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Flashy
Bull |
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Breeding: Holy
Bull - Iridescence (Mt. Livermore)
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| Owner: West
Point Stable |
| Trainer: Kiaran
McGlaughlin |
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DATE |
RACE |
RESULT |
| Apr 01 2005 |
Florida Derby (G1) |
7th |
Mar
04 2006
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Fountain Of Youth
(G2) |
3rd |
Feb 04
2006
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Holy Bull (G3) |
4th |
Nov 26 2005 |
Remsen (G2) |
2nd |
| Oct 26 2005 |
MSW 44k |
1st |
| Sep 24 2005 |
MSW 43k |
2nd |
| Aug 20 2005 |
MSW 45k |
3rd |
| Jul 30 2005 |
MSW 45k |
2nd |
| Jun 30 2005 |
MSW 43k |
4th |
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Flashy Bull
2nd in Fountain Of Youth
Flashy Bull finished third in the Fountain of Youth but was placed second
following the disqualification of first-place finisher Corinthian. The
performance was a step forward from Flashy Bull's fourth-place finish
behind the undefeated Barbaro four weeks earlier in the Grade 3 Holy Bull
Stakes.
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I considered scratching because I was afraid he could get hung up very
wide with the short run to the first turn," McLaughlin said. "But
the timing of the races down here is excellent if you're looking to get
a horse to the Kentucky Derby, and I really didn't want to disrupt his
schedule. And after watching the replay and sleeping on it for a couple
of days, I don't think the post was as big a negative coming out of the
race as I thought it might have been going in.
" The rider did have to ask him a little leaving there to stay out of trouble
on the first turn, and when he asked him again through the stretch the
colt responded."
McLaughlin, who narrowly missed winning the 2005 Kentucky Derby with Closing
Argument, said he likes the fact that the Florida Derby is carded five
weeks before the main event at Churchill Downs.
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A lot of people say you can't win the Derby running in a prep five weeks
out," said McLaughlin. "But that's because very few horses have
tried it since traditionally most of the final preps have been carded
three weeks before the Derby."

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