MOHAYMEN THE EAST COAST BOY KEEPS WINNING!
RACE REPLAY: 2015 Remsen Stakes Featuring MohaymenAs a two-year-old Mohaymen was ridden in all of his races by the Venezuelan jockey Junior Alvarado. .On November 28 Mohaymen at Aqueduct racetrack started as the favorite for the Grade II Remsen Stakes over nine furlongs. After tracking the leader Donegal Moon, he moved into contention on the final turn, took the lead a furlong out and won by one and a half lengths from Flexibility. After the race McLaughlin revealed that the horse had run on Lasix after bleeding in the Nashua Stakes. Alvarado commented "He got outrun the first part and I didn't want to rush him too much; he can get a little tough... I just tried to find my way and every time I pushed the button, he's there for me. He makes my job a lot easier."
In the early part of 2016, Mohaymen was sent to race in Florida and was based at the Palm Meadows Training Center in Boynton Beach. On his first appearance of the year the colt contested the Grade II Holy Bull Stakes over eight and a half furlongs at Gulfstream Park on January 30 and started the odds-on favorite against five opponents headed by the Champagne Stakes winner Greenpointcrusader. After tracking the leaders in the early stages he went to the front approaching the turn and drew away to win by three and a half lengths from Greenpointcrusader. Alvarado said "Mentally, he's so mature. He does whatever I want... I could have gone around (again) easily with him. I still had plenty of horse.
RACE REPLAY: 2016 Fountain of Youth Stakes Featuring Mohaymen
On February 27, over the same course and distance, Mohaymen started 2/5 favorite for the
Fountain of Youth Stakes in which his five opponents included the Swale Stakes winner
Awesome Banner and the previously unbeaten Zulu. He raced just behind the leaders before
taking moving up to challenge Zulu approaching the final turn. He took the lead in the
stretch and won by two and a quarter lengths from Zulu with Fellowship four lengths back
in third place. After the race McLaughlin indicated that the colt would run next in the
Florida Derby even though it might entail a clash with Nyquist. He commented "He's always
been a real gentleman, does everything right, and sometimes by Tapit, they don't do that.
So we're lucky we've had quite a few good ones by Tapit, but this is a special one."
On February 27, over the same course and distance, Mohaymen started 2/5 favorite for the
Fountain of Youth Stakes in which his five opponents included the Swale Stakes winner
Awesome Banner and the previously unbeaten Zulu. He raced just behind the leaders before
taking moving up to challenge Zulu approaching the final turn. He took the lead in the
stretch and won by two and a quarter lengths from Zulu with Fellowship four lengths back
in third place. After the race McLaughlin indicated that the colt would run next in the
Florida Derby even though it might entail a clash with Nyquist. He commented "He's always
been a real gentleman, does everything right, and sometimes by Tapit, they don't do that.
So we're lucky we've had quite a few good ones by Tapit, but this is a special one."
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