 He was a brother to Florida, who was the dam of the very good racemare Firenze, who won 47 of her 82 starts.He was trained by future Hall of Fame inductee Edward D. Brown.Hindoo was sold for $15,000 during his two-year-old season to the Dwyer Brothers Stable of Mike and Phil Dwyer, and his training was taken over by another future Hall of Fame inductee, James G. Rowe, Sr..

Hindoo was a 3-1 favorite heading into Kentucky Derby.