Flightline dominates Breeders’ Cup Classic, winning by 8¼ lengths
2 years, 2 months ago

Flightline dominates Breeders’ Cup Classic, winning by 8¼ lengths

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Flavien Prat rides Flightline to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course on Saturday. No matter how big the hype, no matter how high the expectations, Flightline exceeded every marker in his historic win Saturday in the $6-million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course. It was the second Breeders’ Cup win for trainer John Sadler, the first coming with Accelerate in the Classic in 2018. Flavien Prat poses in the winner’s circle with Flightline after winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday.

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Breeders’ Cup Classic field starts to fill in with Slow Down Andy win
1 year, 3 months ago

Breeders’ Cup Classic field starts to fill in with Slow Down Andy win

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Jockey Mario Gutierrez rides Slow Down Andy to victory in the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita Park on Saturday. There are a lot of unfamiliar faces with stopwatches and two-way radios watching their horses in advance of the Breeders’ Cup, which will be held at Santa Anita on Nov. 3-4. This past weekend helped fill in some spots including …

Santa Anita-based Flightline easily wins Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year
1 year, 11 months ago

Santa Anita-based Flightline easily wins Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year

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Flavien Prat rides Flightline to victory during the Breeders’ Cup Classic race at the Keenelend Race Course in November. Flightline, whose brief two-year, six-race career drew comparisons to Secretariat, was given horse racing’s highest annual honor on Thursday when he was given the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year. He also was named top Older Dirt Male among the …

Breeders’ Cup Classic champion Flightline retired to stud
2 years, 2 months ago

Breeders’ Cup Classic champion Flightline retired to stud

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Flavien Prat rides Flightline to victory during the Breeders’ Cup Classic race at Keeneland Race Course on Saturday in Lexington, Ky. So, with that in mind, the sport’s latest superstar, Flightline, was retired on Sunday, one day after a dominating record-setting win the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course. It was expected that Flightline would never race again, but …

Breeders’ Cup Classic claims Mongolian Groom, 37th horse death at Santa Anita
5 years, 2 months ago

Breeders’ Cup Classic claims Mongolian Groom, 37th horse death at Santa Anita

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Favorites in Juvenile Race at Breeders’ Cup have history of dumping jockeys
5 years, 2 months ago

Favorites in Juvenile Race at Breeders’ Cup have history of dumping jockeys

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