Kiaran McLaughlin
Kiaran McLaughlin
Kiaran P. McLaughlinis an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He was born in an area of the country where horse racing and breeding is preeminent, McLaughlin was a student at the University of Kentucky when he decided to give up his studies and pursue a career in the Thoroughbred horse racing industry. He spent close to three years as an assistant for various trainers before going to work for U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer, D. Wayne Lukas in 1985. In...
equally florida good gray headed hope hoping improving keeps performance race saturday
I hope this gray horse, like Giacomo, keeps improving with each race and is headed for a big performance on the first Saturday in the May. Of course, we're hoping for an equally good performance in the Florida Derby.
hear hoping matter means race
It means abundance. I'm just hoping to hear it called in the race, no matter how they say it.
against caliber forward four happy looking looks mile previous quarter running style sure three today
We're happy, very happy. We were very happy that he was able to close, that's his style. Fernando has been on him his previous three or four races, and he always comes running late. So, we were happy that he showed that same run today again, especially against this caliber of horse. It looks like he will like a mile and a quarter and we are sure looking forward to the opportunity.
hope
That's the least of our worries. He's our friend, and we just hope he's OK.
churchill downs gets
It gets more like Churchill ( Downs ) all the time.
bull fit gray great holy mike ride son
We just thought it was a great fit for Mike to ride a gray son of Holy Bull if we get in.
absolutely fabulous good needed since stopped time training wrong
There was nothing wrong with him. We just stopped on him because he had been going and going and needed some time. The time off was good to him because he's been training absolutely fabulous since I've got him back here.
grade race six tough wide
It's tough to be 7-5 in a Grade 1 race and get that kind of trip, to be six wide like he was.
looking piece races toughest
It's one of the toughest races on the program. We're looking to get a piece of it.
forward looking looks mile quarter sure
It looks like he will like a mile and a quarter and we are sure looking forward to the opportunity.
hole run sure tough
That 10 hole is tough but to run as well as he did is really something. We didn't win, but we sure got close.
beaten finishing last race races ran seem work
Races at a mile-and-three-eighths to a mile-and-a-half seem to work out well for him. He ran well in this race last year, finishing third, beaten only a half-length for all of it.
inner worked
Speed, inside, inner track, all worked in our favor.
alternate run training
That's good. We were training him to run in the Derby. We didn't have an alternate plan.