Take Charge Indy
Fee: $7,500 S&N
A.P. Indy - Take Charge Lady, by Dehere
Young, Proven Son of A.P. Indy
- 2025 runners include Martha Washington S. winner and Ashland S. (G1) second TAKE CHARGE MILADY; Heavenly Prize Invitational S. winner BERNIETAKESCHARGE; TAKE CHARGE BABY, winner of the Orphan Kist S.; Montalcino, second in the Commonwealth S. (G3); FORTISSIMO, second in the Daryl E. Parker Memorial Tall Stack S.; etc.
- 2024 racing led by EL GRANDE O runner-up in the Withers S. (G3) and Jerome S., and third in the Gotham S. (G3); TAKE CHARGE BABY winner of the Pepsi S. and winner of the Fonner Park Special S.; PEGASUS ROSE Clasico Dia del Veterano S. (PR-G1) winner and winner of the Clasico Roberto Clemente S. (PR-G3); FORTISSIMO winner of the Hoover S., Best of Ohio Cleveland Kindergarten S., and Best of Ohio Juvenile S.; TOUGHERTHANTHEREST, winner of the Auburn S., Irish Day S. and second in the Muckleshoot Derby; INDYVILLE winner of the Illinois Futurity S.; etc.
- Higher % of BTWs/starters lifetime than other value sires like Goldencents, Frosted, Jimmy Creed, Cross Traffic, Tonalist, Connect, Bolt d’Oro, etc.
- 2024 2YOs sold for up to $310,000.
- $80,000 average earnings/runners lifetime
- 73.29% winners/starters lifetime
- G1-winning millionaire by top sire of sires A.P. INDY
- Out of 3-time G1 winner & Broodmare of the Year TAKE CHARGE LADY
It’s difficult to get a sire that can upgrade your mares like this stallion can. We’ve had mares that had bred ordinary horses and then we bred them to this son of A.P. Indy and we got a stakes horse."
This horse is priced where anyone can afford to breed to him and if you’re trying to improve your mare, he’s a horse that’s shown he can do it."
This horse produces runners: very talented runners, 3-year-old runners, Derby contending runners."
Take Charge Indy is a proven sire of GSWs. Take Charge Indy is half-brother to a Champion by Unbridled’s Song, and he has two SWs, including G2-winning millionaire Long Range Toddy out of mares by that horse, and GSW Take Charge Paula out of a mare by that horse’s son, Songandaprayer. That would encourage trying mares by other sons of Unbridled’s Song, such as Midshipman, Rockport Harbor, and First Defence. Mares descending from Unbridled through Empire Maker, via Pioneerof the Nile, Bodemeister, Cairo Prince, and American Pharoah (sire of G1W As Time Goes By, out of Take Charge Lady). The Quiet American branch of Fappiano should do well here also, including through Midnight Lute. From other branches of Mr. Prospector, Take Charge Indy has SWs from mares by Not For Love, Smoke Glacken, Lemon Drop Kid, Smart Strike (sire of Curlin and Lookin At Lucky) and Distorted Humor. Other Mr. Prospector line sires that might work here include City Zip, Street Cry and branches of Seeking the Gold. Take Charge Indy has two SWs out of mares by sons of Storm Cat, including GSW Noble Indy (out of a mare by Storm Boot). He also has a SW out of a mare by Storm Cat grandson, Harlan’s Holiday (sire of Into Mischief). From another branch of Northern Dancer, there is a SW out of a mare by Medaglia d’Oro (by El Prado), and two SWs out of mares from his own Deputy Minister broodmare sire line Take Charge Indy has SWs out of mares by Defrere (a brother to Take Charge Indy’s broodmare sire, Dehere) and Badge of Silver (by Silver Deputy). – Alan Porter
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | $112,500 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | $709,324 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | $281,672 |
| Totals | 14 | 3 (2) | 4 (3) | 2 (2) | $1,103,496 |
- A maiden special weight race at Arlington Park (6f, D).
- Arlington-Washington Futurity S. (G3) at Arlington (8f, D).
- Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream (9f, D).
- Clark H. (G1) at Churchill Downs (9f, D).
- Fayette S. (G2) at Keeneland (9f, D).
- Alysheba S. (G2) at Churchill Downs (8.5f, D, 109 Beyer).
- Skip Away S. (G3) at Gulfstream (9.5f, D).
- Donn H. (G1) at Gulfstream (9f, D).
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Top Progeny
Noble Indy, winner of the Louisiana Derby (G2)
Long Range Toddy, winner of the Rebel S. (G2)
A G Indy, winner of the 2021 Ken Maddy S. (G2) on the Breeders' Cup undercard
Everfast, runner-up in the Preakness S. (G1) and G1-placed in Dubai in 2022
Take Charge Paula, 4-time stakes winner
Motion Emotion, winner of the Zia Park Oaks and multiple GSP
