In the closing stages, Indiana was overtaken by Santa Claus, who challenged on the wide outside and finished second, beaten by a length. Ridden by Jimmy Lindley, Indiana was settled in the middle of the field before moving up into contention at Tattenham corner and taking the lead two furlongs from the finish. A crowd estimated at over 200,000, including the Queen and other members of the British royal family, was in attendance to view the most valuable race ever run in Britain. Īt Epsom, Indiana started a 33/1 outsider for the Derby, in afield of 17 runners, with the Irish colt Santa Claus being made 15/8 favourite. He then finished unplaced behind Oncidium in the Lingfield Derby Trial, beaten eight lengths. In May, Indiana recorded his first win when taking the Chester Vase over one and a half miles at Chester Racecourse. Indiana made his seasonal debut in the Royal Stakes at Sandown in April, in which he finished second to Oncidium. After finishing unplaced on his debut he finished second in the Clarence House Stakes at Ascot in September. Indiana was slow to mature and ran only twice as a two-year-old. Indiana was a small and unprepossessing yearling and when he was sent to the Newmarket sales he has bought for 5,000 guineas by the London Bloodstock Agency on behalf of Charles Engelhard.Įngelhard sent the colt into training with Jack Watts at Newmarket. Willow Ann never raced but was a success as a broodmare: in addition to Indiana, she also produced the Belmont Stakes winner Cavan. He was sired by the St Leger winner Sayajirao out of the mare Willow Ann. Indiana was a bay horse who stood 15.3 hands high bred in Ireland by F. He retired from racing and was exported in 1966 to stand as a stallion in Japan.

Indiana also finished second in The Derby and the Grand Prix de Paris. He won the Classic St Leger as a three-year-old in 1964, the same year in which he also won the Chester Vase and the Great Voltigeur Stakes. In a career which lasted from autumn 1963 until July 1965 he ran thirteen times and won four races.

Indiana (1961–14 June 1983) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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