A.P. Indy

Champion Racehorse and Breed-Shaping Sire

Lenny Shulman

• Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
• eBook ISBN:
  9781985904156
• Year: 2026

As a son of Seattle Slew and a grandson of Secretariat—both Triple Crown winners—A.P. Indy was destined for racing glory. But he still had to go out and earn it. Overcoming physical ailments that would have stopped lesser athletes, A.P. Indy won the Belmont Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic to become 1992's Horse of the Year. Although he retired from the track in 1993, his influence on the sport remains unmatched. While standing stud at his birthplace, Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, A.P. Indy sired a number of the best racehorses on the planet, and some of his progeny would follow suit.

A.P. Indy details this extraordinary Thoroughbred's life and how he impacted the entire racing industry along the way. Author Lenny Shulman captures his personal connection to A.P. Indy and shares the stories of those who shaped the champion's incredible ride—including his trainer, owners, breeders, groom, and jockey—giving readers an inside look at the never-before-seen dynamics of the stall, track, and paddock.

A.P. Indy was a generation-leading yearling, victorious racehorse, and breed-shaping stallion whose heroic journey reveals how greatness is made.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Praise for A.P. Indy
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Beyond the Derby
• Chapter 2. Building a Farm
• Chapter 3. Genetic Masterpiece
• Chapter 4. A Star Is Born
• Chapter 5. The $2.9 Million Baby
• Chapter 6. Kindergarten
• Chapter 7. The Right Trainer
• Chapter 8. Trouble Behind
• Chapter 9. Bright Futurity
• Chapter 10. The Pilot
• Chapter 11. Golden in California
• Chapter 12. Arazi versus A.P. Indy
• Chapter 13. Derby Dreams Dashed
• Chapter 14. Flying in the Peter Pan
• Chapter 15. Finally, a Classic
• Chapter 16. Syndicate Steps In
• Chapter 17. Calamity Pain
• Chapter 18. That’s That
• Chapter 19. Stallion Season
• Chapter 20. Flying Start
• Chapter 21. The Sons Also Rise
• Chapter 22. Taking Good Care
• Chapter 23. Big Business
• Chapter 24. Statuesque
• Chapter 25. Shaping the Breed
• Chapter 26. King of Lane’s End
• Chapter 27. A Character
• Chapter 28. “People Were Crying Who I’d Never Seen Cry”
• Acknowledgments
• Pedigree
• Notes
• Index
• About the Author
• Racing Royalty
• Illustrations