{"id":3511,"date":"2013-10-01T11:55:41","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T16:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/?p=3511"},"modified":"2020-01-14T12:24:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T17:24:17","slug":"favored-indy-point-takes-grade-ii-john-henry-turf-championship-at-santa-anita-argentine-bred-avenges-arlington-million-flop-its-on-to-the-2-million-breeders-cup-turf-according-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/favored-indy-point-takes-grade-ii-john-henry-turf-championship-at-santa-anita-argentine-bred-avenges-arlington-million-flop-its-on-to-the-2-million-breeders-cup-turf-according-to\/","title":{"rendered":"FAVORED INDY POINT TAKES GRADE II JOHN HENRY TURF CHAMPIONSHIP AT SANTA ANITA, ARGENTINE-BRED AVENGES ARLINGTON MILLION FLOP;  IT\u2019S ON TO THE $2 MILLION BREEDERS\u2019 CUP TURF ACCORDING TO MANDELLA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1380646212701_3554\" class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong><em id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1380646212701_3556\">STEVENS CAPS \u2018UNBELIEVABLE\u2019 WEEKEND WITH HIS THIRD GRADED STAKES TALLY, FOURTH OVERALL<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 106%;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1380646212701_3550\" class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 29, 2013)\u2014Although he disappointed as the 5-2 favorite in the prestigious Grade I Arlington Million Aug. 17, Argentine-bred Indy Point made amends in Sunday\u2019s Grade II, $150,000 John Henry Turf Championship, with an authoritative 1 \u00bc length victory as the 2-1 favorite, providing Gary Stevens with his third graded stakes tally of the weekend while projecting himself as one of the horses to beat in the $2 million Breeders\u2019 Cup Turf (1 \u00bd miles) <span id=\"lw_1380646031_1\" class=\"yshortcuts\">on Nov. 2<\/span> at Santa Anita.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1380646212701_3551\" class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trained by Richard Mandella, 4-year-old Indy Point bested 11 rivals and got the distance of a\u00a0 mile and a quarter in a rapid 1:57.47.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1380646212701_3553\" class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI can\u2019t say that we had a plan (today)\u201d said Stevens, who also collected his fourth overall stakes win of the weekend.\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s a strong-willed horse and we kinda out-thought ourselves in the Arlington Million.\u00a0 Today, I just threw his head away leaving there and let him run free with a long rein.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1380646212701_3552\" class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cMy son, (trainer, T.C.) won a race last night at Churchill and that was really special.\u00a0 My mom had a stroke last Monday though, and that\u2019s really put everything in perspective.\u00a0 I\u2019ve just been trying to have fun, going fishing and just keeping everything in perspective.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t think in my wildest dreams though, that I\u2019d have the kind of horses I\u2019ve had this weekend.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1380646212701_3558\" class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cMucho Macho Man, Beholder, Marketing Mix, She\u2019s a Tiger, this horse, it\u2019s unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1380646212701_3559\" class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Midpack early, Indy Point came four-wide turning for home and took the lead inside the sixteenth pole after tracking fractions of 23.76, 47.31, 1:11.19 and 1:34.30.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1380646212701_3560\" class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHe had a lot of horse,\u201d said Mandella.\u00a0 \u201cNo sense being tricky.\u00a0 Just get the job done, and Gary did a great job.\u00a0 It\u2019s on to the Breeders\u2019 Cup Turf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1380646212701_3561\" class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Owned by Felipe Lovisi\u2019s Gus-May-Fer Stable, Indy Point was a multiple Group I winner in Argentina and was sensational in his U.S. debut at Del Mar July 24, which prompted the trip to Arlington Park in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1380646212701_3562\" class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cAfter what happened in Chicago, it\u2019s great to be back on track,\u201d said Lovisi\u2019s Racing Manager John Fulton, a former Southern California-based trainer who won the 1977 Hollywood Derby with Steve\u2019s Friend.\u00a0 \u201cThe horse has trained fantastic since then, and when I got here I thought \u2018This horse could not be better.\u2019\u00a0 It\u2019s like they say in Argentina, \u2018Diez puntos!\u2019 or \u201810 points,\u2019 meaning you can\u2019t get any better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indy Point paid $6.00, $4.40 and $2.80.\u00a0 With the winner\u2019s share of $90,000, he hiked his earning to $659,061.\u00a0 His overall record stands at 15-7-4-3.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1380646212701_3563\" class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Irish-bred Vagabond Shoes, fresh off victory in the Grade II Del Mar Handicap Aug. 24, rallied from far off the early pace with Victor Espinoza to finish second, three quarters of a length in front of third choice Lucayan and Garrett Gomez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv233302448MsoNormal\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Off at 6-1, Vagabond Shoes paid $6.40 and $4.40.<\/p>\n<p 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