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A.P. Indy is a champion stallion Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Kentucky, USA, by William Farish III and William Kilroy. As of 2010, he is the oldest living winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic. He is known for his ancestry, his race record, and his successful progeny. He was sired by Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew and out of mare Weekend Surprise, who was sired by another Triple Crown winner: Secretariat. He was the top-priced yearling of 1990 at $2.9 million.
Trained by Hall of Famer Neil Drysdale, A.P. Indy raced in 1991 and 1992. As a two-year old, he won the Grade I Hollywood Futurity. At three, he took the Grade I Breeders' Cup Classic, the Belmont Stakes, the Grade I Santa Anita Derby, the Grade II San Rafael Stakes, and the Grade II Peter Pan Stakes, and finished third in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. In 1992, he was voted the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year and the Eclipse Award Champion three year old. In his career, he made 11 starts, winning 8 and showing once, earning a total of $2,979,815. He was entered in the 1992 Kentucky Derby but was scratched the morning of the race.
A.P. Indy was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2000.
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