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	Photo By: Benoit Photo		Dark bay colt 2; A.P. Indy - Warrior Queen (Quiet American) Breeder: Jim Fleming (KY) Owner: Stan E. Fulton Trainer: Eoin Harty Jockey: Alex Solis

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A.P. WARRIOR has been considered to have Kentucky Derby type potential for quite a while, but does not have a stakes win to his credit yet. If he's going to continue on the road to Louisville, you have to figure that his connections are pretty serious about winning this race. Eoin Harty has said that the timing and purse, along with not having to face the likes of Brother Derek and Stevie Wonderboy, enticed him to ship from his Santa Anita base. And you also have to like jockey Alex Solis coming north as well. This all figures to add up to him being the likely post time favorite, and hopefully for his backers, you will get somewhere in the neighborhood of 2-1. His versatility in running style is also a positive, and he should find himself stalking pacesetters that all break to his outside. Has the talent to get the job done against a group that for the most part is not dreaming of Roses.

A.P. Warrior is by Horse of the Year and champion A.P. Indy, a son of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew and the leading sire in North America in 2003. He sired 2003 Horse of the Year Mineshaft, as well as champion Tempera, Grade I winner Golden Missile; millionaire Symboli Indy; Grade I winner Aptitude and Grade II winners Suave and Lu Ravi. A 2000 Racing Hall of Fame inductee, A.P. Indy won eight of eleven starts, including the 1992 Belmont (GI) and Breeders' Cup Classic (GI) while on his way to that year's championship honors. He was the morning line favorite for the Kentucky Derby, but was scratched the morning of the race due to a hoof injury. He raced in Will Farish's Lane's End Farm colors, where he also currently stands stud. A.P. Indy also has a very prominent female family. His dam, Weekend Surprise, was a multiple graded stakes winner and produced nine winners as a broodmare, including Summer Squall, winner of the Preakness (GI), Welcome Surprise, winner of the Dogwood (GIII), and stakes placed horses Honor Grades and Weekend In Seattle. A.P. Warrior is the first foal from his dam Warrior Queen, who was a stakes winner at two in Europe, where she competed exclusively save for one start in the States, also during her first campaign. Warrior Queen is also a half-sister to Folkstone Park (Dixieland Band), who sold for $1.15 million, the highest priced for the sire that year, as a yearling in 2000.