won the
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took over from Graham as Take Charge Indy's regular jockey. The colt began his season at
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On May 5, 2012, Take Charge Indy was one of twenty colts to contest the
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and was forced to miss most of the season's remaining major races.
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794:"Florida Derby (G1) winner Take Charge Indy to stand at WinStar"
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on November 5. He finished fifth of the thirteen runners behind
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Take Charge Indy is a dark bay or brown horse with a white
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at Churchill Downs on November 23. Under a weight of 117
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in January, when he finished second to El Padrino in an
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Pedigree of Take Charge Indy (USA), bay or brown, 2009
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Take Charge Indy began his third season in the Grade I
1082:"Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Mrs. Quickly – Family 22-c"
888:"Take Charge Indy upsets Union Rags in G1 Fl Derby"
767:"Eaton Sales, Horse Sales Consignor, Kentucky, USA"
341:and finished fourth of the thirteen runners behind
291:. Take Charge Indy usually races in a set of black
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910:"Take Charge Indy Pulls Florida Derby Upset"
405:. Borel at first believed that the colt had
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815:"Keeneland Yearling Sale September 2010"
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275:, Take Charge Indy was consigned to the
180:saw him regarded as a contender for the
1118:Racehorses trained in the United States
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1006:"Take Charge Indy Rumbles in Alysheba"
184:races, but an injury sustained in the
169:(foaled 27 March 2009) is an American
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192:but later that summer suffered a
823:. September 2010. Archived from
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867:"Breeders' Cup Juvenile result"
361:, Creative Cause and Dullahan.
256:and successive runnings of the
16:American Thoroughbred racehorse
869:. Racing Post. 5 November 2011
846:"Maiden Special Weight result"
459:over ten and a half furlongs.
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736:"Take Charge Indy photograph"
260:. She is also the dam of the
114:Chuck & Maribeth Sandford
986:. Racing Post. 30 March 2013
478:On July 28, in the Grade II
1113:Racehorses bred in Kentucky
848:. Racing Post. 30 July 2011
711:"Take Charge Indy pedigree"
365:2012: three-year-old season
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1031:Leach, Kyle (2013-07-28).
796:. Winstar Farm. 2012-08-07
447:2013: four-year-old season
335:Dixiana Breeders' Futurity
984:"Skip Away Stakes result"
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1123:Thoroughbred family 22-c
963:"Clark Handicap result"
679:Director (Family 22-c)
484:Monmouth Park Racetrack
469:Stephen Foster Handicap
216:bred by Eaton Sales of
204:, retired him to stud.
347:Breeders' Cup Juvenile
176:. His win in the 2012
1108:2009 racehorse births
771:Directory of the Turf
230:Breeders' Cup Classic
686:Take Charge Indy is
411:Versailles, Kentucky
391:138th Kentucky Derby
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218:Lexington, Kentucky
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1061:Daily Racing Form
941:Daily Racing Form
908:Shandler, Jason.
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397:, Union Rags and
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457:Skip Away Stakes
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266:Will Take Charge
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167:Take Charge Indy
125:Patrick B. Byrne
51:Take Charge Lady
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582:Lassie Dear
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480:Monmouth Cup
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198:Monmouth Cup
182:Triple Crown
171:Thoroughbred
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116:Winstar Farm
97:Bay or Brown
41:Seattle Slew
820:Racing Post
642:Sword Game
636:Secretariat
632:Sister Dot
621:Vice Regent
563:Secretariat
540:My Charmer
473:Fort Larned
441:Shackleford
395:Bodemeister
320:surface at
314:maiden race
220:. His sire
142:$ 1,103,496
106:Eaton Sales
1102:Categories
1088:2013-07-26
1067:2013-07-29
1042:2013-07-29
1017:2013-07-26
990:2013-07-26
969:2013-07-26
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752:2013-07-26
721:2013-07-26
715:Equineline
695:References
627:Mint Copy
586:Buckpasser
569:Bold Ruler
529:Boldnesian
399:Gemologist
359:Union Rags
234:Bernardini
208:Background
147:Major wins
508:A.P. Indy
369:In 2012,
339:Keeneland
326:Grade III
318:Polytrack
242:Mineshaft
222:A.P. Indy
174:racehorse
37:Grandsire
31:A.P. Indy
658:Fappiano
495:Pedigree
488:condylar
343:Dullahan
293:blinkers
273:yearling
228:and the
224:won the
194:condylar
139:Earnings
134:14:3-4-2
71:Stallion
653:Rubiano
443:(119).
439:winner
425:gelding
316:on the
264:winner
121:Trainer
103:Breeder
85:Country
57:Damsire
1037:NJ.com
688:inbred
608:Dehere
543:Poker
433:pounds
355:Hansen
312:win a
310:length
246:Pulpit
160:(2013)
155:(2012)
131:Record
93:Colour
77:Foaled
61:Dehere
649:1994
612:1991
610:(USA)
604:1999
602:(USA)
558:1980
556:(USA)
520:1974
518:(USA)
512:1989
510:(USA)
482:, at
271:As a
111:Owner
505:Sire
407:bled
330:12/5
287:and
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