tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post116373017231051794..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Checkbook Horsemen Strike AgainAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1163752931670540462006-11-17T03:42:00.000-05:002006-11-17T03:42:00.000-05:00Just looked it up, and i was pretty close. He reti...Just looked it up, and i was pretty close. He retired 4-for-5 lifetime after his injury-induced 3rd place effort in the Derby. Not sure why i thought he lost a prep race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1163752056566309842006-11-17T03:27:00.000-05:002006-11-17T03:27:00.000-05:00I don't know anything about Indian Charlie's breed...I don't know anything about Indian Charlie's breeding, but i do know he was one helluva good racehorse. He debuted on the day as Souvenir Copy, and outran that one by a full second. He was always superior to that one, and i my opinion was superior to Real Quiet as well, who ended up beating him in the Kentucky Derby. I believe Indian Charlie injured himself duringn that Derby however, and i don't believe he ever ran again. Just going by memory here. In any case, he was certainly one of the most talented 3yo's to come out of California over the last 10 years or so. I believe he won the Santa Anita Derby in only his 4th career start? Pretty sure that would make him 3-for-5 lifetime, as i seem to remember him getting beaten by either Real Quiet or Artax in his pre-SA Derby run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com