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1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit—Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union It doesn’t pay to try to analyze this horse. He has run his halfs in :45 4/5, :47 1/5, :49 2/5, :49, and :47 1/5. He comes home fast in some races and not so fast in others. He wins with his ears pinned whether he’s doing it easily or not. In short, he just gets to the wire ...

Usually a handicap race on a Thursday afternoon wouldn’t attract that much interest around the editorial department of Blood-Horse. However, the race Feb. 25 at Meydan Racecourse featured the star attraction California Chrome, 2014 Horse of the Year.The 5-year-old Cal-bred, now owned by Perry and Denise Martin, Taylor Made, and several other ...

1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit—Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union We’ve heard of horses peaking too soon, but this time it looks like the Kentucky Derby may be peaking too soon, with the classic East-West showdown of unbeaten horses taking place in the Florida Derby instead of the first Saturday in May. Bonus or no bonus, that’s a long way ...

1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit—Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union This horse hasn’t taken a backwards step in his entire career and showed the Holy Bull was a mere stroll in the park by working a half in a bullet :47 3/5, fastest of 31 works. McLaughlin wasn’t looking for anything that quick, but when good horses are doing good they do ...

1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit—Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union Shadwell manager Rick Nichols said his performance in the Holy Bull sent chills up and down his back. When you see perfection and executed with such ease it does get the emotions flowing. Even though he ran his first half in a soft :49 1/5, when you can run your second half ...