Flashy Bull (foaled March 13, 2003) by Jerry and Liz Squyres at Crowning Point Farm in Paris, Kentucky is an American thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by the 1994 U.S. Horse of the Year Holy Bull out of the mare, Iridescence.
He was a contender for the Triple Crown in 2006.
As of July, 2007, he had started 19 times, winning 5, placing in 5, and showing in three and had lifetime earnings of $844,313.
In August, 2007, he was retired to stud due to a cracked sesamoid bone in his left ankle, believed to have happened in the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga Race Course on July 28 where he was unplaced.
Connections
Flashy Bull was owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and was trained by Kiaran McLaughlin. His rider in the Kentucky Derby was Mike E. Smith. He was ridden to a third-place finish in the Ohio Derby by Luis Antonio Gonzalez.
Races Finish RaceDistanceTrackCondition1stStephen Foster Handicap1-1/8 milesChurchill DownsFast1stWilliam Donald Schaefer Handicap1-1/8 milesPimlico7thHaskell Invitational Handicap1 and 1/8 milesMonmouthFast3rdOhio DerbyOne and One-Eighth MilesThistledownFast14thKentucky DerbyOne and One-Quarter MilesChurchill Downs7thFlorida DerbyOne and One-Eighth MilesGulfstream ParkFast2nd (by disqualification)Fountain of Youth StakesOne and One-Eighth MilesGulfstream ParkFast4thHoly Bull StakesOne and One-Eighth Miles Gulfstream ParkSloppy2ndRemsen StakesOne and One-Eighth MilesAqueduct RacetrackFast1stMaidenOne and One-Sixteenths MilesBelmont ParkGood2ndMaidenSeven FurlongsBelmont ParkFast3rdMaidenSeven FurlongsSaratoga Race CourseMuddy2ndMaidenSix FurlongsSaratoga Race CourseFast4thMaidenFive and One-Half FurlongsBelmont ParkFast
References Flashy Bull's pedigree 2006 Derby Contenders Flashy Bull NTRA Flashy Bull Retired