Derby Contender #4- Take Charge Indy

Meet derby contender #4, Take Charge Indy.. I had heard of him prior to the Florida Derby and just looking at his name, I knew he must be a desecendent of the great AP Indy. He is the son of AP Indy and boasts a racing record of 2-2 with a 4th place finish and a 5th place finish. His original jockey was John Graham and more recently he has been taken over by Calvin Borel. Yes, CALVIN BOOOORAAILL.. Under Graham he won 1 race and placed 2nd ,4th and 5th. So far under Borel, he has a 2nd place finish in an allowance race and a 1st place finish in the Florida Derby. This horse has an outstanding pedigree, with his father being AP Indy, and being traced to great names such as Seattle Slew, Secretariate, Bold Ruler. His mother's side is not as outstanding. His mother is Take Charge Lady, out of Dehere.. She placed 2nd in the Apple Blossom, which is run at 1 mile 1/16, placed 2nd in the KY oaks which is run at 1 mile 1/8, placed 2nd in the Gazette which is run at a 1 mile 1/8. She won the Grade 3 Dogwood stakes run at a 1 mile 1/16 and she won the grade 2 Fair Ground Oaks run at 1 mile 1/16. So basically on his mother's side, there were alot of mile 1/16 runners. On his father's side, he boasts 2 Triple Crown winners, who were able to go the 3 distances needed for the crown. AP Indy won at 1 mile in one race, won the Breeders Cup Classic at 1 mile 1/4,won the Belmont Stakes at a mile 1/2, won he Santa Anita derby going a mile 1/8 and other races but these were the big ones. So this horse has a royal pedigree, a pedigree that should allow him to cover all three distances.. But the question is, is he improving? Did the jockey change affect his performance? Was the Florida derby a fluke?. I think this horse has a serious shot at taking the derby, just based on his pedigree and outstanding performance in the Florida derby. In that race, he was able to take the lead and explode in the stretch to win by a length. Given the fact he is improving, and he has Calvin Borel on board, this horse can definitely score top 2 in the derby and possibly , if he has improved and reached the level of maturity needed, he could be our next Triple Crown winner. It will be seen what post position he gets, but I say post 1, or somewhere in the middle should suit him well with Calvin aboard.