Hindus (foaled 1897 in Kentucky) was an American

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best known for winning the 1900 Preakness Stakes. Bred and raced by George J. Long, he was sired by Volante, winner of the 1885

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. Hindus was out of the mare Ignite, a daughter of Woodlands.

Racing career

Racing at age two, Hindus ran third to winner Gulden in the 1899 Sapphire Stakes at

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. In his three-year-old season Hindus finished second to Sarmatian in the

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. He finished seventh in the 1900 Kentucky Derby won by Lieut. Gibson.

Preakness Stakes

The twenty-fifth running of the

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took place on Tuesday, May 29, 1900 at Gravesend Race Track on

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. On that day Hindus went off as the longest shot on the board at odds of 15-1 in the field of ten stakes winning colts. In that race he broke well with a good start in fourth place under Canadian-born jockey

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. Rounding the first turn Hindus dropped back to next to last in eighth place under a strong hold by Spencer. As the race progressed, Hindus laid back in waiting down the entire back stretch and around the final turn. Near the top of the lane Hindus began a big rush and passed all rivals in the last one sixteenth of a mile. In the end Hindus prevailed at the wire by a short head over runner-up Sarmatian. Listed at 6-1 odds, Sarmatian outdistanced third-place finisher Ten Candles by three full lengths. The final time for the one mile and one sixteenth race on dirt was 1:48 2/5 over a fast track. Hindus won almost 70% of the total purse of $2,500 netting $1,900.

Breeding

*Hindus was

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4 × 4 to the stallion Lexington, meaning the horse appears in the pedigree twice in the fourth generation.

References

{{Preakness Stakes Winners 1897 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Preakness Stakes winners Thoroughbred family 5-g Byerley Turk sire line

Racing career

Preakness Stakes

Breeding

See also

References