Indian Charlie won his first four races, including a 4+1⁄2 length victory over Real Quiet in the Santa Anita Derby, equaling the stakes record of 1:47 flat.
As a freshman sire in 2002, he ranked in the top 10 by progeny earnings and was represented by one stakes winner.
[8] Indian Charlie is the grandsire (through Uncle Mo) of Nyquist, American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and winner of the 2016 Kentucky Derby.
[5] Recently Indian Charlie is known for being the damsire of Flightline, considered by many to be the greatest horse since Secretariat, through his daughter Feathered.
[9] Indian Charlie has single-handedly revived the Caro sire line that is a branch from Nasrullah through English classic-placed stakes winner Grey Sovereign.